Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Russia reports record daily COVID-19 death toll of 786
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia reported 786 coronavirus-related deaths on Wednesday, the most confirmed in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic, and 23,827 new cases nationwide. Russia faces a ...
Jul 14, 2021
Tourism not contributing to surge of COVID-19 infections in Greece
ATHENS (Reuters) - Tourism is not to blame for a surge of COVID-19 infections in Greece, the tourism minister said on Wednesday after the government reintroduced restrictions aimed at saving the summe...
Jul 14, 2021
Concern grows over Indonesia's regions as Delta variant ravages Java
By Stanley Widianto and Agustinus Beo Da Costa JAKARTA (Reuters) - Concerns are mounting in Indonesia over the ability of its regions to cope with a spike in coronavirus cases, according to its health...
Jul 14, 2021
Japan's SMFG to buy 5% of Jefferies for $380 million -sources
TOKYO (Reuters) -Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc plans to buy 5% of Jefferies Financial Group Inc shares for about $380 million, seeking to strengthen its securities business in the United States,...
Jul 14, 2021
Column: The instability in stablecoins unnerving regulators
By Mike Dolan LONDON (Reuters) - Regulators are getting anxious about how mushrooming 'stablecoins' - mostly dollar-pegged crypto tokens - could sow instability in wider financial markets more directl...
Jul 14, 2021
German economic recovery at full swing - ministry
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's economic recovery from the COVID-19 crisis is at full swing, and the outlook for the industry remains positive despite supply bottlenecks for intermediate products, the Ge...
Jul 14, 2021
China to start giving COVID-19 shots to teenagers this month
BEIJING (Reuters) - Several areas in China will start vaccinating teenagers this month against COVID-19, state media and local authorities said, as the country steps up its inoculation campaign. China...
Jul 14, 2021
Armenian soldier killed on border with Azerbaijan - Armenian defence ministry
MOSCOW (Reuters) - An Armenian soldier was killed in an exchange of fire on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Armenia's defence ministry said on Wednesday amid a border row between the countr...
Jul 14, 2021
Tokyo's daily COVID-19 cases hit highest mark since late January
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo reported 1,149 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, its highest daily tally since Jan. 22, as the capital gears up for the summer Olympics slated to start on July 23. (Reporting by...
Jul 14, 2021
Big Four still dominate UK blue chip audits as fees rise
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - The Big Four accounting firms dominated auditing of Britain's top listed companies last year and collected higher fees, the industry's regulator said on Wednesday, as l...
Jul 14, 2021
