Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Motor racing-Mercedes drop F1 appeal and congratulate Verstappen
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes team dropped plans to appeal the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix outcome on Thursday and congratulated Max Verstappen as Formula One world champion. R...
Dec 16, 2021
German construction sector expects recovery in sales in 2022
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's construction sector expects sales to recover in 2022 after a lull this year due to the coronavirus pandemic and supply shortages for building material, industry associatio...
Dec 16, 2021
EU watchdog to simplify data reporting for banks
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - The European Union's banking watchdog announced on Thursday a multi-year project to simplify data reporting for the bloc's 6,000 lenders, creating a central hub to repl...
Dec 16, 2021
A year of war in Ethiopia batters investors and citizens
By Maggie Fick and Duncan Miriri NAIROBI (Reuters) - When Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed took office in 2018, Ethiopia was one of the world's fastest growing economies. His pledges to open up one of Africa...
Dec 16, 2021
Prolific columnist retires as editor of China's Global Times
By David Stanway SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Hu Xijin, a prolific commentator who is China's best-known propagandist on the global stage, has announced his retirement as editor-in-chief of the nationalist ta...
Dec 16, 2021
Congo declares end of 13th Ebola outbreak in east that killed six people
BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Democratic Republic Congo's ministry of health on Thursday declared the end of an Ebola outbreak that emerged in early October in the eastern North Kivu ...
Dec 16, 2021
Uganda tests drones to speed up delivery of HIV medicine
KALANGALA, Uganda (Reuters) - Uganda is delivering HIV medicine by drone in an archipelago in Lake Victoria, a pilot programme aiming to improve the transport of medical supplies for the country's hea...
Dec 16, 2021
White House looks to boost U.S. trucking industry
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration is meeting with the trucking industry on Thursday as it looks to help add new drivers to a key part of U.S. supply chains. The White...
Dec 16, 2021
Licence to trill: Apple TV+ plans documentary on James Bond soundtracks
(Reuters) - "The Sound of 007", a documentary commemorating music from the James Bond movies will debut on Apple TV+ next year to mark the 60th anniversary of the Bond franchise. The programme will ex...
Dec 16, 2021
Lithuania to ask European leaders for support in face of Chinese pressure
VILNIUS (Reuters) - Lithuania's president will ask European leaders for help in a dispute with China over diplomatic relations with Taiwan, the presidential advisor said on Thursday. "We think this wi...
Dec 16, 2021
