Author Archives: Syndicated Content
France to give free access to contraception for women aged up to 25
PARIS (Reuters) - France will make access to birth control free for women aged up to 25 years old from January 1 onwards, in a new measure that will cost the state 21 million euros ($24.8 million) per...
Thomson Reuters Sep 09, 2021
Foreign brands criticised in China for misleading shoppers
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese state media and ruling party members have rounded on several foreign brands, criticising them for misleading customers after authorities fined the Chinese unit of clothing ...
Thomson Reuters Sep 09, 2021
Australian banks reject pressure to deal with cryptocurrency firms
By Paulina Duran SYDNEY (Reuters) - Two of Australia's largest lenders, National Australia Bank (NAB) and Westpac, on Thursday rejected criticism that they are stymieing competition by refusing to do ...
Thomson Reuters Sep 09, 2021
Taliban interim government agrees to let foreigners leave Afghanistan
(Reuters) - Two hundred Americans and other foreigners who remain in Afghanistan are set to depart the war-ravaged country on charter flights from Kabul on Thursday after the new Taliban government ag...
Thomson Reuters Sep 09, 2021
UK's Computacenter sees chip supply shortages until 2022
(Reuters) - Computacenter Plc said on Thursday it expects supply crunches to last until next year as the British IT services firm struggles with a global shortage of electronic components, including c...
Thomson Reuters Sep 09, 2021
Nissan-backed Chinese startup WeRide develops self-driving vans
BEIJING (Reuters) - WeRide, a China-based autonomous driving startup, said on Thursday that it would start developing self-driving vans for urban logistics service, with automaker JMC and delivery fir...
Thomson Reuters Sep 09, 2021
Soccer-Pepi impresses on debut as U.S. beat Honduras 4-1 in World Cup qualifier
(Reuters) - Ricardo Pepi scored a goal and had a hand in two others on his international debut as the United States crushed Honduras 4-1 in CONCACAF World Cup qualifying on Wednesday. The United State...
Thomson Reuters Sep 09, 2021
Death toll from Indonesia jail blaze at 44 amid focus on overcrowding
By Agustinus Beo Da Costa JAKARTA (Reuters) - The death toll from a blaze that tore through an Indonesian jail has risen to 44, as authorities pledged to look at whether more inmates could receive reh...
Thomson Reuters Sep 09, 2021
Profit at bid target Morrisons falls 37% on COVID hit
By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -British supermarket group Morrisons, at the centre of a bid battle between two U.S. private equity firms, on Thursday reported a 37.1% fall in first-half profit, hurt ...
Thomson Reuters Sep 09, 2021
MLB roundup: Jays win 7th straight, skidding Yanks fall from top AL wild card
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered in the ninth inning after Teoscar Hernandez hit a tiebreaking single with two outs in the seventh as the Toronto Blue Jays ran their winning streak to seven games Wednesd...
Thomson Reuters Sep 09, 2021
