Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Russia's Yandex restructures JV ownership with Uber in $1 billion deal
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian internet giant Yandex said on Tuesday it would buy Uber's stakes in their joint foodtech, delivery and self-driving businesses, and increase its stake in a mobility-focused j...
Aug 31, 2021
Indonesia probes suspected data breach on COVID-19 app
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia is investigating a suspected security flaw in a COVID-19 test-and-trace app that left exposed personal information and the health status of 1.3 million people, a health m...
Aug 31, 2021
Polish court to rule on primacy of EU law amid deepening row with Brussels
By Alan Charlish WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's Constitutional Tribunal is set to rule on Tuesday on whether the country's constitution or European Union treaties take precedence, a judgement that could ...
Aug 31, 2021
Prosus buys Indian payments company BillDesk for $4.7 billion
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Technology investor Prosus NV said on Tuesday it had agreed to buy Indian payments platform BillDesk for $4.7 billion to complement its own PayU business. "Together, the two expec...
Aug 31, 2021
Norwegian Air hopeful of travel rebound but keeps cautious stance
By Victoria Klesty and Terje Solsvik OSLO (Reuters) - Norwegian Air forecast its bookings will rise in the months ahead as European travel resumes with the lifting of COVID-19 curbs, but the budget ca...
Aug 31, 2021
GSK, SK Bioscience start late-stage trials of COVID-19 vaccine
(Reuters) - Britain's GlaxoSmithKline and South Korea's SK Bioscience said on Tuesday the drugmakers have begun a late-stage clinical study of SK's COVID-19 vaccine candidate in combination with GSK's...
Aug 31, 2021
As Afghanistan adjusts to Taliban rule, music goes silent
(Reuters) - Even before the last U.S. flight left Kabul at midnight on Monday, many of the bright and garish sights and sounds of city life in Afghanistan were changing as those left behind tried to f...
Aug 31, 2021
Japan's defence ministry seeks fresh hike in military spending
(Corrects Chinese defence budget increase to this year from next year) By Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's defence ministry is seeking an annual budget increase that will add to past hikes to expand...
Aug 31, 2021
Tennis-Kyrgios throws in the towel in first round loss
By Steve Keating NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nick Kyrgios spent more time battling chair umpire Carlos Bernardes than opponent Roberto Bautista Agut at the U.S. Open on Monday as the truculent Australian slu...
Aug 31, 2021
Tennis-Medvedev makes strong start to U.S. Open title bid
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Russian second seed Daniil Medvedev stayed solid from the baseline against Frenchman Richard Gasquet to advance to the second round of the U.S. Open with a 6-4 6-3 6-1 victory on ...
Aug 31, 2021
