Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Lebanon minister says signs amendment expanding claim over disputed maritime area with Israel
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's caretaker public works and transport minister said on Monday he had signed a document expanding Lebanon's claims in its maritime border dispute with Israel. The amendment ...
Apr 12, 2021
Smartphone shipments in China in March increase 67.7%: CAICT
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Shipments of smartphones within China increased 67.7% year-on-year to 35.5 million handsets in March, the China Academy of Information and Communications (CAICT) reported on Monda...
Apr 12, 2021
Mogadishu police chief suspends Somali parliament, gets fired moments later
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Mogadishu's police chief announced he had suspended parliament on Monday, saying he was acting unilaterally to prevent lawmakers from extending the president's term, only to be f...
Apr 12, 2021
Toshiba faces investor call to seek alternatives to CVC bid
By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp is facing a call from a leading shareholder to seek other offers from potential suitors following a $20 billion buyout bid from private equity firm CV...
Apr 12, 2021
German CDU top brass back Laschet as chancellor candidate: party sources
BERLIN (Reuters) - The executive committee of Germany's Christian Democrats (CDU) backed party chairman Armin Laschet on Monday as the conservative bloc's candidate for chancellor at federal elections...
Apr 12, 2021
Huawei to reduce reliance on advanced process techniques
SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) - Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies will invest more in businesses that are less reliant on advanced process techniques, it said on Monday, citing U.S. san...
Apr 12, 2021
Hong Kong plans to relax some COVID-19 rules for fully vaccinated residents
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong will loosen some coronavirus measures for residents who have been fully inoculated from late April, the city's leader Carrie Lam said on Monday, as authorities seek to ...
Apr 12, 2021
Soured credit at euro zone banks falls to new low despite recession: ECB
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Bad loans at euro zone banks fell to a new low in the last quarter of 2020, fresh data showed on Monday, underscoring warnings from the European Central Bank that lenders are not...
Apr 12, 2021
Tusse - from child refugee to Sweden's Eurovision Song Contest contender
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - For Tusse, Sweden's 2021 Eurovision Song Contest contender, it felt like entering a new world coming to the Nordic country at the age of eight from a Ugandan refugee camp. The 19...
Apr 12, 2021
Czech foreign minister Petricek expects to be dismissed from government
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech Foreign Minister Tomas Petricek said he expects to be dismissed from the government on Monday after he lost a bid to lead his centre-left Social Democratic party (CSSD) party ...
Apr 12, 2021
