Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Greece celebrates 200 years of independence in pared-back ceremony
By Angeliki Koutantou ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece celebrated 200 years since the start of its struggle for independence from the Ottoman Empire on Thursday with a ceremony that was to mark a new beginni...
Mar 25, 2021
UK card payments recover towards pre-COVID levels: ONS
LONDON (Reuters) - Spending on credit and debit cards during the week to March 18 stood at 81% of its February 2020 pre-lockdown level, an increase of 16 percentage points since the start of the year,...
Mar 25, 2021
New Zealand passes miscarriages bereavement leave law
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's parliament has passed legislation giving mothers and their partners the right to paid leave following a miscarriage or still birth, becoming only the second countr...
Mar 25, 2021
Global oil markets under pressure as Asia destocks, China imports slowed
By Florence Tan, Olga Yagova and Devika Krishna Kumar (Reuters) - Crude oil producers from Europe, Africa and the United States faced difficulties selling to Asia, especially China, as buyers took che...
Mar 25, 2021
Dollar likely to rise, but rally will lose steam later in 2021, Forum says
By Divya Chowdhury and Lisa Pauline Mattackal (Reuters) - Economic growth and higher bond yields will keep the U.S. dollar stronger for now, but the rally will lose steam later in 2021 because of a do...
Mar 25, 2021
Lundbeck loses fight against EU antitrust fine in pay-for-delay deals
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Danish drugmaker Lundbeck on Thursday lost its fight against a 2013 EU antitrust fine imposed for deals with rivals to delay sales of generic copies of its anti-de...
Mar 25, 2021
Saudi official denies threat to harm UN Khashoggi investigator
By Aziz El Yaakoubi DUBAI (Reuters) - A senior Saudi official denied on Thursday he had threatened to harm the human rights expert who led the U.N. investigation into the murder of journalist Jamal Kh...
Mar 25, 2021
China to step up financial support for wind and solar power
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China said on Thursday it will step up financial support for the development of wind and solar power generation, as part of its efforts to meet its target for carbon emissions cut...
Mar 25, 2021
Dutch government formation talks stalled by COVID-19
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Talks on forming a new Dutch government were put on hold on Thursday after one of the chief negotiators was found to have been infected with COVID-19. Interior Minister Kajsa Oll...
Mar 25, 2021
South Korea drama sparks controversy over 'historical distortions', Chinese influences
SEOUL (Reuters) - More than 20 South Korean companies have pulled commercials from a Korean fantasy historical drama, media said on Thursday, after controversy over scenes showing Chinese cultural inf...
Mar 25, 2021
