Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Germany creates bridge between blockchain and euro
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German authorities have developed technology allowing investors to buy and sell securities on the blockchain in return for central bank money, bridging a gap between two worlds t...
Mar 24, 2021
U.S.' Harris urges Congress to act for 'lasting' gun control: CBS News interview
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden has not ruled out taking executive action to tackle gun violence, but Congress should pass gun control legislation for a more lasting impact, U.S. Vice ...
Mar 24, 2021
Ship in blocked convoy in Suez Canal on move, say source and witness
CAIRO (Reuters) - The first ship from a convoy that had been blocked by a stranded vessel in the Suez Canal is on the move, indicating a resumption of traffic in the waterway, a shipping source and wi...
Mar 24, 2021
Pope orders salary cuts for cardinals, clerics, to save jobs of ordinary employees
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis has ordered cardinals to take a 10 percent pay cut and reduced the salaries of other clerics working in the Vatican in order to save jobs of ordinary employees as...
Mar 24, 2021
China embassy takes swipe at 'fusty' Japan over South China Sea
MANILA (Reuters) - China's embassy in the Philippines has blamed "some external countries" for stoking tensions in the region, in remarks aimed at Japan after its ambassador stressed the need for peac...
Mar 24, 2021
China's cabinet to provide more favourable tax incentives for manufacturing R&D - state TV
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's cabinet said it will provide more favourable tax incentives for research and development in the manufacturing sector, state television reported on Wednesday. China will als...
Mar 24, 2021
U.S. urges Turkey not to keep Russian S-400 air defense system: State Dept
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in a meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Wednesday, urged Ankara not to retain Russia's S-400 missile defense syste...
Mar 24, 2021
'Your identity is safe with us', UK finance watchdog tells whistleblowers
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's financial regulator launched a public campaign on Wednesday to reassure whistleblowers that their identities will be protected as the watchdog beefs up effort...
Mar 24, 2021
Merck names Caroline Litchfield as new CFO
(Reuters) - Merck & Co Inc said on Wednesday Caroline Litchfield will succeed Robert Davis as the company's chief financial officer from April 1. Litchfield, who joined the company's UK business in 19...
Mar 24, 2021
U.S. won't force allies into 'us-or-them' choice on China, Blinken to say
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to tell NATO allies later on Wednesday that China is a threat to the West but that it will not force anyone to choose sides between W...
Mar 24, 2021
