Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Dubai's Latifa urged UK police to reopen sister's kidnap case, BBC reports
LONDON (Reuters) - Sheikha Latifa, one of the daughters of the ruler of Dubai, has written to British police asking them to reopen their investigation into the kidnap of her older sister from a street...
Thomson Reuters Feb 25, 2021
Telefonica seeks fibre partner like American Tower for Brazilian venture
MADRID (Reuters) - Telefonica is seeking a partner like U.S.-based American Tower for part of a fibre optics network expansion it is planning in Brazil, Chief Operating Officer Angel Vila said on Thur...
Thomson Reuters Feb 25, 2021
Turkey's pro-Kurdish party MPs targeted in legal barrage
By Daren Butler ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's parliament is set to consider legal bids to lift the immunity from prosecution of 21 pro-Kurdish MPs, applying more pressure on a political party targeted...
Thomson Reuters Feb 25, 2021
Euro zone sentiment rises more than expected in February
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone economic sentiment rose more than expected in February, buoyed by more optimism in industry, services and among consumers, boosting inflation expectations among producer...
Thomson Reuters Feb 25, 2021
Texas lawmakers kick off investigation into deadly power blackout
By Gary McWilliams (Reuters) - Texas state legislators on Thursday begin digging into the causes of deadly power blackouts that left millions shivering in the dark as frigid temperatures caught its gr...
Thomson Reuters Feb 25, 2021
UK says 4.7 million jobs furloughed, cost climbs to 54 billion pounds
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's government said 4.7 million jobs were furloughed as of Jan. 31 after the country entered a third national COVID lockdown, taking the cost of the programme to 53.8 billion ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 25, 2021
China's Xiaomi adds manufacturing muscle in India to boost phone production
BENGALURU (Reuters) - China's Xiaomi Corp is enlisting more contract manufacturers to make its phones in India, adding heft in a country where it is already one of the biggest smartphone brands. China...
Thomson Reuters Feb 25, 2021
Israel, Bahrain leaders discuss Netanyahu visit, vaccine plant
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Bahrain's Crown Prince Sheikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa on Thursday discussed the Gulf state's possible involvement in establishin...
Thomson Reuters Feb 25, 2021
Global equity funds see jump in inflows despite inflation concerns
(Reuters) - Global equity funds witnessed higher inflows in the week ended Feb. 24, on optimism that global central banks would keep interest rates lower to prop up their economies, undeterred by risi...
Thomson Reuters Feb 25, 2021
German man charged with giving Bundestag floor plans to Russian intelligence
BERLIN (Reuters) - German federal prosecutors have charged a German citizen with espionage, saying he passed floor plans of the Bundestag parliament building to Russian intelligence. The man, identifi...
Thomson Reuters Feb 25, 2021
