Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Yemen's Houthis raise stakes in Marib 'blood bath', sources say
By Mohammed Ghobari and Aziz El Yaakoubi ADEN (Reuters) - Hundreds of fighters have been killed in a weeks-long Houthi offensive on the Yemeni region of Marib, military sources and a local official sa...
Feb 22, 2021
Schroders to form China wealth management venture with BOCOM
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Schroders said on Monday it had received Chinese regulatory permission to form a majority-owned wealth management venture with a unit of Bank of Communications (BOCOM), the countr...
Feb 22, 2021
Stuck in port, Royal Caribbean posts $1 billion quarterly loss
(Reuters) - Royal Caribbean Group reported a billion-dollar net loss for the fourth straight quarter on Monday, as the cruise operator continued to be affected by a coronavirus-triggered halt to voyag...
Feb 22, 2021
Italy's envoy to Congo killed in attack on U.N. convoy
By Fiston Mahamba and Stanis Bujakera GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Italy's ambassador to Democratic Republic of Congo, his bodyguard and a driver from the World Food Programme were k...
Feb 22, 2021
Britain denounces abuses 'on industrial scale' in China's Xinjiang
GENEVA (Reuters) - Britain's foreign secretary Dominic Raab on Monday denounced torture, forced labour and sterilisations that he said were taking place against Muslim Uighurs on an "industrial scale"...
Feb 22, 2021
Rights groups seek Malaysian court order to stop deportation of Myanmar detainees
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Rights groups Amnesty International and Asylum Access sought a court order on Monday to prevent Malaysia deporting 1,200 Myanmar nationals, fearing their lives could be put at...
Feb 22, 2021
Iranian lawmakers criticise Tehran's deal with IAEA on snap inspections
By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian lawmakers protested on Monday against Tehran's decision to permit "necessary" monitoring by the U.N. nuclear watchdog for up to three months, saying the move...
Feb 22, 2021
Thailand gives emergency use authorisation for Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine: official
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given emergency use authorisation for Sinovac Biotech's coronavirus vaccine, a senior official told Reuters on Monday. "The FDA ha...
Feb 22, 2021
Goodyear to buy Cooper Tire for $2.8 billion, doubling China presence
(Reuters) - Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co said on Monday it would acquire Cooper Tire & Rubber Company for about $2.8 billion to double its presence in North America and China. Goodyear said the deal also...
Feb 22, 2021
Adidas says to resume dividend payments to shareholders
BERLIN (Reuters) - German sporting goods maker Adidas announced plans to resume dividend payments to shareholders after suspending payouts last year as a condition for a government-backed loan to get ...
Feb 22, 2021
