Author Archives: Syndicated Content
SK Hynix signs five-year deal worth $4.3 billion with ASML to secure EUV scanners
SEOUL (Reuters) - SK Hynix, world's second-largest memory chip maker, said on Wednesday it had agreed a five-year procurement contract worth 4.8 trillion won ($4.34 billion) with ASML Holding N.V. to ...
Feb 24, 2021
German court issues guilty verdict in first Syria torture trial
BERLIN (Reuters) - A German court sentenced a former member of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's security services to four and half years in prison after finding him guilty of facilitating the tortur...
Feb 24, 2021
Generali launches 3.5 billion euro plan to support COVID-hit European economies
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's top insurer Generali said on Wednesday it launched a 3.5 billion euro investment plan over five years to support the recovery of European countries hit by COVID-19. The plan,...
Feb 24, 2021
Suzuki Motor says chairman to retire, become senior adviser
TOKYO (Reuters) - Suzuki Motor Corp said on Wednesday that its 91-year old chairman, Osamu Suzuki, is retiring in June. "The corporate management direction toward 2030 and 2050 was defined. Therefore,...
Feb 24, 2021
Sinopharm's Wuhan unit reports 72.5% efficacy for COVID shot, seeks approval in China
BEIJING (Reuters) - The Sinopharm unit Wuhan Institute Of Biological Products Co said on Wednesday its COVID-19 vaccine had shown an efficacy rate of 72.51% against the disease in Phase III clinical t...
Feb 24, 2021
Puma sees strong rebound from pandemic, but not until summer
BERLIN (Reuters) - German sportswear company Puma expects a big hit to its results from lockdowns to contain the coronavirus pandemic well into its second quarter, but sees a strong improvement after ...
Feb 24, 2021
Nepal PM Oli will not step down despite court defeat, aide says
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal's embattled Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli will not resign but face a floor test in parliament instead, an aide said on Wednesday, a day after the Supreme C...
Feb 24, 2021
Malaysia's king says parliament can convene during emergency
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's King Al-Sultan Abdullah said on Wednesday parliament can convene during a state of emergency, more than a month after a nationwide emergency was imposed in a bid to...
Feb 24, 2021
IOC ready to announce preferred bidder for 2032 Games: source
BERLIN (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will on Wednesday announce its choice of a non-binding preferred bidder for the 2032 Summer Olympics in what is the first in a series of st...
Feb 24, 2021
South Korea's fertility rate falls to lowest in the world
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's fertility rate fell to the lowest in the world last year, data showed on Wednesday, as uncertainty over the coronavirus discouraged couples from marrying and having chi...
Feb 24, 2021
