Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Deutsche Telekom's Slovak business cannot avoid local fine, EU court says
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Deutsche Telekom's Slovak Telekom business cannot avoid sanctions imposed by Slovak antitrust authorities even though it has already been penalised by EU competiti...
Feb 25, 2021
Big turnout as Indonesia holds mass vaccination drive for clergy
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Thousands of Indonesia's religious figures gathered on Thursday for mass COVID-19 inoculations for clergy and faith groups, with monks, priests, imams and nuns queuing to receive t...
Feb 25, 2021
EU leaders meet to speed up vaccine rollout in race against variants
By Jan Strupczewski and Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders will meet on Thursday to try to speed up the production and rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in a race against the em...
Feb 25, 2021
WHO says working with EC to manage regional COVID vaccine donations
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) is working with the European Commission to coordinate COVID-19 vaccine donations for other countries on the continent, the head of its European o...
Feb 25, 2021
India unveils tougher rules for social media such as Facebook, Twitter
By Sankalp Phartiyal and Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India announced new rules on Thursday to regulate big social media firms, such as Facebook and Twitter, the latest effort by Prime Minister ...
Feb 25, 2021
UK eager to restart U.S. talks on tariff removal
LONDON (Reuters) - British trade minister Liz Truss said on Thursday she would urgently seek a meeting with U.S. Trade Representative nominee Katherine Tai to discuss the removal of punitive tariffs. ...
Feb 25, 2021
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...
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...
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...
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...
Feb 25, 2021
