Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Nadal's grand ambitions thwarted in Australia again
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal shrugged off his derailed bid for the Grand Slam record with a pledge to keep "fighting" but the Spaniard leaves the Australian Open with familiar regret...
Feb 17, 2021
India offers to vaccinate all 95,000 U.N. peacekeepers
NEW YORK (Reuters) - India on Wednesday offered a COVID-19 vaccine to all United Nations peacekeepers - nearly 95,000 troops in 12 missions around the world. "Keeping in mind the U.N. Peacekeepers who...
Feb 17, 2021
Coinbase appoints former Stripe executive as compliance chief
LONDON (Reuters) - Coinbase has appointed former Stripe executive Melissa Strait as chief compliance officer, as the U.S. cryptocurrency exchange prepares for a direct listing, the company said on Wed...
Feb 17, 2021
Britain confirms Richard Sharp as chair of BBC
LONDON (Reuters) - Former Goldman Sachs banker Richard Sharp has been confirmed as the new chair of Britain's BBC, the government said on Wednesday. The BBC chair, who is officially appointed by the q...
Feb 17, 2021
Swiss prosecutors appeal acquittal of ex-FIFA executive, Qatari businessman in media rights bribery case
By Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss prosecutors have appealed against court verdicts clearing former FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke of bribery and Qatari sports and broadcasting e...
Feb 17, 2021
Israeli chipmaker Tower to invest extra $150 million to boost capacity
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Tower Semiconductor plans to invest an extra $150 million to boost production, the Israeli chipmaker said on Wednesday, as it forecast record revenues this year amid growing dema...
Feb 17, 2021
Hedge fund boss Odey 'lunged' at woman in 1998 indecent assault, trial hears
By Kirstin Ridley LONDON (Reuters) - Crispin Odey, one of Britain's most high-profile hedge fund managers and political donors, "lunged" at a 26-year-old female bank employee in 1998 and indecently as...
Feb 17, 2021
U.S. manufacturing production rises solidly despite semiconductor shortage
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Output at U.S. factories increased more than expected in January even as a shortage of semiconductors weighed on the production of motor vehicles, pointing to resilience in the ...
Feb 17, 2021
Peru's famous chefs seek bailout as pandemic shutters restaurants
By Maria Cervantes LIMA (Reuters) - Lima's famous Central restaurant, home to some of Peru's most succulent cuisine and an earthy aroma that includes more than one hundred Andean spices and varieties ...
Feb 17, 2021
Germany warns against swift withdrawal from Afghanistan
By Sabine Siebold BERLIN (Reuters) - Peace talks for Afghanistan have not made sufficient progress to allow a withdrawal of foreign troops, German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said on W...
Feb 17, 2021
