Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Security forces clash with protesters in locked-down Lebanon
BEIRUT/TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Lebanese security forces clashed for the third night with protesters in Tripoli angry about a coronavirus lockdown, with witnesses and local media reporting that riot police...
Jan 27, 2021
New Pentagon chief praises Germany for hosting U.S. troops, reversing Trump's tack
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin praised Germany for hosting U.S. troops in a call with his German counterpart on Wednesday, fueling specul...
Jan 27, 2021
Microsoft investigating Outlook issues for North America users
(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp is investigating an issue that is causing connectivity problems with its Outlook email app for users in North America, it said on Wednesday. (Reporting by Munsif Vengattil i...
Jan 27, 2021
U.S. returns indictment against Oath Keeper members over plot to storm U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. has secured an indictment against three members of the far-right "Oath Keepers" militia, charging they conspired to storm the U.S. Capitol in a bid to stop Congress fro...
Jan 27, 2021
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 'actively monitoring' volatility in equity markets
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Wednesday it was "aware of and actively monitoring" ongoing market volatility in options and equities markets, after a dramat...
Jan 27, 2021
AMC seizes on rally to sell stock, but misses even bigger payday
By Greg Roumeliotis (Reuters) - AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc said on Wednesday it had raised $304.8 million by selling shares during an unprecedented social media-driven rally in its stock, though t...
Jan 27, 2021
New Zealand financial markets regulator says NZX failed to meet tech standards
(Reuters) - New Zealand's financial markets regulator said the country's stock exchange operator's technological systems were "insufficient" following a probe into the multiple outages and cyber attac...
Jan 27, 2021
Apple tops Wall Street expectations on record iPhone revenue, China sales surge
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Apple Inc on Wednesday reported holiday quarter sales and profits that beat Wall Street expectations, as new 5G iPhones helped push handset revenue to a new record and sp...
Jan 27, 2021
Blinken says he has asked U.S. envoy to Afghanistan peace process to stay on
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday said he has asked Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad to stay on as the U.S. special representative to the Afghanistan peace process....
Jan 27, 2021
Germany sends medical experts to Portugal as hospitals face COVID-19 crisis
By Victoria Waldersee and Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) - Hospitals in Lisbon flooded with COVID-19 patients are at risk of failing to meet soaring demand for oxygen, the head of Portugal's doctors...
Jan 27, 2021
