Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Half of Myanmar's population risks falling into poverty by 2022: UNDP
(Reuters) - The dual impacts of the pandemic and Myanmar's political crisis triggered by a military coup could result in nearly half the population, or as many as 25 million people, dropping into pove...
Apr 30, 2021
French economy grows 0.4% in Q1, beats expectations
PARIS (Reuters) - The French economy grew more than expected in the first quarter, as consumer spending and business investment held up despite coronavirus curbs, official data showed on Friday. The e...
Apr 30, 2021
Swiss Re swings to Q1 net profit, better than expected
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Swiss Re swung to a net profit in the first three months of the year in figures that were better than expected, as it recovers from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the re...
Apr 30, 2021
Nestle buys vitmain maker Bountiful for $5.75 billion
ZURICH (Reuters) - Nestle has bought vitamin and supplements maker The Bountiful Company for $5.75 billion, the world's largest packaged food company said on Friday, the latest expansion of its health...
Apr 30, 2021
Singapore adds 23 charges against founder of oil trader Hin Leong
By Chen Lin SINGAPORE (Reuters) -A Singapore prosecutor filed 23 additional forgery-related charges on Friday against Lim Oon Kuin, the founder of collapsed oil trading firm Hin Leong Trading Pte Ltd....
Apr 30, 2021
Malaysian teen slams rape jokes by teacher in viral video, vows to #MakeSchoolASaferPlace
By Rozanna Latiff and Ebrahim Harris KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian teenager Ain Husniza Saiful Nizam came home from school last week and posted a video on TikTok, taking a male teacher to task ov...
Apr 30, 2021
French group Safran maintains forecasts as Q1 sales fall 38%
PARIS (Reuters) - French aero engine and equipment maker Safran on Friday reported a 38% drop in first-quarter revenues, but maintained full-year forecasts that include a narrower 2-4% drop in sales. ...
Apr 30, 2021
Credit Suisse board member Gottschling to exit after Greensill, Archegos crisis
ZURICH (Reuters) - Credit Suisse board member and risk committee chairman Andreas Gottschling will not stand for re-election at the upcoming general meeting, the Swiss bank said on Friday, as the cris...
Apr 30, 2021
BNP Paribas beats expectations for Q1 as equity trading rebounds
PARIS (Reuters) -France's BNP Paribas on Friday reported a better-than-expected first-quarter profit, helped by lower provisions for pandemic-related bad loans and a rebound in its equity trading busi...
Apr 30, 2021
Lawyer defending Russian dissident Navalny's group detained: colleague
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Ivan Pavlov, a lawyer defending Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) in an extremism case, has been detained, a colleague, Evgeny Smirnov, said on his Fa...
Apr 30, 2021
