Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Exclusive: For years, the Pentagon sits on racial discrimination survey data
By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Army Sergeant Major Das'Chara Champ couldn't have known that the answer to her question about racial discrimination survey data was sitting in an office somewher...
Dec 18, 2020
Heavy snow paralyses traffic in Japan, more expected over weekend
TOKYO (Reuters) - Heavy snow brought traffic chaos to much of northwest Japan on Friday, with hundreds of vehicles stuck on blocked highways. "The government will do its utmost to rescue anyone who is...
Dec 18, 2020
Exclusive: Indonesia e-commerce giant Tokopedia aims for $1 billion dual U.S., domestic IPO - sources
By Anshuman Daga SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Indonesia's Tokopedia is lining up an initial public offering (IPO) worth at least $1 billion next year, two people with knowledge of the matter said, in what co...
Dec 18, 2020
Sikh diaspora drums up global support for farmers' protest in India
By Mayank Bhardwaj and Manoj Kumar NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Thousands of Indian farmers protesting against deregulation of agriculture markets are drawing strength from Sikhs around the world who are urg...
Dec 18, 2020
European shares slip as Brexit, U.S.-China trade worries simmer
(Reuters) - European shares inched lower on Friday as doubts over a post-Brexit trade deal and fresh U.S.-China tensions capped gains at the end of a solid week. The pan-European STOXX 600 index slipp...
Dec 18, 2020
Global money market funds see massive outflows in week to Dec. 16 - Lipper
(Reuters) - Global money market funds saw big outflows in the week ended Dec. 16, Refinitiv Lipper showed, as investors increased their exposure in equities and bonds, taking higher risks. Global inve...
Dec 18, 2020
NBA to allow larger active rosters for games
With an eye toward NBA players missing games due to the coronavirus pandemic, the league will allow teams to have 15 active players each game this season, two more than previously. The league's Board ...
Dec 18, 2020
Analysis: Insurers, drugmakers sail into unknown with COVID vaccine rollout
By Jonathan Saul and Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) - Speedy global delivery of COVID-19 vaccines by air and sea in ultra cold conditions will lead to a jump in cargo insurance rates and spur demand fo...
Dec 18, 2020
Families wait to be reunited with freed Nigerian schoolboys
By Ismail Abba KATSINA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nearly 350 kidnapped Nigerian schoolboys are expected to be reunited with their families on Friday after security forces rescued them from a vast forest in ...
Dec 18, 2020
Russia signs more deals with India to make 300 million Sputnik V vaccines
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India will produce about 300 million doses of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccines next year, a Russian official was quoted as saying, nearly three times the previously known num...
Dec 18, 2020
