Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Global chip supply chain increasingly vulnerable to massive disruption, study finds
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - A new study from a U.S. industry group found that the global semiconductor supply chain has become increasingly vulnerable to natural disasters and geopolitical disruptio...
Apr 01, 2021
Scotland's Salmond: independence more important than personalities
LONDON (Reuters) - Scotland's former political leader Alex Salmond said on Thursday his new pro-independence party, which could cost the ruling Scottish National Party votes in a May election, had not...
Apr 01, 2021
Poles scramble to sign up for COVID-19 jabs after surprise policy shift
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poles rushed to sign up for COVID-19 vaccinations on Thursday morning after the government unexpectedly opened registrations for people aged over 40 overnight, in a sudden shift tha...
Apr 01, 2021
IT firm Atos' shares slump 18% after accounting issues disclosed
PARIS (Reuters) - Shares in French IT consulting firm Atos fell sharply on Thursday after the company disclosed that auditors had found accounting errors at two of the firm's U.S. units. Atos shares w...
Apr 01, 2021
French new passenger car registrations jump 192% year on year in March
PARIS (Reuters) - New car registrations in France jumped 192% year on year in March, having been hit heavily by the country's first two-month COVID-19 lockdown in the corresponding month last year. Fr...
Apr 01, 2021
'Familial terrorism': How personal ties link suicide bombings in Southeast Asia
By Kate Lamb and Agustinus Beo Da Costa JAKARTA (Reuters) - As the rain teemed down and guests feasted on chicken curry, Muhammad Lukman married his burqa-clad bride in a late night ceremony at the ho...
Apr 01, 2021
Poland reports new daily record of 35,251 coronavirus cases
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland reported new daily record of 35,251 coronavirus cases on Thursday, health ministry data showed, as the country grapples with a third wave of the pandemic that has pushed its ...
Apr 01, 2021
John le Carre was so furious with Brexit he got Irish citizenship
LONDON (Reuters) - John le Carre, the British novelist who cast flawed spies onto the bleak chessboard of Cold War rivalry, was so disillusioned by the 2016 Brexit vote to leave the European Union tha...
Apr 01, 2021
Euro zone factory activity soared in March but supply issues loom
LONDON (Reuters) - Euro zone monthly factory activity growth galloped at its fastest pace in the near 24-year history of a leading business survey last month, but supply chain disruptions and renewed ...
Apr 01, 2021
Russia reports 9,169 new COVID-19 cases, 383 deaths
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia reported 9,169 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, including 2,151 in Moscow, pushing the infection tally in the country to 4,554,264 since the pandemic began. The government cor...
Apr 01, 2021
