Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UK rejected Greensill COVID support request after due process: PM's spokesman
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's finance ministry considered a request made by collapsed supply chain financier Greensill Capital for state-backed COVID-19 loan schemes but decided not to support it, a sp...
Thomson Reuters Mar 19, 2021
Sweden reports 5,735 new COVID-19 cases, 26 deaths on Friday
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden, which has shunned lockdowns throughout the pandemic, registered 5,735 new coronavirus cases on Friday, health agency statistics showed. The country of 10 million inhabita...
Thomson Reuters Mar 19, 2021
U.S. Fed to let leverage exemption expire on March 31, will review rule
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve will let a temporary bank leverage rule exemption expire on March 31, but it will review the rule due to concerns it is no longer functioning as intende...
Thomson Reuters Mar 19, 2021
Influential Indonesian cleric accused of incitement over celebrated homecoming
By Kate Lamb and Agustinus Beo Da Costa JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian prosecutors on Friday accused hardline Islamic cleric Rizieq Shihab of incitement and causing widespread violations of coronaviru...
Thomson Reuters Mar 19, 2021
JPMorgan Asset Management to invest in China bank's wealth management unit
HONG KONG (Reuters) - China Merchants Bank Co Ltd said on Friday its wealth management unit is expected to receive investment of 2.7 billion yuan ($414.80 million) from JPMorgan Asset Management (Asia...
Thomson Reuters Mar 19, 2021
Dutch coronavirus cases make biggest daily jump since January: ANP
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Coronavirus cases in the Netherlands jumped by around 7,400 in the past 24 hours, marking the biggest increase since early January, Dutch Justice minister Ferd Grapperhaus told n...
Thomson Reuters Mar 19, 2021
Toyota to halt production at Czech car plant due to shortage of semiconductors: CTK agency
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Toyota's Czech unit Toyota Motor Manufacturing Czech Republic will halt production at its car plant in Kolin, east of Prague, for 14 days from March 22 due to a shortage of semicond...
Thomson Reuters Mar 19, 2021
Analysis: Move to ban Kurdish party shows Erdogan's march to nationalism
By Daren Butler ISTANBUL (Reuters) - In the early days of peace talks with Kurdish militants in 2013, Turkey's then-Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan spoke out against ethnic divisions and declared, "we a...
Thomson Reuters Mar 19, 2021
Denmark to decide on AstraZeneca vaccine next week: health agency
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark will keep its two-week suspension of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine and decide on its future use next week following more investigations, the head of the country's healt...
Thomson Reuters Mar 19, 2021
Germany warns vaccinations alone will not contain COVID-19 third wave
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's health minister warned on Friday there was not enough vaccine in Europe to contain the COVID-19 third wave, as the country sought to get its rollout back on track followin...
Thomson Reuters Mar 19, 2021
