Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Retailers are eager to hire - if you're a digital whizz
By Sonya Dowsett, Melissa Fares and Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen MADRID/NEW YORK/COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Are you a "user-experience" gun for hire? Well, your time has come. Even as retailers lay off hundred...
Nov 20, 2020
India could get access to AstraZeneca vaccine by January, local manufacturer says
By Shilpa Jamkhandikar and Abhirup Roy MUMBAI (Reuters) - The head of an Indian company contracted to make AstraZeneca Plc's COVID vaccine said it could deliver it to health care workers and elderly I...
Nov 20, 2020
Death toll rises to 28 in Uganda protests after Bobi Wine's arrest: police
By Elias Biryabarema KAMPALA (Reuters) - Twenty eight people have died in protests in Uganda triggered by the arrest of presidential candidate and pop star Bobi Wine, police said on Friday, up from a ...
Nov 20, 2020
Hong Kong reports spike in daily cases before travel bubble with Singapore opens
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong reported a spike in daily coronavirus cases to 26 on Friday, two days before an arrangement with Singapore to allow a limited number of passengers to fly both ways with...
Nov 20, 2020
WTO trade index rebounds, but forecasts likely year-end slowdown
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The World Trade Organization said on Friday global goods trade had rebounded sharply in the third quarter from COVID-19 lockdowns, but forecast a slowdown at the end of 2020. The ...
Nov 20, 2020
Turkey issues detention warrants for 101 people on alleged terrorism links
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish authorities have issued detention warrants for 101 people including lawyers and doctors as part of what they called terrorism-related investigations, a security source and...
Nov 20, 2020
Britain calls halt to relaxation of rules on fundraising share issues
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's listed companies will have to resume first-refusal rights to existing shareholders when they raise capital from the start of December, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC...
Nov 20, 2020
Back with new Afrobeat album, veteran musician Bockarie asks for better Sierra Leone
By Cooper Inveen FREETOWN (Reuters) - Sierra Leonean musician and activist Emmerson Bockarie is no stranger to controversy, having received death threats from all ends of the country's political spect...
Nov 20, 2020
Fiat Chrysler, PSA merger to include loyalty scheme: prospectus
MILAN (Reuters) - The merger between Fiat Chrysler and French rival PSA will include a loyalty share scheme to reward long-term investors in the new group and help prevent future takeover attempts, th...
Nov 20, 2020
Brexit deal still snagged on three main issues, EU envoys told
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The EU and Britain are very close to agreement on most issues as time runs out for a trade deal but they are still at odds over fishing rights, guarantees of fair competition and ...
Nov 20, 2020
