Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Kashmir’s copper craftsmen hope for better times after lockdown ends
By Sanna Irshad Mattoo SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - The end of lockdown brought some relief for Kashmir's traditional copper utensil makers, renowned for their immaculate craftsmanship, but their indus...
Mar 05, 2021
Swiss church bells mark year since first COVID-19 death
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) - Swiss church bells rang out at noon on Friday and people observed a minute of silence to mark a year since the country's first death from COVID-19. President Guy Parm...
Mar 05, 2021
Olympics: Paris to host rescheduled Tokyo Olympic boxing qualifier
(Reuters) - The rescheduled Tokyo Olympics European boxing qualifier will be held in Paris from June 4-8, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Boxing Task Force (BTF) has said. Paris is replacing...
Mar 05, 2021
Czech capital Prague, Labour Ministry face cyber attacks
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech capital Prague and the Labour Ministry said there had been cyber attacks on their email systems but although the mayor of Prague said it was a large attack, he added the d...
Mar 05, 2021
Chevron to buy out Noble Midstream in $1.32 billion deal
(Reuters) - Chevron Corp said on Friday it would buy the shares of pipeline operator Noble Midstream Partners LP, which it does not already own, in an all-stock deal valuing the company at $1.32 billi...
Mar 05, 2021
Romanian film of sex, violence and the city wins Berlinale
BERLIN (Reuters) - The Romanian director Radu Jude's "Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn", a sexually explicit dark comedy of the everyday aggression experienced by a teacher in contemporary Bucharest, wo...
Mar 05, 2021
Italy's Lazio region to ask for one million doses of Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine: source
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's central Lazio region, around the capital Rome, plans to ask for 1 million shots of Russia's Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine once it receives approval from the European Union regula...
Mar 05, 2021
Analysis: After weathering February storm, junk bonds count on Fed protection
By Yoruk Bahceli (Reuters) - Junk bonds, the only fixed-income segment still offering positive returns this year, will continue their outperformance, according to investor bets the U.S. Federal Reserv...
Mar 05, 2021
U.S stock funds post $3.3 billion weekly outflow: Lipper
(Reuters) - U.S.-based stock funds in the week ended Wednesday posted $3.3 billion outflows, according to Lipper. U.S. taxable bond funds attracted $8.2 billion, the 11th straight weekly inflow and mo...
Mar 05, 2021
Take Five: Testing times
1/LITMUS TEST On February 25, as a mini-tantrum raged on bond markets, the U.S. Treasury auctioned $62 billion in 7-year notes - but investors, it would seem, forgot to show up. The lowest bid-cover r...
Mar 05, 2021
