Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Czech Republic reports 1,887 new coronavirus cases, fewest since Oct 4
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech Republic, one of the worst-hit countries in Europe amid the second the wave of the coronavirus pandemic, reported 1,887 new cases for Nov. 15, its lowest daily tally since...
Nov 16, 2020
Ethiopia seizes town in Tigray, says 10,000 prisoners missing
By Giulia Paravicini ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopian forces have liberated a town in the northern Tigray region, the government's emergency taskforce said late on Sunday, accusing local leaders of t...
Nov 16, 2020
PNC to buy BBVA's U.S. banking arm for $11.6 billion in cash
(Reuters) - PNC Financial Services Group Inc said on Monday it would buy the U.S. business of Spanish lender BBVA for $11.6 billion in cash, further consolidating the U.S. banking sector. It is the se...
Nov 16, 2020
Privacy activist files complaints against Apple's tracking tool
BERLIN (Reuters) - A group led by privacy activist Max Schrems on Monday filed complaints with German and Spanish data protection authorities over Apple's online tracking tool, alleging that it allows...
Nov 16, 2020
Biden to focus on plans for U.S. economy as Trump presses long-shot legal claims
By Trevor Hunnicutt and John Whitesides WILMINGTON, Del./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Joe Biden on Monday will focus on plans for reviving a pandemic-battered U.S. economy as he prepares for...
Nov 16, 2020
Saudi Aramco hires banks for multi-tranche bonds -document
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Aramco has hired a group of banks ahead of a multi-tranche U.S. dollar-denominated bond issuance, a document from one of the banks arranging the deal showed on Monday. Goldman ...
Nov 16, 2020
Tokyo will do ensure safe 2020 Games for spectators, says governor
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo will do everything to develop sufficient coronavirus countermeasures to ensure spectators can enjoy the Tokyo 2020 Olympics safely, Governor Yuriko Koike said on Monday. The ci...
Nov 15, 2020
Asia reaches crossroads in fight against coronavirus as cases surge
By Stephen Coates SYDNEY (Reuters) - Countries across the Asia-Pacific region reported record new coronavirus numbers and fresh outbreaks on Monday, with Japan facing mounting pressure to reimpose a s...
Nov 15, 2020
Tennis: Djokovic says he has mixed feelings about ending 2020 as number one
(Reuters) - Novak Djokovic has said he had mixed feelings about ending a "strange year" as the world number one for a sixth time after the season was hit hard by the novel coronavirus pandemic. Djokov...
Nov 15, 2020
Investors tell European firms to reveal 'missing' climate costs in their accounts
By Matthew Green and Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) - Investors are pushing major European companies to make sure the "missing" costs of climate change are properly reflected in their financial stateme...
Nov 15, 2020
