Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Global companies raise massive cash through convertible bonds at start of 2021
By Patturaja Murugaboopathy (Reuters) - Global companies are raising vast amounts of money through convertible bonds this year, as soaring stock markets lift demand for these bonds which give investor...
Thomson Reuters Feb 17, 2021
From ECB to Rome, 'Super Mario' Draghi rides to Italy's rescue
By Gavin Jones and Giuseppe Fonte ROME (Reuters) - Mario Draghi has never shirked a challenge, from salvaging the reputation of Italy's central bank to saving the euro. He is about to take on what may...
Thomson Reuters Feb 17, 2021
Exclusive: Kuwait plans to shorten oil supply deals for some Asian buyers - sources
By Nidhi Verma NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Oil producer Kuwait Petroleum Corp (KPC) is in talks to shorten its annual supply deals with some customers in India and Japan to nine months this year to meet dem...
Thomson Reuters Feb 17, 2021
Gunmen storm Nigerian school, kidnap students
By Garba Muhammad KADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Unidentified gunmen attacked a secondary school in Nigeria's Niger state overnight and abducted many students, the state governor's spokeswoman said on We...
Thomson Reuters Feb 17, 2021
Cambodia adopts China-style internet gateway amid opposition crackdown
By Prak Chan Thul PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodia's government has issued a decree establishing a China-style internet gateway that will allow online traffic to be controlled and monitored, prompting ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 17, 2021
India approves $1.68 billion plan to boost local telecoms gear production
By Sankalp Phartiyal NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's federal cabinet on Wednesday approved a 121.95 billion rupee ($1.68 billion) plan to promote local manufacturing and export of telecoms and networkin...
Thomson Reuters Feb 17, 2021
Wealthy, efficient Dutch play catch-up in vaccine roll-out
By Yoruk Bahceli AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Despite its wealth and reputation for efficiency, the Netherlands trails in the European Union vaccination rankings, its roll-out hampered by poor planning and a...
Thomson Reuters Feb 17, 2021
Pharma Mar to trial Aplidin on hospitalised UK COVID patients
(Reuters) - Spain's Pharma Mar said on Wednesday that it has obtained regulatory approval in Britain for a late-stage clinical trial of its Aplidin drug to treat patients who have been hospitalised wi...
Thomson Reuters Feb 17, 2021
Qualifier Karatsev's dream run faces Djokovic barrier
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic is one of the best-known sportsmen in the world but his semi-final on Thursday will be against a player he confessed he was unaware of until this year's Australian...
Thomson Reuters Feb 17, 2021
Exclusive: Big Tech's Democratic critics discuss ways to strike back with White House
By Nandita Bose and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional Democrats have begun discussions with the White House on ways to crack down on Big Tech including making social media companies...
Thomson Reuters Feb 17, 2021
