Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Shopify to partner with TikTok in bid to woo more merchants to site
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Canadian e-commerce company Shopify said on Tuesday it will partner with TikTok to help its one million-plus merchants more easily advertise their products on the video-sharing ap...
Oct 27, 2020
Spain's wine region La Rioja shuts restaurants, bars for a month
MADRID (Reuters) - The wine-producing region of La Rioja on Tuesday ordered the closure of restaurants and bars in its two largest towns for a month to try to curb the coronavirus contagion. This was ...
Oct 27, 2020
Catalan cat shelter gets smart to help COVID orphans
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Overflowing with aging cats who lost their owners to the COVID-19 pandemic, Barcelona's cat sanctuary El Jardinet dels Gats has launched an online campaign to get them adopted. A...
Oct 27, 2020
Facebook public policy director for India, South and Central Asia steps down
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Facebook Inc's public policy director for India, South and Central Asia, Ankhi Das, has stepped down to pursue interests in public service, the company said in a statement on Tue...
Oct 27, 2020
ECB's Enria backs network of bad banks to mop up bad loans
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - European Union countries could create a network of national bad banks to mop up an expected wave of unpaid loans as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the European Central Ban...
Oct 27, 2020
Waymo, Daimler to partner in developing self-driving semi trucks
By Paul Lienert and Joseph White DETROIT (Reuters) - Daimler AG's commercial truck unit and Alphabet Inc's Waymo on Tuesday said they will collaborate on development of self-driving Class 8 semi truck...
Oct 27, 2020
Nigerian judge throws out case against 47 men facing homosexuality charge
By Alexis Akwagyiram LAGOS (Reuters) - A judge in a Nigerian court on Tuesday threw out a case against 47 men charged with public displays of affection with members of same sex due to the failure of p...
Oct 27, 2020
Prominent Saudi women's rights activist on hunger strike in detention, says family
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Prominent Saudi women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul, held in Saudi Arabia since 2018, began a new hunger strike on Monday over the conditions of her detention, her family sa...
Oct 27, 2020
Czech government seeks to extend emergency powers to battle COVID surge
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech government will ask lawmakers to extend its emergency powers until Dec. 3, Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Tuesday, as it tries to stem one of the strongest surges in ...
Oct 27, 2020
Sovereign default risks to rise further in 2021: Goldman Sachs
LONDON (Reuters) - Sovereign default risks are on course to rise further in 2021, with Iraq, Sri Lanka, Angola and Gabon at high probability of default, say Goldman Sachs analysts. Five sovereign debt...
Oct 27, 2020
