Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Pentagon, Lynas sign contract to kick off design work for U.S. rare earths facility
(Reuters) - Rare earth producer Lynas Corp said on Monday it signed a contract with the U.S. Department of Defense to begin initial design work for its heavy rare earth separation facility in Texas th...
Jul 26, 2020
Britain to consider bolstering consumer protection in retail bankruptcies
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will launch a consultation on Monday to establish ways to better protect consumers when retailers suffer insolvency and customers have pre-paid for goods. Under existing rul...
Jul 26, 2020
Britain unveils plans to tackle 'obesity time bomb'
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain unveiled plans to tackle an "obesity time bomb" on Monday, banning TV and online adverts for junk food before 9.00 p.m., ending "buy one get one free" deals on such foods an...
Jul 26, 2020
China expands state jobs for graduates as coronavirus hits private sector
By Gabriel Crossley BEIJING (Reuters) - China's thousands of state-owned enterprises, local governments, and public institutions are expanding hiring as a record number of students graduate into a job...
Jul 26, 2020
Germany must toughen audit rules after Wirecard scandal: Weidmann
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany must toughen its rules for auditing and accounting to prevent another billion-euro scam like the Wirecard scandal, Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann said in a newspaper int...
Jul 26, 2020
New Zealand PM Ardern's ratings sky high ahead of election
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's party raced ahead of rivals in the latest opinion poll, putting the charismatic 40-year-old leader on track for a co...
Jul 26, 2020
Cruz homers twice and Twins beat White Sox 14-2
By: Sarah Trotto CHICAGO - Jake Cave hit a grand slam, Nelson Cruz homered twice and Kenta Maeda was strong in his debut with his new team, helping the Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 14-2 ...
Jul 26, 2020
SAP to float Qualtrics, partly unwinding $8 billion buy
BERLIN (Reuters) - Business software group SAP said on Sunday it planned to float Qualtrics, the U.S. specialist in measuring online customer sentiment, which it acquired in late 2018 for $8 billion. ...
Jul 26, 2020
NWSL's most valuable player Daly says Houston win no 'fluke'
(Reuters) - Fresh off a 2-0 upset win over the Chicago Red Stars, NWSL Challenge Cup MVP Rachel Daly made one thing clear: She and her Houston Dash teammates were playing for pride. "It wasn't luck, i...
Jul 26, 2020
Jordan says detained union leaders sought to wreak havoc in country
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan said on Sunday it had detained opposition union leaders to prevent a campaign of protests that would have paralysed essential government services as the...
Jul 26, 2020
