Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Argentine major winner Cabrera arrested in Rio
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Argentine golfer Angel Cabrera, a two-time major winner, was arrested in Brazil on Thursday in connection with assault charges leveled against him in his homeland, police an...
Jan 15, 2021
Indonesia president says sovereign wealth fund to collect $20 billion within next two months
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's soon-to-be launched sovereign wealth fund is targeting $20 billion in investment in the next few months, President Joko Widodo said. "Maybe in the next two months, the ...
Jan 15, 2021
U.S. plans new Iran sanctions related to metals, conventional arms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States plans to announce additional Iran sanctions on Friday related to conventional arms and to the metals industry, sources familiar with the matter said. The sourc...
Jan 15, 2021
Sweden registers 4,703 new COVID-19 cases, 138 deaths on Friday
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden, whose unorthodox pandemic strategy placed it in the global spotlight, registered 4,703 new coronavirus cases since Thursday, Health Agency statistics showed on Friday. Th...
Jan 15, 2021
Citigroup quarterly profit beats estimates as loan loss provisions slow
(Reuters) - Citigroup Inc reported a 7% decline in fourth-quarter profit on Friday but beat Wall Street expectations, as an improving economic outlook allowed it to release cash it had previously set ...
Jan 15, 2021
Wells Fargo records surprise quarterly profit
(Reuters) - Wells Fargo & Co reported a surprise quarterly profit on Friday, as stabilizing credit costs helped offset the hit from low-interest rates meant to prop up the ailing economy during the CO...
Jan 15, 2021
EU Commission welcomes Biden proposal for U.S. stimulus
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission welcomed a $1.9 trillion stimulus package proposed by President-elect Joe Biden to help the U.S. economy deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, but said its full...
Jan 15, 2021
African Union vaccines to be allocated according to population
By Alexander Winning JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Millions of coronavirus vaccine doses secured by the African Union (AU) will be allocated according to countries' population size, South African President...
Jan 15, 2021
Fiji wins presidency of U.N. rights body after vote unblocks leadership impasse
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - Fiji, the favourite of Western nations, won the presidency of the U.N. Human Rights Council on Friday, beating Bahrain and Uzbekistan in a secret ballot that resolved ...
Jan 15, 2021
Dutch government resigns over childcare subsidies scandal
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The government of Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte collectively resigned on Friday over its mismanagement of childcare subsidies, national broadcaster NOS reported. Rutte was to i...
Jan 15, 2021
