Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Facebook drops 'likes' button from public pages
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc has dropped the "likes" button from its redesigned public pages used by artists, public figures and brands, the social media company said on Wednesday. Facebook Pages will onl...
Thomson Reuters Jan 06, 2021
Bolsonaro blasts Brazil's syringe makers over soaring prices
BRASILIA (Reuters) - President Jair Bolsonaro accused syringe makers on Wednesday of pushing up their prices after the government failed to buy hundreds of millions of syringes via auction for its COV...
Thomson Reuters Jan 06, 2021
EU stance on financial services after Brexit is "problematic" - BoE's Bailey
LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Wednesday that the European Union's approach to financial services trade with Britain after Brexit was problematic. "I fail to see why...
Thomson Reuters Jan 06, 2021
Romanian Christians crowd into port for Epiphany service
CONSTANTA, Romania (Reuters) - Thousands of Romanian Orthodox Christians crowded into the harbour of the Black Sea port of Constanta on Wednesday, breaking social distancing rules to celebrate an Epip...
Thomson Reuters Jan 06, 2021
Israel convicts Palestinian activist of illegal protest, assault, lawyer says
By Rami Ayyub TEL AVIV (Reuters) - An Israeli military court on Wednesday convicted a Palestinian rights activist of offences in the occupied West Bank, his lawyer said, in a case that Amnesty Interna...
Thomson Reuters Jan 06, 2021
UK has lost up to 7,000 financial services jobs due to Brexit, BoE says
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has lost between 5,000 and 7,000 financial services jobs so far as a result of Brexit, less than some forecasters had originally feared, Bank of England Governor Andrew Bail...
Thomson Reuters Jan 06, 2021
Asked about WHO experts unable to enter China, UK says wants coronavirus probe
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has long said there should be an investigation into the origins of the novel coronavirus, a spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday when asked about Wor...
Thomson Reuters Jan 06, 2021
After EU approval, Britain's MHRA still assessing Moderna vaccine, says PM's spokesman
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency is still assessing the Moderna vaccine, a spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday when asked about...
Thomson Reuters Jan 06, 2021
Deutsche Bank call centres disrupted by four-day strike
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank's call centre staff ended a four-day strike on Wednesday that a union official said led to 45-minute waiting times for customers trying to get through to the bank. ...
Thomson Reuters Jan 06, 2021
NYSE to go ahead with delisting three Chinese telecom firms, reversing course again
(Reuters) - The New York Stock Exchange said on Wednesday it is planning to move forward with the delistings of three Chinese telecom companies, in another U-turn a day after U.S. Treasury Secretary t...
Thomson Reuters Jan 06, 2021
