Author Archives: Syndicated Content
BOJ set to hold fire, extend fund programmes to ease pandemic strain
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is expected to extend on Friday a package of steps aimed at easing corporate funding strains caused by the coronavirus, as a renewed spike in infect...
Dec 17, 2020
Illinois WR Imatorbhebhe enters 2021 NFL Draft
Illinois wide receiver Josh Imatorbhebhe declared for the 2021 NFL Draft on Thursday and will not play in Saturday's season finale at Penn State. The 6-foot-2, 220-pound redshirt senior leads the Figh...
Dec 17, 2020
Australian Open pushed back three weeks into February
The 2021 Australian Open will be pushed back three weeks due to COVID-19 precautions, with the first Grand Slam event of the calendar year now set to be contested in February. An updated ATP Tour cale...
Dec 17, 2020
Islamic fintech Wahed Invest to buy UK digital banking app Niyah
By Anna Irrera LONDON (Reuters) - Wahed Inc, a U.S.-based Islamic-finance fintech startup backed by Saudi Aramco, will acquire Niyah Ltd, a British company that runs a digital banking app designed for...
Dec 17, 2020
U.S. has evidence hackers accessed its nuclear networks -Politico
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Energy Department and National Nuclear Security Administration, which manages the country's nuclear weapons stockpile, have evidence that hackers gained access to their...
Dec 17, 2020
Portugal imposes overnight curfew on New Year's Eve
LISBON (Reuters) - An overnight curfew from 11 p.m. will come into force in Portugal on New Year's Eve, Prime Minister Antonio Costa said on Thursday, as the country introduces measures to reduce the ...
Dec 17, 2020
U.S. whistleblower was pressed to exaggerate leftist role in urban protests, lawyer says
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former acting chief of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's intelligence office has told Congress that DHS leaders pressed him to overstate illegal bor...
Dec 17, 2020
Canada expects end to Boeing 737 MAX flight ban in January, approves design changes
By Allison Lampert MONTREAL (Reuters) - Canada expects to lift its flight ban on the Boeing 737 MAX jetliner in January, the country's aviation regulator said on Thursday, after it approved design cha...
Dec 17, 2020
Trump spoke with Saudi Arabia's King Salman about regional security -White House statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump spoke with King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia on Thursday, discussing regional security issues, according to a statement from the White Hou...
Dec 17, 2020
Former Nomura trader avoids prison, in defeat for U.S. in bond sales probe
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - A former Nomura Holdings Inc trader has avoided prison after being convicted of lying to customers about bond prices, in a defeat for U.S. prosecutors in their largely ...
Dec 17, 2020
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