Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Paint it black: UK postboxes change colour to honour Black Britons
By Estelle Shirbon LONDON (Reuters) - Four of Britain's distinctive red postboxes have been painted black and gold and adorned with images by or of illustrious Black Britons, in a novel way of celebra...
Sep 30, 2020
Nadal breezes into French Open third round
PARIS (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal continued his quest for a record-extending 13th French Open title with a 6-1 6-0 6-3 crushing of American Mackenzie McDonald to advance into the third round on Wednesday. ...
Sep 30, 2020
China launches counter-cyclical capital buffer to help banks fend off risk
HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's central bank and banking and insurance regulator set up a counter-cyclical capital buffer mechanism on Wednesday to help banks fend off risk and to keep the financial sys...
Sep 30, 2020
BlackRock unlocks $4 billion British property fund from COVID freeze
By Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) - BlackRock said on Wednesday it had lifted the suspension of its 3.1 billion pound ($4 billion) British property fund, one of several to resume dealings after a six-m...
Sep 30, 2020
Anthem to pay nearly $40 million to settle data breach probe by U.S. states
(Reuters) - Anthem Inc said on Wednesday it would pay $39.5 million as part of a settlement with U.S. states attorneys general following an investigation into a massive cyber-attack at the company in ...
Sep 30, 2020
Spain seizes 30 tonnes of hashish hidden in sailing boats
LAS PALMAS, Spain (Reuters) - Spanish authorities have seized about 30 tonnes of hashish hidden in four sailing boats, in their biggest drug bust at sea, local authorities said on Wednesday. Nine Bulg...
Sep 30, 2020
Ukraine investigating death of U.S. embassy employee
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian police said on Wednesday an employee of the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine had died after an assault in Kyiv and that they were looking for a male suspect in the case. "The unconsc...
Sep 30, 2020
Germany's Merkel pledges $100 million for COVID-19 vacine for poor countries
NEW YORK (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday pledged $100 million to help developing countries access a COVID-19 vaccine as World Bank President David Malpass said "broad, rapid a...
Sep 30, 2020
Canada July GDP rises 3%, August seen up 1%
OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Canadian economy continued to expand in July and August, clawing back from a steep drop due to the coronavirus pandemic, though the pace of growth slowed through the summer, Sta...
Sep 30, 2020
U.S. pending home sales race to record high in August
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Contracts to buy U.S. previously owned homes surged to a record high in August, suggesting housing market activity was gathering speed amid record-low mortgage rates. The Nation...
Sep 30, 2020
