Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UK regulator seeks to review O2-Virgin deal
LONDON (Reuters) - The British competition regulator has asked to review the merger between Liberty Global's Virgin Media and Telefonica's O2 instead of Brussels because any impact on consumers will b...
Oct 08, 2020
Philippine activists say drug war fight not over, despite U.N. 'let down'
By Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) - Activists and families of victims of the Philippines' bloody war on drugs on Thursday vowed to keep fighting for justice, after the United Nations Human Rights Council...
Oct 08, 2020
Madrid court annuls central government's COVID curbs on city
MADRID (Reuters) - A Madrid court on Thursday struck down a government order imposing a partial lockdown on the city and nine satellite towns, ruling in favour of the Madrid region in a standoff with ...
Oct 08, 2020
Nigerian and South Korean finalists for WTO top job
GENEVA (Reuters) - Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and South Korea's Yoo Myung-hee are the finalists to become the next director-general of the World Trade Organization, its spokesman said on Thursday. ...
Oct 08, 2020
Norway oil strike must be resolved by companies, union, says government
OSLO (Reuters) - It is up to the union and oil companies to resolve the ongoing strike action in the Norwegian oil sector, the Nordic country's labour ministry told Reuters on Thursday. "Strike is a l...
Oct 08, 2020
Carreno Busta accuses Djokovic of feigning injury concerns
PARIS (Reuters) - Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta accused Novak Djokovic of gamesmanship during their French Open quarter-final on Wednesday as he felt the world number one Serb did not have any genuine ...
Oct 08, 2020
Finland's antibody tests indicate COVID infections much higher than official data during first wave
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland likely had up to five times more COVID-19 cases than its official numbers showed during the first wave of the pandemic between March and May, its public health authority T...
Oct 08, 2020
North Cyprus reopens beach of resort abandoned in 1974 conflict: media
NICOSIA (Reuters) - Northern Cyprus reopened the beach of a resort abandoned since the 1974 conflict on the island, Turkish state media said on Thursday, taking a step supported by Ankara but condemne...
Oct 08, 2020
Low rates and lending slump threaten HSBC's long-term dividend ambitions
By Sinead Cruise LONDON (Reuters) - HSBC shareholders face a future of paltry payouts when regulators restore its powers to pay dividends as the bank's bosses press on with a costly revamp against a b...
Oct 08, 2020
Croatia reports record high 542 daily COVID-19 cases
ZAGREB (Reuters) - Croatia's daily COVID-19 infections hit a record high 542 on Thursday, health authorities said. The previous record high of 369 was reported on Sept. 3. Since the outbreak of the pa...
Oct 08, 2020
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