Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Canadian factory activity accelerates to 2-year high in September
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian manufacturing activity expanded in September at its fastest pace in more than two years as easing of COVID-19 restrictions helped boost demand from both domestic and expor...
Thomson Reuters Oct 01, 2020
Rwanda genocide survivors want speedy trial for Kabuga, but court faces delays
By Clement Uwiringiyimana KIGALI (Reuters) - A special U.N. tribunal in Tanzania should quickly try elderly tycoon Felicien Kabuga on charges of financing the 1994 Rwandan genocide, survivors said on ...
Thomson Reuters Oct 01, 2020
France to enrol 25,000 in COVID-19 vaccines clinical trials
PARIS (Reuters) - France called for 25,000 adult volunteers on Thursday to enrol in a series of large-scale clinical trials aimed at evaluating the safety and efficacy of several COVID-19 vaccine cand...
Thomson Reuters Oct 01, 2020
Big Oil's $110 billion asset sale target could prove big ask
By Ron Bousso LONDON (Reuters) - Leading energy companies are hoping to sell dozens of oil and gas fields and refineries worth more than $110 billion to curb both their ballooning debt and their carbo...
Thomson Reuters Oct 01, 2020
Euro zone banks must brace for profit hit: ECB
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Euro zone banks need to prepare for a rapid deterioration in their balance sheets and take decisive steps to restore profitability, European Central Bank supervisor Andrea Enria ...
Thomson Reuters Oct 01, 2020
Germany finds two more African swine fever cases in wild boar
HAMBURG (Reuters) - Two more cases of African swine fever (ASF) have been confirmed in wild boars in the eastern German state of Brandenburg, Germany's federal agriculture ministry said on Thursday. T...
Thomson Reuters Oct 01, 2020
Japan considering making promotion of paternity leave mandatory for companies: Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is considering making it mandatory for companies to recommend employees take paternity leave, the Nikkei said on Thursday, as the government looks to boost the birthrate by mak...
Thomson Reuters Oct 01, 2020
Canopy Growth, Acreage plan U.S. launch of cannabis-infused beverages in 2021
(Reuters) - Canadian pot firm Canopy Growth Corp and Acreage Holdings Inc plan to launch the former's cannabis-infused beverages in the United States next summer, the companies said on Thursday. Acrea...
Thomson Reuters Oct 01, 2020
2020 U.S. ELECTION: What you need to know right now
(Reuters) - Amazon appears to be taking the lead in making inroads with the Joe Biden camp, as Big Tech uses cash and connections to connect with the Democratic presidential candidate, a Reuters repor...
Thomson Reuters Oct 01, 2020
U.S. airlines rise as Trump's proposal revives bailout hope
(Reuters) - Shares of U.S. airlines rose on Thursday, buoyed by hopes for a second bailout after the Trump administration proposed including a $20 billion extension in aid for the battered industry in...
Thomson Reuters Oct 01, 2020
