Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Indian farm widows join protests against agriculture reforms
By Devjyot Ghoshal NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Hundreds of Indian women, including many widows of farmers who were believed to have killed themselves over debt, joined a protest on Wednesday against governm...
Dec 16, 2020
Polish coal boss warns of unemployment jump if mines close too fast
WARSAW (Reuters) - A rapid closure of coal mines will lead to a jobless rate of up to 50% in some towns in Poland's southern coal region of Silesia, the chief executive of the country's biggest coal p...
Dec 16, 2020
Biden to introduce Buttigieg as latest nominee to diverse U.S. Cabinet
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday plans to formally introduce former rival Pete Buttigieg as his pick for U.S. secretary of transportation, adding to what is shaping up t...
Dec 16, 2020
Thai researcher wonders if chicken feathers on the menu might fly
By Juarawee Kittisilpa BANGKOK/NAKHON PATHOM, Thailand (Reuters) - When Sorawut Kittibanthorn was looking for new types of waste to recycle, the then London-based student was drawn to the millions of ...
Dec 16, 2020
Exclusive-Suspected Chinese hackers stole camera footage from African Union - memo
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As diplomats gathered at the African Union's headquarters earlier this year to prepare for its annual leaders' summit, employees of the international organizat...
Dec 16, 2020
Analysis-Federal Reserve 'boneheads' emerge from Trump era unscathed
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - "Boneheads." "Pathetic." An "enemy" of the United States. President Donald Trump was often vicious in his critique of the U.S. Federal Reserve, bashing the c...
Dec 16, 2020
Biden will keep using U.S. sanctions weapon but with sharper aim - sources
By Matt Spetalnick, Daphne Psaledakis, Humeyra Pamuk and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Joe Biden will not shy away from using President Donald Trump's weapon of choice - sanctions - as he se...
Dec 16, 2020
Swiss report more than 5,600 new coronavirus cases in a day
ZURICH (Reuters) - Coronavirus infections rose by 5,625 in a day, data https://www.covid19.admin.ch/en/overview from Swiss health authorities showed on Wednesday, amid calls from a senior government a...
Dec 16, 2020
Nagorno-Karabakh accuses Azeri forces of capturing its troops despite ceasefire deal
YEREVAN (Reuters) - The leader of the ethnic-Armenian controlled enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh accused Azeri forces on Wednesday of capturing several dozen of its troops despite a ceasefire deal that en...
Dec 16, 2020
Germany paves way for electronic securities to reap blockchain fruits
BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet on Wednesday passed new legislation to introduce all-electronic securities as part of its wider blockchain strategy, finance ministry said. The la...
Dec 16, 2020
