Author Archives: Syndicated Content
South Korea says no use of nuclear weapons in joint operational plans with U.S.
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea said on Tuesday none of its joint military action plans with the United States include any use of nuclear weapons, after a book by a U.S. journalist spark...
Sep 15, 2020
Crises pile up in Sudan as aid slows and prices soar
By Khalid Abdelaziz and Ulf Laessing KHARTOUM/CAIRO (Reuters) - Saleha Adam had hoped things would get better after the ousting of Sudan's veteran leader Omar al-Bashir, and that more food and aid mig...
Sep 15, 2020
China's SMIC applies to renew licence to supply Huawei: state media
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) has asked for approval from the United States to continue supplying Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, state media outlet Be...
Sep 15, 2020
Lego intensifies search for sustainable bricks
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danish toymaker Lego said on Tuesday it would invest $400 million over the next three years to step up efforts to produce its colourful bricks using sustainable materials instea...
Sep 15, 2020
U.S. crypto, fintech firms to benefit from slimmed down regulatory process
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Money transmitters like Western Union , PayPal , and cryptocurrency firms will be able to more easily expand across the United States, after 48 state regulator...
Sep 15, 2020
Vanguard faults Alphabet on CEO pay, names new proxy chief
By Ross Kerber and Simon Jessop BOSTON/LONDON (Reuters) - Vanguard Group Inc said it voted against the pay of Alphabet Inc executives, including new CEO Sundar Pichai, one of several examples of proxy...
Sep 15, 2020
IED targeted British diplomatic vehicles in Baghdad, no injuries: British embassy
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The British embassy in Baghdad said that an IED attack took place against British diplomatic vehicles on Tuesday, but caused no injuries. There was no immediate claim of responsibi...
Sep 15, 2020
Bayer in deal with Systems Oncology over novel breast cancer drug
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Bayer said on Tuesday it had secured the rights to an experimental breast cancer drug developed by U.S. biotech firm Systems Oncology LLC in a deal worth up to $370 million. Syst...
Sep 15, 2020
Pakistani students back in school after more than six months
By Syed Raza Hassan KARACHI (Reuters) - Millions of students in Pakistan returned to classes on Tuesday after a break of six months, as schools and colleges began to reopen for the first time since th...
Sep 15, 2020
Roche executive says COVID-hit health systems at 'more or less' normal capacity
ZURICH (Reuters) - Many patients have overcome initial fears of COVID-19 and resumed doctor visits, Roche's drug unit chief said on Tuesday, helping health systems even in hard-hit regions like Texas,...
Sep 15, 2020
