Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Turkey says it detains 276 migrants in smuggling operation
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish police detained 276 migrants on a cargo ship docked on the Aegean coast on Tuesday and also captured eight people trying to smuggle them out of the country, Turkey's coast...
Thomson Reuters Jul 07, 2020
EU antitrust regulators extend Fiat, Peugeot investigation to Nov. 13
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators have extended their investigation into Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot maker PSA's proposed merger to Nov. 13, the European Commission said on Tuesday. "The Comm...
Thomson Reuters Jul 07, 2020
Regeneron signs $450 million contract with U.S. govt for COVID-19 therapy
(Reuters) - Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Tuesday the U.S. government has granted the drugmaker a $450 million contract to make and supply its double antibody cocktail that is being tested aga...
Thomson Reuters Jul 07, 2020
HSBC to cut 38% of global banking and markets jobs in France
PARIS (Reuters) - HSBC France seeks to cut 255 of 678 jobs in its French global banking and markets unit by end-2021 as part of a broader plan to reduce costs, a union said on its website. The bank la...
Thomson Reuters Jul 07, 2020
Private dinner kicks off latest Brexit talks between Britain, EU
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's and the European Union's chief negotiators will dine at Number 10 Downing Street later on Tuesday, kicking off the latest round of Brexit talks that have all but stalled o...
Thomson Reuters Jul 07, 2020
German finance watchdog Bafin investigates potential insider trading at Osram
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's financial markets watchdog Bafin is investigating potential insider trading in Osram shares prior to a statement of the German lighting group on July 3, 2019, it said o...
Thomson Reuters Jul 07, 2020
Ex-conservatives rise to prominence in new Macron government
By Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) - France's reappointed Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire promised on Tuesday a company-focused recovery plan to reboot the economy, but said he would not lose control over...
Thomson Reuters Jul 07, 2020
TikTok quits Hong Kong as U.S. giants suspend processing data requests
By Echo Wang and Pei Li NEW YORK/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok announced on Tuesday it would pull out of Hong Kong within days, as global tech giants struggle to fig...
Thomson Reuters Jul 07, 2020
Turkish floating power plant firm aims to end blackouts in west Libya
By Can Sezer ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A Turkish company that runs a fleet of floating power generators is sending a technical team to Libya to make a proposal to supply electricity to the west of the Nort...
Thomson Reuters Jul 07, 2020
Greek PM on Erdogan: At least I can pick up the phone now
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Tuesday he felt more comfortable picking up the phone to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan since an ice-breaking call in June. Mitsot...
Thomson Reuters Jul 07, 2020
