Category Archives: Syndicated
Privacy activist Schrems welcomes EU court decision on Facebook
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems on Thursday welcomed a decision by the European Union's top court in his case against Facebook, saying the legal basis for more then 5,000 U.S....
Jul 16, 2020
SMFG to invest in British asset manager with eye on ESG bonds: sources
By Takashi Umekawa and Takaya Yamaguchi TOKYO (Reuters) - Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group will invest up to $25 million in British asset manager Affirmative Investment Management (AIM), two sources sa...
Jul 16, 2020
Russia to mass produce experimental COVID-19 vaccine: wealth fund head
By Polina Ivanova and Katya Golubkova MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia plans to produce 30 million doses of an experimental COVID-19 vaccine domestically this year, with the potential to manufacture a furthe...
Jul 16, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court allows second federal execution in 17 years to proceed
(Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for the second federal execution in 17 years to take place, overturning lower court injunctions. The court's decision allows the U.S. Jus...
Jul 16, 2020
Food commodity prices at risk of ‘market shock’ falls: FAO/OECD
PARIS (Reuters) - Ample supply and a knock to consumption in the event of a global recession threaten to produce a "market shock" as food prices tumble, the U.N.'s food agency and the OECD said in a r...
Jul 16, 2020
Hong Kong reports 63 locally transmitted coronavirus cases
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong authorities reported 63 locally transmitted coronavirus cases on Thursday, stoking further concern about a third wave of infections in the global financial hub. Includi...
Jul 16, 2020
Indonesia reports 1,574 new coronavirus infections, 76 new deaths
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia reported 1,574 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, bringing the total number of infections to 81,668 its health ministry said. Indonesia also reported 76 new coronavirus d...
Jul 16, 2020
Philippines reports 29 new coronavirus deaths, 2,498 infections
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' health ministry on Thursday reported 29 new coronavirus deaths and 2,498 additional cases, the country's the biggest daily rise in confirmed infections in more than...
Jul 16, 2020
India’s Reliance seen emerging as bigger threat for U.S. firms like Amazon, Walmart
By Aditya Kalra and Nivedita Bhattacharjee NEW DELHI/BENGALURU (Reuters) - A $20 billion fund raising spree may take India's Reliance closer to its dream of becoming a digital giant, further threateni...
Jul 16, 2020
Hungary cancels August 20 national holiday celebrations due to pandemic
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary has cancelled celebrations and fireworks on the Aug 20 national holiday due to the coronavirus pandemic, the prime minister's chief of staff Gergely Gulyas said on Thursda...
Jul 16, 2020
