Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Britain confirms Richard Sharp as chair of BBC
LONDON (Reuters) - Former Goldman Sachs banker Richard Sharp has been confirmed as the new chair of Britain's BBC, the government said on Wednesday. The BBC chair, who is officially appointed by the q...
Syndicated Content Feb 17, 2021
Swiss prosecutors appeal acquittal of ex-FIFA executive, Qatari businessman in media rights bribery case
By Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss prosecutors have appealed against court verdicts clearing former FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke of bribery and Qatari sports and broadcasting e...
Syndicated Content Feb 17, 2021
Israeli chipmaker Tower to invest extra $150 million to boost capacity
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Tower Semiconductor plans to invest an extra $150 million to boost production, the Israeli chipmaker said on Wednesday, as it forecast record revenues this year amid growing dema...
Syndicated Content Feb 17, 2021
Hedge fund boss Odey ‘lunged’ at woman in 1998 indecent assault, trial hears
By Kirstin Ridley LONDON (Reuters) - Crispin Odey, one of Britain's most high-profile hedge fund managers and political donors, "lunged" at a 26-year-old female bank employee in 1998 and indecently as...
Syndicated Content Feb 17, 2021
U.S. manufacturing production rises solidly despite semiconductor shortage
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Output at U.S. factories increased more than expected in January even as a shortage of semiconductors weighed on the production of motor vehicles, pointing to resilience in the ...
Syndicated Content Feb 17, 2021
Peru’s famous chefs seek bailout as pandemic shutters restaurants
By Maria Cervantes LIMA (Reuters) - Lima's famous Central restaurant, home to some of Peru's most succulent cuisine and an earthy aroma that includes more than one hundred Andean spices and varieties ...
Syndicated Content Feb 17, 2021
Germany warns against swift withdrawal from Afghanistan
By Sabine Siebold BERLIN (Reuters) - Peace talks for Afghanistan have not made sufficient progress to allow a withdrawal of foreign troops, German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said on W...
Syndicated Content Feb 17, 2021
Britain pushes U.N. Security Council to call for COVID-19 vaccination ceasefires
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Britain on Wednesday proposed a United Nations Security Council resolution that would call for ceasefires to allow for COVID-19 vaccinations in areas of conflict around the world....
Syndicated Content Feb 17, 2021
Queen Elizabeth’s husband, Philip, admitted to hospital
LONDON (Reuters) - Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth's 99-year-old husband, was admitted to hospital on Tuesday evening as a precautionary measure with an ailment that is not COVID related. "The Duke's a...
Syndicated Content Feb 17, 2021
European Court of Human Rights tells Russia to release Navalny
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The European Court of Human Rights has ruled to indicate to the Russian government that it must release Kremlin critic Navalny, a statement shared on the court's website on Wednesda...
Syndicated Content Feb 17, 2021





