FILE PHOTO: Former Acting U.S. Attorney General Sally Yates speaks by video feed during the virtual 2020 Democratic National Convention, August 18, 2020. 2020 Democratic National Convention/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo November 19, 2020 By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President-elect Joe Biden has pledged to end the federal death […]
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Exclusive: Vietnam threatens to shut down Facebook over censorship requests – source
A Facebook user logs in on his mobile at a cafe in Hanoi, Vietnam November 19, 2020. REUTERS/Kham November 19, 2020 By James Pearson HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam has threatened to shut down Facebook <FB.O> in the country if it does not bow to government pressure to censor more local […]
Wall Street set to retreat on surging COVID-19 cases, rise in jobless claims
FILE PHOTO: The New York Stock Exchange is pictured in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., November 10, 2020. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri November 19, 2020 By Sruthi Shankar and Shivani Kumaresan (Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes were set to slip on Thursday as soaring COVID-19 cases […]
Thyssenkrupp slashes another 5,000 jobs to ‘stop the bleeding’
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Thyssenkrupp is seen near elevators in its headquarters in Essen, Germany, November 21, 2019. REUTERS/Leon Kuegeler November 19, 2020 By Christoph Steitz and Tom Käckenhoff FRANKFURT/DUESSELDORF (Reuters) – German conglomerate Thyssenkrupp <TKAG.DE> plans to cut another 5,000 jobs to stem losses across its sprawling empire, […]
Something old, something new: Gucci revives classics to regain edge
A model gestures during the shooting of the first episode of the mini-series “Ouverture of something that never ended” as part of the presentation of Gucci’s last collection in Rome, Italy, in this handout photo released on November 16, 2020. Paige Powell for Gucci/Handout via REUTERS November 19, 2020 By […]
Britain is determined to reach trade deal with Canada before year-end
FILE PHOTO: Britain’s International Trade Secretary Liz Truss walks out of a coffee shop in Westminster, London, Britain November 10, 2020. REUTERS/John Sibley November 19, 2020 LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is determined to reach a trade deal with Canada before the end of the year, trade minister Liz Truss said […]
Japan considering lifting ban on fully-online shareholder meetings in COVID-19 era
November 19, 2020 By Daniel Leussink and Takaya Yamaguchi TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan will consider allowing companies to hold annual general meetings completely online, a government panel tasked with drafting the country’s growth strategy said on Thursday. The development comes as COVID-19 has spurred firms to increasingly organise online annual […]
Campus march by Hong Kong graduates marks a year since university clashes
November 19, 2020 HONG KONG (Reuters) – Dozens of Hong Kong students turned their graduation ceremony on Thursday into a march to commemorate pro-democracy protests last year that included violent clashes with police across city campuses. Wearing black graduation robes and Guy Fawkes masks, the students marched through the campus […]
Ethiopian government says rebels have committed ‘atrocities’ during two-week Tigray conflict
FILE PHOTO: Militia members from Ethiopia’s Amhara region ride on their truck as they head to face the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), in Sanja, Amhara region near a border with Tigray, Ethiopia November 9, 2020. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri//File Photo/File Photo November 19, 2020 By Giulia Paravicini ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – […]
Japan weighs tax incentives to reach PM’s goals on digital, zero emissions
FILE PHOTO: Yoshihide Suga, Japan’s prime minister, speaks during a joint news conference with Scott Morrison, Australia’s prime minister at Suga’s official residence in Tokyo, Japan November 17, 2020. Kiyoshi Ota/Pool via REUTERS November 19, 2020 TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) kicked off debates on Thursday […]