Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Islamic State storm Afghan jail, freeing hundreds of prisoners
KABUL (Reuters) - More than 300 prisoners were at large on Monday after an attack by Islamic State on an Afghan prison, the governor's spokesman said on Monday, as clashes continued between prisoners ...
Aug 03, 2020
Brazil’s central bank says Whatsapp payment tests have begun
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil's central bank said on Monday that tests had begun to trial payments via Facebook Inc's messaging service WhatsApp in the country, calling them an "important advance....
Aug 03, 2020
Portfolio trading grows in choppy bond markets: JP Morgan
LONDON (Reuters) - Portfolio trading is gaining significant momentum as market turmoil picks up, with J.P. Morgan's credit trading desk already handling more than three-quarters of the volume of trade...
Aug 03, 2020
Tyson Foods appoints executive Dean Banks as CEO
(Reuters) - Tyson Foods Inc on Monday named President Dean Banks as its next chief executive officer to replace Noel White at time when the company is navigating unprecedented production challenges du...
Aug 03, 2020
Luxury carmaker Ferrari trims forecasts after second-quarter profit falls
MILAN (Reuters) - Italian luxury carmaker Ferrari trimmed its sales forecasts for this year on Monday, after reporting decreasing, albeit in line with expectations, core earnings in the second quarter...
Aug 03, 2020
Vietnam says it has no plans for widespread lockdown
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam has no plans for a widespread lockdown and will only put areas considered epicentres under strict quarantine, the government's spokesperson said on Monday. "We will only impl...
Aug 03, 2020
Man suspected to be armed takes hostage in Kyiv bank
KYIV (Reuters) - A man suspected to be armed took a hostage in a bank office in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Monday but has made no demands yet, deputy interior minister Anton Gerashchenko said. Gera...
Aug 03, 2020
EV maker Lordstown Motors to go public by merging with blank check firm
(Reuters) - Lordstown Motors has agreed to go public through a merger with blank-check company DiamondPeak Holdings in a deal that values the electric pickup truck start-up at pro forma equity value o...
Aug 03, 2020
Spanish minister says Britain could lift quarantine on tourist islands
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's tourism minister Reyes Maroto said on Monday that Britain could lift its quarantine on travellers returning from the Balearic and Canary islands later on in the day. In an i...
Aug 03, 2020
Murray wants assurance on quarantine issues before U.S. Open
(Reuters) - Players need assurance that they would not face mandatory quarantine upon returning to Europe from the U.S. Open before travelling to New York amid the COVID-19 pandemic, former world numb...
Aug 03, 2020
