Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Belarus opposition leader flees abroad with two sons ahead of election
By Andrei Makhovsky MINSK (Reuters) - An opposition candidate who tried to stand against Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko in next month's presidential election has fled to Russia with his two sons,...
Jul 24, 2020
Brazil’s house speaker says not the right time to handle impeachment requests against Bolsonaro
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's lower house speaker, Rodrigo Maia, said on Friday that now was not the time to handle an impeachment process against President Jair Bolsonaro, adding he would only accept...
Jul 24, 2020
Germany to test people returning from high-risk countries for coronavirus
BERLIN (Reuters) - Health ministers from Germany's states agreed on Friday to require people returning from high-risk countries to take a coronavirus test at the airport or face two weeks' quarantine ...
Jul 24, 2020
Putin says Armenian-Azeri border clashes sensitive issue for Russia: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that ongoing border clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia were a highly sensitive matter for Russia, the RIA news agency reported. M...
Jul 24, 2020
Schlumberger posts quarterly loss as oil rout triggers $3.7 billion charge
By Shariq Khan and Liz Hampton (Reuters) - Oilfield services giant Schlumberger NV on Friday reported its second straight quarterly loss after recording a $3.7 billion charge related to thousands of j...
Jul 24, 2020
Fifteen Zambian lawmakers, 11 parliamentary staff contract COVID-19
LUSAKA (Reuters) - Fifteen lawmakers and 11 members of staff at the Zambian parliament have tested positive for COVID-19, the health minister said on Friday, days after the assembly suspended sittings...
Jul 24, 2020
British Airways owner to raise up to 2.5 billion euros with share issue: sources
By Clara Denina , Pamela Barbaglia and Abhinav Ramnarayan LONDON (Reuters) - British Airways owner IAG is set to issue shares at the end of the summer in a bid to raise up to 2.5 billion euros ($2.88 ...
Jul 24, 2020
Novartis sickle cell drug Adakveo put on path to EU approval
ZURICH (Reuters) - Novartis's sickle cell disease treatment Adakveo appears set for European approval after a key committee on Friday gave its backing to the drug that booked $36 million in first-half...
Jul 24, 2020
FAA issues emergency directive on 2,000 Boeing 737 NG, Classic planes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday issued an emergency airworthiness directive for 2,000 U.S.-registered Boeing 737 NG and Classic aircraft that have been in st...
Jul 24, 2020
Norway to restrict travel from Spain, open more for Sweden
OSLO (Reuters) - Norway will re-impose a 10-day quarantine requirement for people arriving from Spain from Saturday after a surge in COVID-19 cases there, while it will ease restrictions on people com...
Jul 24, 2020
