Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Restoration of fire-hit Nantes cathedral to take at least three years: architect
PARIS (Reuters) - Restoration of the 15th century cathedral in the French city of Nantes that was hit by fire last week will take at least 3 years, chief architect Pascal Prunet told a press conferenc...
Jul 22, 2020
Factbox: Who’s bidding to be next World Trade Organization chief?
GENEVA/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - World Trade Organization members are considering eight candidates competing to replace Brazil's Roberto Azevedo, who is stepping down as director-general on Aug. 31, a year...
Jul 22, 2020
Saudi Arabia to widen scope of privatisations, finance minister says
DUBAI/RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia will look to sell assets in sectors that were not previously considered for privatisation, such as healthcare and education, the country's finance minister said o...
Jul 22, 2020
EU deal ‘could have been better’, ECB’s Lagarde says
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A European Union deal creating a 750 billion euro ($870 billion) fund to help the bloc's weaker economies recover from the coronavirus pandemic "could have been better" through a...
Jul 22, 2020
White House announces $75 million for new ‘Quantum Leap’ institutes
(This July 21 story has been refiled to show White House announced award, not awarded) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House announced Tuesday the award of $75 million by the National Science Foundat...
Jul 22, 2020
Slack files EU competition complaint against Microsoft
(Reuters) - Slack Technologies Inc said on Wednesday it has filed a complaint against Microsoft Corp with the European Commission on grounds of anti-competitive practices. "Microsoft has illegally tie...
Jul 22, 2020
Saudi wealth fund PIF has ample liquidity: finance minister
RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's finance minister said on Wednesday that the kingdom's sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund (PIF) has ample liquidity in the local market. He added that t...
Jul 22, 2020
U.S. hedge fund Farallon says will vote for activist-backed Toshiba board nominees
TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. hedge fund Farallon Capital Management said on Wednesday it would vote for nominees to Toshiba Corp's board backed by activist funds, intensifying a proxy fight between the Japa...
Jul 22, 2020
Wikileaks lawyer Garzon to represent Maduro associate in U.S. extradition case
(Reuters) - Former Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon's law firm said on Tuesday it will represent a detained Venezuelan businessman close to President Nicolas Maduro whom the United States is seeking to e...
Jul 22, 2020
Britain’s Labour Party apologises to ex-staff over anti-Semitism row
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Labour Party apologised on Wednesday to former staff members for defaming them after they criticised the party's handling of anti-Semitism claims in a television documenta...
Jul 22, 2020
