Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Tunisia sentences woman to six months for Koranic Facebook joke
TUNIS (Reuters) - A Tunisian court has sentenced blogger Emna Chargui to six months in prison and a $700 fine for reposting a Facebook joke about the coronavirus written as if it was a Koranic verse. ...
Jul 14, 2020
Canada’s Calfrac rejects Wilks Brothers proposals to buy U.S. business
(Reuters) - Calfrac Well Services said on Tuesday it had rejected two proposals submitted by share and debt holder Wilks Brothers to buy the Canadian oilfield services firm's U.S. business in exchange...
Jul 14, 2020
Egypt offers reusable face masks in state subsidy scheme
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt has started offering reusable cotton face masks at around $50 cents each alongside the food items provided in its state subsidy programme, as it seeks to make protective gear m...
Jul 14, 2020
Boeing 737 MAX cancellations top 350 planes in first half of 2020
By Eric M. Johnson and Ankit Ajmera (Reuters) - Boeing Co customers canceled orders for 355 of its 737 MAX jets in the first half of 2020, the U.S. planemaker said on Tuesday, as the damage done by th...
Jul 14, 2020
Atlantia shareholder asks govt to consider credibility, jobs in license decision
MILAN (Reuters) - A leading shareholder of Atlantia said on Tuesday it hoped any decision by the Italian government in the dispute over the group's motorway concession would take into account Italy's ...
Jul 14, 2020
Biden clean-energy plan would spend $2 trillion over four years
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Valerie Volcovici WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday will lay out an ambitious climate plan that would seek to spend $2 trillio...
Jul 14, 2020
India’s Lupin shuts drug plant after 17 staff test positive for COVID-19
By Sumit Khanna AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) - Indian drugmaker Lupin Ltd has shut one of its manufacturing plants in western India's Gujarat state after at least 17 employees at the site tested positiv...
Jul 14, 2020
More U.S. schools go online-only as coronavirus cases and deaths rise
By Lisa Shumaker (Reuters) - With coronavirus infections and deaths rising in many parts of the country, U.S. educators from California to Wisconsin are opting for online learning rather than a return...
Jul 14, 2020
Saudi bourse says derivative product to boost investment profile ahead of IPO
By Marwa Rashad and Hadeel Al Sayegh RIYADH/DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's bourse is committed to listing on the stock exchange and the launch of its first exchange-traded derivatives product will e...
Jul 14, 2020
As Britain bans Huawei, U.S. pressure mounts on Europe to follow suit
By Luke Baker and John Chalmers LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Britain's decision to ban China's Huawei from its 5G network increases further pressure on EU countries to impose stricter limits on the wor...
Jul 14, 2020
