Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Former Unaoil managers convicted in Britain of Iraq bribery
By Kirstin Ridley LONDON (Reuters) - Two former managers of Monaco-based energy consultancy Unaoil have been convicted in Britain of bribing Iraqi officials to clinch lucrative oil projects as the war...
Jul 13, 2020
Britain offers fast-track visas for foreign health workers
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's new immigration system will provide faster and cheaper visas for skilled health and social care workers, the government announced on Monday, setting out further details of...
Jul 13, 2020
Hong Kong activist Nathan Law says arrived in London
LONDON (Reuters) - Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Nathan Law said he had arrived in London after fleeing the former British colony where China has imposed a security law. "With my backpack and small...
Jul 13, 2020
Security firm G4S to cut more than 1,000 jobs: union GMB
(Reuters) - Security services provider G4S would cut 1,150 jobs as part of its business restructuring program, trade union GMB said on Monday. The news was first reported https://www.standard.co.uk/bu...
Jul 13, 2020
Swissport gets $170 million in U.S. financial assistance
ZURICH (Reuters) - Aviation services provider Swissport said its North American unit will receive $170.4 million in financial assistance under a payroll support programme agreed with the U.S. Departme...
Jul 13, 2020
Israeli court dismisses Amnesty’s petition against spyware firm NSO
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli court has dismissed Amnesty International's legal bid to stop NSO Group from exporting surveillance software, saying the rights organization did not prove the company'...
Jul 13, 2020
UEFA Financial Fair Play rules set to change after City ban overturned
By Simon Evans MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - After UEFA's attempt to ban Manchester City from European football was overturned by sport's highest court on Monday, the continental governing body's Fi...
Jul 13, 2020
Highest weekly fall in Irish temporary COVID-19 jobless claims
DUBLIN (Reuters) - The number of people claiming temporary coronavirus-related unemployment payments in Ireland fell by its largest weekly amount to 345,600 from 412,900, government data reflecting th...
Jul 13, 2020
Apple to spend more than $400 million of $2.5 billion California housing fund this year
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Apple Inc on Monday said it has allocated more than $400 million of $2.5 billion it pledged last year to stem California's housing crisis. The iPhone maker in November co...
Jul 13, 2020
Shoreline Metro Fare Changes Coming Next Month
by Kevin Zimmermann SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - Reduced fare tokens and free transfers will become a thing of the past on August 3rd as Sheboygan’s public transit system, Shoreline Metro, make...
Jul 13, 2020
