Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Sudan says it has begun talks with IMF on non-funded programme
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan began talks this week with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on a non-funded programme that could pave the way for international financial support, Finance Minister Ibra...
Jun 07, 2020
UK shopper numbers indicate huge pent-up demand, Springboard says
LONDON (Reuters) - The number of British shoppers in early June indicate "a huge amount" of pent-up demand amongst consumers for shopping in physical stores as the coronavirus lockdown is eased, indus...
Jun 07, 2020
Court to decide whether to jail embattled Samsung heir again
SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean court will rule as soon as Monday whether to send Samsung Group heir Jay Y. Lee back to jail after more than two years of freedom, as new allegations dog the executive...
Jun 07, 2020
Soccer: Manchester City’s Sterling backs anti-racism protests
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Manchester City's England soccer international Raheem Sterling has backed anti-racism protests in Britain after the death of unarmed black man George Floyd in police cu...
Jun 07, 2020
NHC says center of storm Cristobal made landfall in southeast Louisiana
(Reuters) - The center of Tropical Storm Cristobal has made landfall along the coast of southeast Louisiana between the mouth of the Mississippi River and Grand Isle, the U.S. National Hurricane Cente...
Jun 07, 2020
North Korea’s Kim stresses self-sufficient economy at a politburo meeting: KCNA
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended a meeting of the politburo of the country's ruling Workers Party, where economic projects including the chemical industry were discussed, sta...
Jun 07, 2020
Historic Oakland black book store sells out of books on racial discrimination
OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - Marcus Books in Oakland, California, has served the black community in the Bay Area with books by and about African Americans for the past 60 years. Its doors have been ope...
Jun 07, 2020
UK firms will need new equity to cope with COVID debt surge: TheCityUK
LONDON (Reuters) - About a third of the debt being taken on by British companies under the government's emergency coronavirus lending programmes could be unsustainable, raising the need for fresh capi...
Jun 07, 2020
NFL: Redskins’ Peterson vows to kneel during national anthem
Washington Redskins running back Adrian Peterson said he will kneel during the national anthem this season to protest racial injustice, and he doesn't plan to be the only player to do so. Peterson mad...
Jun 07, 2020
Boxing: Mayer positive for COVID-19, will miss Tuesday’s fight
Boxer Mikaela Mayer tested positive for the coronavirus and will miss her scheduled junior lightweight bout on Tuesday against Helen Joseph. The 10-round bout was scheduled to be one of the featured f...
Jun 07, 2020
