Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Guard in China injures 39 in attack at elementary school
BEIJING (Reuters) - An elementary school guard in China injured 39 people in a knife attack on Thursday with many children among the victims, a state office and media reported. Two of the injured were...
Jun 04, 2020
Belarus president names new prime minister: Belta news agency
MINSK (Reuters) - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko appointed Roman Golovchenko on Thursday as prime minister, the Belta news agency reported. Golovchenko previously served as head of the stat...
Jun 04, 2020
Thailand plans to provide domestic tourism stimulus from July
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand will draw up a stimulus plan for domestic tourism to be rolled out for four months starting in July, a senior official said on Thursday, as the country seeks to revive a s...
Jun 04, 2020
World food price index hits 17-month low in May: U.N.
ROME (Reuters) - World food prices fell for a fourth consecutive month in May, hit by the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic which has stymied demand, the United Nations food agency said on ...
Jun 04, 2020
On this day… June 5
(Reuters) - ON THIS DAY - JUNE 5 June 5, 1993 SUMO WRESTLING - Hawaii-born Japanese-Samoan sumo wrestler, Konishiki Yasokichi, weighing 550 pounds, competes against a small child in a mock competition...
Jun 04, 2020
Iran signs two-year contract with Iraq to export electricity: IRNA
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran has signed a two-year contract with Iraq to export electricity to the neighbouring country, Iranian state news agency IRNA on Thursday quoted the country's Energy Minister Reza ...
Jun 04, 2020
Erdogan hosts Libya PM as Turkey looks to lock in gains
By Orhan Coskun and Tuvan Gumrukcu ANKARA (Reuters) - Libya's internationally recognised leader will meet President Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey on Thursday as the allies seek to lock in recent gains on t...
Jun 04, 2020
UK new car sales have worst May since 1952: SMMT
LONDON (Reuters) - British new car sales tumbled by an annual 89% in May, only slightly less negative than a 97% collapse in April, as car dealerships were hit by the government's coronavirus lockdown...
Jun 04, 2020
EU court adviser backs EU antitrust fine on Lundbeck
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - An adviser to Europe's top court on Thursday said the court should uphold an EU antitrust fine imposed on Danish drugmaker Lundbeck for its deals with rivals to delay sales of gen...
Jun 04, 2020
Citi defies coronavirus with Western European corporate lending push
By Sinead Cruise and Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) - Citigroup is looking to ramp up its commercial banking operations across Europe, Middle East and Africa, plugging gaps left by rivals facing fall...
Jun 04, 2020
