Author Archives: Syndicated Content
As crops fail, Indonesia’s Sumba seeks lifeline in weaving, fishing
By Willy Kurniawan HAMBA PRAING, Indonesia (Reuters) - On Indonesia's Sumba island, the motifs displayed on traditional textiles produced by its weavers often depict animals, including the area's fame...
Jun 02, 2020
Exclusive: China-owned Playtika hires banks for $1 billion U.S. IPO – sources
By Anirban Sen and Joshua Franklin (Reuters) - Playtika Ltd, a mobile gaming company owned by a Chinese investor group, has hired investment banks to prepare for a U.S. initial public offering (IPO) t...
Jun 02, 2020
Trump administration putting trust in global oil producers ahead of OPEC+ meet
By Jeff Mason and Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration believes ahead of an expected OPEC+ meeting this week that major oil producers such as Saudi Arabia and Russia will ho...
Jun 02, 2020
Brazil sets another record for daily coronavirus deaths
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil registered another new record number of new coronavirus deaths over the last 24 hours, the health ministry said on Tuesday evening, as the pandemic in Latin America's...
Jun 02, 2020
Exclusive: Most Americans sympathize with protests, disapprove of Trump’s response – Reuters/Ipsos
By Grant Smith, Joseph Ax and Chris Kahn NEW YORK (Reuters) - A majority of Americans sympathize with nationwide protests over the death of an unarmed black man in police custody and disapprove of Pre...
Jun 02, 2020
Gambia calls for transparent probe of U.S. police shooting of diplomat’s son
BANJUL (Reuters) - Gambia's government called on Tuesday for a credible and transparent investigation into the shooting death of one of its citizens by U.S. police in the state of Georgia last Friday....
Jun 02, 2020
Trump suggested taking control of Washington, D.C. police: reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration floated the idea of taking control of Washington's police department amid nationwide protests over police brutality, according to media reports on Tuesd...
Jun 02, 2020
Google is sued in U.S. for tracking users’ ‘private’ internet browsing
(Reuters) - Google was sued on Tuesday in a proposed class action accusing the internet search company of illegally invading the privacy of millions of users by tracking their internet use from browse...
Jun 02, 2020
Use of battery power storage seen accelerating to 2030 and beyond: WoodMac
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The use of batteries for energy storage is expected to grow faster than that of other flexible assets in the period to 2030 and beyond, as renewable energy generation expands, co...
Jun 02, 2020
Europe’s Gaia-X cloud computing platform takes shape
BERLIN (Reuters) - A proposed European cloud computing platform that seeks to break the continent's reliance on Silicon Valley will take shape in the coming weeks when a group of 22 French and German ...
Jun 02, 2020
