Author Archives: Syndicated Content
IKEA manager in Poland charged for firing employee over anti-gay comments
WARSAW (Reuters) - A Polish prosecutor has charged an IKEA manager with religious discrimination for firing an employee who called homosexuality "an abomination" on the company's internal website. The...
May 28, 2020
World Bank suggests possible extra replenishment of IDA lending arm
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - World Bank President David Malpass on Thursday suggested the Bank and donor countries should explore a possible supplemental replenishment of the International Development Assoc...
May 28, 2020
Zuckerberg distances Facebook from Twitter in Trump fight
By Elizabeth Culliford and Katie Paul SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg distanced his company from Twitter and its fight with U.S. President Donald Trump, as the White...
May 28, 2020
Exclusive: KKR raises $4 billion to invest in coronavirus-stricken credit – sources
By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK (Reuters) - KKR & Co Inc has raised close to $4 billion from investors to snap up corporate debt at significant discounts, as the coronavirus outbreak weighs on big swathes o...
May 28, 2020
Senator sees U.S. sticking to trade deal with China despite pandemic concerns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley on Thursday said he did not expect President Donald Trump to walk away from a Phase 1 trade deal with China despite concern...
May 28, 2020
Trump’s order taking aim at Twitter is ‘bluster’ – legal experts
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's attempt to curb what he claims is social media censorship is a political gambit and will not change the legal obligations of companies...
May 28, 2020
Talks on support for German car industry delayed: Bild
BERLIN (Reuters) - Closely-watched talks between top German politicians and car industry representatives to discuss support for a sector hit hard by the coronavirus crisis will no longer take place on...
May 28, 2020
The pipes are calling – Bolivian band set to go home after months stranded in Germany
RHEINSBERG, Germany, (Reuters) - Members of a Bolivian orchestra featuring traditional flutes and pipes hope to return home next week after being stranded in the grounds of a German castle for about 8...
May 28, 2020
U.N. seeks $2.4 billion for Yemen, warns aid operation nearly broke
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.N. agencies trying to help the millions at risk from the conflict in Yemen are nearly broke, U.N. aid chief Mark Lowcock said on Thursday, announcing a drive...
May 28, 2020
Explainer: What is Section 230 – and can Trump change it?
By Jonathan Weber and Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to order a review of a federal law known as Section 230, which protects internet companies like Facebook, ...
May 28, 2020
