Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Traders Beware: U.S. taps new tools to find fraud in volatile commodities market
By Chris Prentice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When the U.S. Department of Justice charged a handful of JP Morgan Chase & Co traders in 2018 and 2019 with alleged commodities futures manipulation, it wasn't...
May 21, 2020
Hungary to scrap border zones for holding asylum seekers after EU court ruling: PM aide
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary will scrap border transit zones where asylum seekers were held while authorities reviewed their applications after a European court ruling that deemed the practice unlawfu...
May 21, 2020
Iran says 10,000 of its health workers infected with coronavirus
DUBAI (Reuters) - Around 10,000 Iranian health workers have been infected with the new coronavirus, the semi-official ILNA news agency quoted the deputy health minister as saying on Thursday. "Around ...
May 21, 2020
In SoftBank slides, tofu, a goose and unicorns underpin sales pitch
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) - A chastened Masayoshi Son summed up SoftBank Group Corp's record $13 billion operating loss on stage this week with a striking image: unicorns tumbling into the "valley...
May 21, 2020
Japan may lift Tokyo state of emergency as early as next week: PM
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday said that it was possible that a state of emergency in Tokyo and its surrounding regions could end as early as next week if the number ...
May 21, 2020
Iran appeals to people not to travel for Eid holiday to avoid COVID-19 spike
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's top health official appealed to Iranians to avoid travelling during the Eid al-Fitr religious holiday later this month to avoid the risk of a new surge of coronavirus infectio...
May 21, 2020
On this day… May 22
(Reuters) - ON THIS DAY -- MAY 22 May 22, 1993 FORMULA ONE - Ayrton Senna of Brazil is approached by a medic as he sits on the guard rail after crashing in the final practice session of the Monaco Gra...
May 21, 2020
Lebanese PM: central bank to intervene to protect Lebanese pound
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's central bank will intervene in the market starting from Thursday to protect the Lebanese pound whose declining value has forced up the price of food and other commodities,...
May 21, 2020
Rare online outrage in Japan forces Abe to delay controversial bill
By Sakura Murakami and Eimi Yamamitsu TOKYO (Reuters) - Outbursts of political anger are rare in Japan. Street protests tend to be tame and some are led by the elderly. Government supporters have swam...
May 21, 2020
Russian, Turkish foreign ministers back Libya ceasefire in call: Moscow
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu backed an immediate ceasefire in Libya during a phone call on Thursday, Russia's Foreign Ministr...
May 21, 2020
