Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. Supreme Court rules that jury verdicts must be unanimous
By Lawrence Hurley The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the U.S. Constitution's guarantee of trial by jury requires a unanimous verdict in serious crimes, handing a victory to a Louisiana man convic...
Apr 20, 2020
Investors much less confident about market outlook, Trump re-election chance: survey
By Joice Alves LONDON (Reuters) - The markets are much less confident about Europe and the United States getting back to business ahead of the summer, a Deutsche Bank investor survey showed on Monday,...
Apr 20, 2020
Burkina security forces accused of killing 31 unarmed civilians: rights group
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - International advocacy group Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Monday that it believed security forces in Burkina Faso had summarily executed 31 unarmed detainees earlier this m...
Apr 20, 2020
Standard Chartered, Astra International agree to reduced sale price for stake in Indonesian bank
(Reuters) - Standard Chartered said on Monday it had agreed with Indonesian conglomerate PT Astra International to sell their stake in Indonesia's PT Bank Permata to lender Bangkok Bank PCL at a reduc...
Apr 20, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court to consider limiting reach of computer fraud law
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether to limit the type of conduct that can be prosecuted under a federal computer fraud law in a case it took up on Mo...
Apr 20, 2020
Russia quarantines thousands of troops after calling off Red Square parade
By Tom Balmforth and Andrew Osborn MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's ministry of defence said on Monday it had ordered thousands of troops into a two-week quarantine after a vast Red Square military parade ...
Apr 20, 2020
Luxembourg enforces use of masks as lockdown eases
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - Luxembourg began easing coronavirus restrictions on Monday along with an order that the public cover their mouths when entering confined spaces such as public transport or shops...
Apr 20, 2020
Exclusive: Russia orders companies to cut oil output by 20% from February levels – sources
By Vladimir Soldatkin, Olesya Astakhova and Olga Yagova MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian energy ministry has told domestic oil producers to reduce oil output by around 20% from their average February le...
Apr 20, 2020
Denmark blocks firms registered in tax-havens from state aid
By Nikolaj Skydsgaard COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark has become one of the first countries to ban companies that are registered in tax havens from accessing financial aid during the coronavirus pandem...
Apr 20, 2020
U.S. calls on Beijing to grant freedom of movement to Chinese rights lawyer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Monday called on China to allow freedom of movement to prominent rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang, whom it said has been released after five years of unjust det...
Apr 20, 2020
