Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Catalan youngsters face hefty fines for ‘botellon’ drinking parties
By Joan Faus BARCELONA (Reuters) - Catalonia on Tuesday banned informal outdoor parties popular with youngsters, saying anyone taking part would be fined up to 15,000 euros ($17,598.00), in the latest...
Jul 28, 2020
Twitter puts curbs on Donald Trump Jr’s account over COVID-19 tweet
(Reuters) - Twitter Inc said on Tuesday it limited access to Donald Trump Jr's account for 12 hours after his post violated the micro-blogging site's misinformation policy on COVID-19. The eldest son ...
Jul 28, 2020
Thyssenkrupp must quickly present strategy, steel solution: Deka
By Christoph Steitz FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Conglomerate Thyssenkrupp must soon find a solution for its struggling steel unit and say how it will spend the 17.2 billion euros ($20.2 billion) in proceeds...
Jul 28, 2020
Three migrants shot dead in Libya after failed crossing to Europe
TUNIS (Reuters) - Libyan authorities shot dead three Sudanese migrants trying to flee detention late on Monday, as they disembarked from a failed attempt to cross the Mediterranean to Europe, a U.N. a...
Jul 28, 2020
Baseball: Phillies game postponed as players await COVID-19 tests results
(Reuters) - The Philadelphia Phillies game against the visiting New York Yankees on Tuesday has been postponed as some members of the home team await COVID-19 tests results following their weekend ser...
Jul 28, 2020
Taliban announce three-day ceasefire in Afghanistan for Eid al-Adha, starting Friday
By Abdul Qadir Sediqi Kabul (Reuters) - Taliban announced on Tuesday that they will observe a three-day ceasefire in Afghanistan for the Muslim occasion of Eid al-Adha, starting Friday, the group's sp...
Jul 28, 2020
Fed announces extension in lending facilities until end of the year
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve said on Tuesday it will extend several of its lending facilities through the year-end as the central bank continues to dial back expectations on how qui...
Jul 28, 2020
Brazil sheds 1.2 million jobs in first half of year, but losses slow sharply in June
By Jamie McGeever BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's economy lost 1.2 million formal jobs in the first half of the year, official figures showed on Tuesday, but the losses almost evaporated in June, indica...
Jul 28, 2020
Saudi Arabia posts $29 billion deficit in second quarter as oil revenues slump
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia posted a deficit of 109.2 billion riyals ($29.12 billion) in the second quarter this year as low oil prices impacted state coffers, according to a finance ministry quart...
Jul 28, 2020
Venezuela’s ‘shadow opposition’ scrambles to find candidates for election
By Mayela Armas, Maria Ramirez and Vivian Sequera CARACAS/PUERTO ORDAZ (Reuters) - When a Venezuelan political party asked union leader Henry Arias to run for congress on a platform opposing President...
Jul 28, 2020
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