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Italy anti-racism activists deface statue, alter street name
ROME (Reuters) - Anti-racism activists poured red paint on a statue of an Italian colonial-era general and pasted over the name of a street in Rome on Friday to show solidarity with the Black Lives Ma...
Jun 19, 2020
Church of England says ashamed of its role in slavery
LONDON (Reuters) - The Church of England said it was ashamed of the role that some in the Anglican Church had played in slavery though it also said that leading clergy helped abolish the trade. "Slave...
Jun 19, 2020
Founder of Indonesia’s Bukalapak to head Telkom’s digital business
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Indonesian e-commerce startup Bukalapak said that its co-founder and president Fajrin Rasyid 34 has stepped down to become the head of digital business at state-owned PT Telekomu...
Jun 19, 2020
U.S. current account barely changed in first quarter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. current account deficit was barely changed in the first quarter as the COVID-19 pandemic restricted the flow of goods and services. The Commerce Department said on Frid...
Jun 19, 2020
Merkel: EU leaders to continue talks on EU finances in mid-July
BERLIN (Reuters) - European Union leaders will continue their negotiations on establishing the post-coronavirus recovery fund in mid-July, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday after a videoc...
Jun 19, 2020
UK PM Johnson says: Don’t expect another national lockdown
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday that he hoped the time of national lockdowns to tackle the coronavirus outbreak was receding as local measures could be used but ...
Jun 19, 2020
Britain, EU need Brexit agreement in the autumn: Merkel
BERLIN (Reuters) - The European Union and Britain need to reach a deal by the autumn on their future relationship in order to get it ratified, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said after a video confer...
Jun 19, 2020
Canada retail sales down 26.4% in April
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian retail sales plummeted 26.4% in April as the coronavirus pandemic continued to wallop the economy, Statistics Canada data showed on Friday. Analysts in a Reuters poll had f...
Jun 19, 2020
Taiwan pitches investment deal with EU to strengthen democracy
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan and the European Union should sign an investment agreement to use economics as a way to strengthen their democratic ties, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Friday, pitchi...
Jun 19, 2020
Deutsche Telekom: We oppose blanket bans on foreign vendors
BERLIN (Reuters) - It would be wrong for Germany to impose blanket bans on foreign vendors of telecoms network equipment, Deutsche Telekom CEO Tim Hoettges said on Friday, in an answer to a question a...
Jun 19, 2020
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