Author Archives: Syndicated Content
EU countries agree their green transition fund will not pay for move to nuclear or fossil gas
By Kate Abnett (Reuters) - European Union countries agreed on Wednesday that the bloc's flagship fund to wean regions off fossil fuels should not finance nuclear or natural gas projects, despite calls...
Jun 25, 2020
Brazil university in talks to test Italian coronavirus vaccine
By Eduardo Simes SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The Federal University of Sao Paulo (Unifesp) is in talks to test a potential coronavirus vaccine developed by Italian researchers, the dean of the Brazilian uni...
Jun 25, 2020
Djibouti sets up sovereign wealth fund, targets $1.5 billion in 10 years
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Djibouti is setting up a sovereign wealth fund for domestic and regional investment, aiming to fund it to the tune of $1.5 billion over the next decade, the government said on Thur...
Jun 25, 2020
April shutdown to June flowering? Rise in U.S. foot traffic competes with virus upswing
By Howard Schneider (Reuters) - If April was the month Americans hunkered down at home to fight the coronavirus pandemic, June may prove the month they officially lost patience, venturing back to rest...
Jun 25, 2020
Ryanair complains to EU antitrust watchdog about alleged Lufthansa price-fixing
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Ryanair has filed a complaint to EU antitrust regulators about alleged talks between Lufthansa's Italian unit Air Dolomiti and three Italian airlines to fix prices...
Jun 25, 2020
UK will not agree to EU right to use retaliatory tariffs, says negotiator
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will not agree to any European Union proposal which gives the bloc the right to respond with tariffs to changes in British law following Brexit, chief negotiator David Frost...
Jun 25, 2020
Peruvian government strikes agreement with private clinics on COVID care
By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) - The Peruvian government on Thursday said it had struck an agreement with the country's private health clinics on the cost of COVID-19 care after President Martin Vizca...
Jun 25, 2020
Coronavirus keeps pilgrims away from Bosnian shrine
By Daria Sito-Sucic MEDJUGORJE, Bosnia (Reuters) - Any other summer over the past four decades, more than 100,000 pilgrims would have packed into the southern Bosnian village of Medjugorje to mark the...
Jun 25, 2020
Latest U.S. sanctions on Iran target steel and other metal companies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday targeted Iran with another round of sanctions on eight firms, this time targeting steel and other metal companies, according to a notice posted on ...
Jun 25, 2020
UK opposition Labour Party sacks education spokeswoman Long-Bailey
LONDON (Reuters) - British opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer sacked his education spokeswoman Rebecca Long-Bailey on Thursday after she shared an article online which included a reference to...
Jun 25, 2020
