Author Archives: Syndicated Content
‘We lost our sight’: Life in Myanmar under world’s longest internet shutdown
(Reuters) - Since Myanmar shut off the internet in two states a year ago, lawyer Oo Twan Hla, who was once able to check online when his cases were scheduled, said he must now travel through a war zon...
Jun 19, 2020
Glencore’s South African venture with Merafe starts job cuts process
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A joint venture in South Africa with commodities giant Glencore on Friday began consulting employees on possible job cuts because of the weak economic environment, it said. Th...
Jun 19, 2020
Britain, France, Germany would not back U.N. Iran sanctions snapback: statement
PARIS (Reuters) - Britain, France and Germany said on Friday they would not support U.S. efforts to trigger the reimposition of U.N. sanctions on Iran. "We firmly believe that any unilateral attempt t...
Jun 19, 2020
Belgian police protest against denigration of their job
By Clement Rossignol and Bart Biesemans BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Around 350 Belgian police officers protested in Brussels on Friday saying they were tired of constant criticism and being "spat on" in publ...
Jun 19, 2020
Trump administration heads to court to block release of Bolton memoir
(Reuters) - The Trump administration is heading to court on Friday afternoon to urge a federal judge to block the publication of former national security adviser John Bolton's memoir. U.S. District Ju...
Jun 19, 2020
Argentina, creditors dance around debt deal as temperature rises
By Adam Jourdan, Marc Jones and Rodrigo Campos BUENOS AIRES/LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Argentina's debt deal is hanging in the balance with creditors and the government at an impasse, though most ana...
Jun 19, 2020
Brazil brokerage XP puts $19 million into ESG-focused funds
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian brokerage XP Inc on Friday said it was creating two investment funds totaling 100 million reais ($18.64 million)focused on companies with superior environmental, societ...
Jun 19, 2020
Sleep and Netflix ahead for Malala as she finishes Oxford degree
LONDON (Reuters) - She is known the world over for her campaign for girls' education. Now Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai has finished her degree at Oxford University and, like all students,...
Jun 19, 2020
Campari shares rise as investor pushes for drinks group’s move to Netherlands
MILAN (Reuters) - Shares in Campari rose 2% on Friday after the drinks maker's controlling investor pledged to buy shares ahead of a vote next week on the group's plan to shift its registered office f...
Jun 19, 2020
Top French court upholds $56 million Google privacy breach fine
By Mathieu Rosemain PARIS (Reuters) - France's top administrative court upheld a 50 million-euro fine ($56 million) imposed last year on Alphabet's Google for breaching European Union online privacy r...
Jun 19, 2020
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