Category Archives: Syndicated
EU, China sign food protection deal ahead of challenging summit
By Philip Blenkinsop and Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union and China signed a deal on Monday to protect each other's exported food and drinks items from feta cheese to Pixian bean p...
Sep 14, 2020
Alibaba is in talks to invest $3 billion in Grab: Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is in talks to invest $3 billion into Southeast Asia's biggest ridehailing firm Grab Holdings Inc, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people familiar with ...
Sep 14, 2020
WHO head urges rich nations to join vaccine scheme by Friday deadline
ZURICH (Reuters) - Countries should join the World Health Organization's (WHO) COVAX vaccine facility by a Friday deadline to help ensure that immunizations are fairly and efficiently distributed, WHO...
Sep 14, 2020
Belarus leader in Russia on mission to win Putin’s backing
By Katya Golubkova MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus arrived in Russia to meet Vladimir Putin on Monday, seeking Moscow's backing after a fifth consecutive weekend of huge p...
Sep 14, 2020
Germany says French, Swedish labs confirm Navalny’s Novichok poisoning
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German government said on Monday two more laboratories have independently confirmed that Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was poisoned with the Soviet-style nerve agent Novichok an...
Sep 14, 2020
Indian government to infuse $2.72 billion in state-run banks
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's government sought parliamentary approval to inject 200 billion rupees ($2.72 billion) in state-run banks in the current fiscal year, to help lenders mitigate the expected...
Sep 14, 2020
German economic recovery weakens but set to continue in second-half: ministry
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's economic recovery from the coronavirus crisis has weakened but the revival is likely to continue in the rest of 2020, the Economy Ministry said on Monday. Europe's largest...
Sep 14, 2020
Police in Belarus detained 774 people at protests on eve of Putin summit
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Police detained 774 people on Sunday at huge anti-government protests across Belarus, including 500 people detained in the capital Minsk, the Belarusian Interior Ministry said on Mo...
Sep 14, 2020
Trial of former JPMorgan banker begins in Hong Kong with plea of not guilty
By Sharon Tam and Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) - JPMorgan did not carry out key checks when employing the son of a potential client, a prosecutor told a Hong Kong court on Monday, the first day of a ...
Sep 14, 2020
‘Hotel Rwanda hero’ appears in Rwandan court amid tight security
KIGALI (Reuters) - Paul Rusesabagina, portrayed as a hero in a Hollywood movie about Rwanda's 1994 genocide, appeared in a Rwandan court amid tight security on Monday, where prosecutors are expected t...
Sep 14, 2020
