Category Archives: Syndicated
Six candidates in race to be new Thai central bank chief to steer economy in crisis
By Orathai Sriring and Satawasin Staporncharnchai BANGKOK (Reuters) - Six candidates have applied to be the next Thai central bank governor to succeed Veerathai Santiprbhob, whose five-year term end i...
Jul 10, 2020
American Airlines threatens to cancel some orders for Boeing 737 MAX jets: WSJ
(Reuters) - American Airlines Group Inc has threatened to cancel some of its orders for Boeing Co's grounded 737 MAX jets, amid the coronavirus crisis, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday citin...
Jul 10, 2020
Pope appoints ex-ECB boss Draghi to prestigious academy of social sciences
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis has appointed former European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi as a member of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, the Vatican said on Friday. The Academy, a...
Jul 10, 2020
Russia defends anti-viral drug as COVID-19 death toll passes 11,000
By Katya Golubkova and Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia moved to defend its Avifavir anti-viral drug on Friday following an inconclusive clinical trial in Japan that tested it against COVID-...
Jul 10, 2020
China bank lending hits record $1.72 trillion in first half after solid June
By Judy Hua and Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) - New bank lending in China rose 22.3% in June as authorities continued to boost credit and ease policy to get the world's second-largest economy humming ag...
Jul 10, 2020
Belarus leader, jabbing at private sector opponents before election, demands higher minimum wage
MINSK (Reuters) - Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko, who aims to extend his 26-year rule in a presidential election next month, said on Friday that private firms should pay a higher minimum wage - a...
Jul 10, 2020
Rivian closes $2.5 billion investment round led by T. Rowe Price
(Reuters) - Electric vehicle startup Rivian said on Friday it closed an investment round of $2.5 billion, led by asset management firm T. Rowe Price Group Inc. (Reporting by Ankit Ajmera in Bengaluru;...
Jul 10, 2020
Turkish court paves way to turn Hagia Sophia into a mosque
ANKARA (Reuters) - A Turkish court said on Friday it annulled a 1934 government decree turning Istanbul's Hagia Sophia into a museum, ruling it was unlawful, paving the way for the building's conversi...
Jul 10, 2020
Bank of Italy lowers 2020 GDP forecast to -9.5%
ROME (Reuters) - The Italian economy, brought to its knees by the coronavirus, will contract by around 9.5% this year, the Bank of Italy said on Friday, revising down a forecast of -9.2% made last mon...
Jul 10, 2020
Mexican president thanks Trump for less ‘discriminatory’ tone and sidestepping wall
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's president on Friday expressed his gratitude to U.S. President Donald Trump for avoiding a "discriminatory tone" during the two leaders' summit in Washington, as well a...
Jul 10, 2020
