Category Archives: Syndicated
Prudential sells Jackson equity stake to Apollo-backed Athene for $500 million
By Sinead Cruise and Svea Herbst-Bayliss LONDON/BOSTON (Reuters) - Prudential sold a minority stake in its U.S. business, Jackson, to Apollo Global-backed Athene Holding for $500 million, the insurer ...
Jun 18, 2020
Mexico enlists F1 racetrack, military barracks to fight coronavirus
By Noe Torres MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico has repurposed a Formula One racetrack, converted a huge convention center and put hundreds of beds into military barracks to create new hospital space to ...
Jun 18, 2020
Myanmar barber truck cuts virus worries by going door-to-door
By Zaw Naing Oo YANGON (Reuters) - A Myanmar barbershop business is trimming costs and generating cash amid concerns about the coronavirus, offering a salon on wheels to cautious customers who want th...
Jun 18, 2020
New York City to enter phase two of reopening on June 22: mayor
(Reuters) - New York City will begin phase two of reopening on Monday, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Thursday, citing continued improvements in coronavirus data. Offices, in-store retail, outdoor dinin...
Jun 18, 2020
Czech PM Babis does not rule out EU recovery fund veto, CTK news agency reports
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis wants further negotiations on the European Union's 750 billion euro recovery fund and how the funds are distributed but did not rule out a veto whe...
Jun 18, 2020
Armenia releases former president Kocharyan on $4 million bail
YEREVAN (Reuters) - Armenia's criminal court of appeal released former president Robert Kocharyan from custody on Thursday on bail of 2 billion drams ($4.2 million). Kocharyan, who served as president...
Jun 18, 2020
U.S. in talks with Japan after Aegis Ashore missile defense system suspension: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is in talks with Japan about its concerns with U.S.-made Aegis Ashore air defense radar stations, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday, after Tokyo suspende...
Jun 18, 2020
Juneteenth, reparations and African-American history with Keisha N. Blain
By Beatrix Lockwood NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ahead of the 155th anniversary of Juneteenth, the holiday marking the abolition of slavery in the United States, Lauren Young and Arlene Washington of Reuters ...
Jun 18, 2020
Exclusive: EU must engage in lithium standards or lose to China, EU’s Breton says
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU industry chief Thierry Breton has urged EU governments to be more active in setting global standards for ultralight battery metal lithium, key to many strategic...
Jun 18, 2020
Vans, not glamorous, but key as EU weighs autos mega-merger
By Giulio Piovaccari and Gilles Guillaume MILAN/PARIS (Reuters) - Their silhouettes don't stir dreams of adventure like a sports car or trendy SUV, but vans are a rare source of profit for European ca...
Jun 18, 2020
