Category Archives: Syndicated
India to launch new rural job programme for migrants
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India will launch a new rural jobs programme on Saturday to alleviate the distress of hundreds and thousand of migrants who have lost their jobs and returned to their villages du...
Jun 18, 2020
Britain approves spending of 3.5 billion pounds on railway bailout
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has so far approved spending of 3.5 billion pounds ($4.38 billion) to keep its railways running during the coronavirus pandemic, the government said on Thursday. Under emerg...
Jun 18, 2020
Russian war veterans quarantined before watching parade with Putin, says Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian war veterans due to join President Vladimir Putin to review a June 24 military parade on Red Square are being quarantined at health resorts beforehand to protect their own h...
Jun 18, 2020
Thai central bank to develop payment system prototype for business using digital currency
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's central bank unveiled on Thursday plans to build a prototype of a payment system for businesses using central bank digital currency (CBDC), or traditional money but in d...
Jun 18, 2020
Canada’s NDP leader Singh kicked out of House for calling MP racist
(Reuters) - Jagmeet Singh, the head of Canada's New Democrat Party (NDP), was ejected from the House of Commons on Wednesday after he called a member of another opposition party racist and for refusin...
Jun 18, 2020
Turkey’s ruling party fights its corner over wrestler joining bank board
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's ruling AK Party defended the appointment of a former wrestling champion to the board of a major state bank, saying those opposed to the move should doubt their love for the...
Jun 18, 2020
Russian ambassador in Berlin summoned by German foreign ministry: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's ambassador to Germany was on Thursday summoned by the German Foreign Ministry, the RIA news agency reported, citing Russia's embassy in Berlin. German federal prosecutors o...
Jun 18, 2020
Burundi’s incoming president vows to unite nation isolated over rights abuses
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Burundi's incoming president Evariste Ndayishimiye was sworn in on Thursday after the sudden death of predecessor Pierre Nkurunziza, and he pledged to unite a country that has been...
Jun 18, 2020
Saudi wealth fund to invest $1.49 billion in India’s Jio Platforms
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund will invest 113.67 billion rupees ($1.49 billion) in Reliance Industries Ltd's Jio Platforms, the Indian oil-to-telecoms conglomerate said o...
Jun 18, 2020
Locked-down puppeteer brings her characters to life in Madrid flat
MADRID (Reuters) - Madrid-based Colombian actress and puppeteer Yohana Yara has been using her time in lockdown filming puppet shows on her balcony and creating an online fan base for her characters. ...
Jun 18, 2020
