Category Archives: Syndicated
Coronavirus doing almost double the debt damage as financial crash: Moody’s
LONDON (Reuters) - The coronavirus will push debt levels in the world's richest nations up by almost 20 percentage points on average this year, credit rating agency Moody's said on Monday, almost doub...
Jun 22, 2020
Indonesia’s death toll reaches 2500, with over 46,000 infections
(Reuters) - Indonesia reported 954 new coronavirus infections on Monday, taking its total number of cases to 46,845. Health ministry official Achmad Yurianto said there were 35 more deaths reported, w...
Jun 22, 2020
Exclusive: Kremlin hopes big companies and prize draws will boost Putin vote turnout: documents
By Katya Golubkova, Maria Tsvetkova and Olesya Astakhova MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin has asked some Russian companies to mount internal information campaigns to boost turnout in a nationwide vote o...
Jun 22, 2020
Kurdish-led authorities in Syria in talks over U.S. sanctions exemption
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Kurdish-led authorities in northeastern Syria are in talks with their military allies in a U.S.-led coalition over a promised exemption from U.S. sanctions targeting the Syrian gove...
Jun 22, 2020
Turkey’s lonely tourist attractions face make-or-break week
By Ceyda Caglayan, Jonathan Spicer and Kaan Soyturk ISTANBUL/ANTALYA (Reuters) - Turkey's Mediterranean coasts and historic attractions face a critical week as the government presses to open borders a...
Jun 22, 2020
Turkey’s Halkbank shares jump after U.S. prosecutor in sanctions case steps down
ANKARA (Reuters) - Shares in Turkish state lender Halkbank surged 8% on Monday after U.S. federal chief prosecutor Geoffrey Berman, who oversaw a court case against the bank, stepped down over the wee...
Jun 22, 2020
Germany: All financial institutions must be ready for a hard Brexit
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's deputy finance minister on Monday said that it was necessary to prepare for the worst on Brexit and urged banks to be ready for a hard Brexit, adding there is a very stron...
Jun 22, 2020
U.S. citizen among victims of stabbing attack in Britain, report says
LONDON (Reuters) - One of the victims of a stabbing attack in the English town of Reading on Saturday was a U.S. citizen, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported on Monday. Authorities have attributed the ...
Jun 22, 2020
Exclusive: U.S., Brazil protest Thailand’s pesticide ban over impact on wheat, soy exports – documents
By Patpicha Tanakasempipat BANGKOK (Reuters) - The United States and Brazil lodged separate protests with Thailand over its ban on two farm chemicals earlier this month, documents reviewed by Reuters ...
Jun 22, 2020
South Korea says it is battling ‘second wave’ of coronavirus
SEOUL (Reuters) - Health authorities in South Korea said for the first time on Monday it is in the midst of a "second wave" of novel coronavirus infections stemming from a holiday in May, as new cases...
Jun 22, 2020
