Category Archives: Syndicated
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
Japan withdrawing 2023 Women’s World Cup bid: Kyodo
By Jack Tarrant TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is withdrawing its bid to host the 2023 Women's World Cup, Kyodo news agency quoted a source as saying on Monday, just days before football's world governing bo...
Jun 22, 2020
Coric joins Dimitrov in testing positive for COVID-19
(Reuters) - Croatian tennis player Borna Coric, who attended Novak Djokovic's Adria Tour exhibition tournament, has tested positive for COVID-19, the world number 33 said on Monday. Grigor Dimitrov, a...
Jun 22, 2020
ECB ready to cooperate to resolve German legal dispute, VP says
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank is ready to cooperate with German "institutions" to resolve a legal dispute that jeopardises the participation of the euro zone's biggest economy in the...
Jun 22, 2020
Russia reports 7,600 new coronavirus infections
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Monday reported 7,600 new cases of the coronavirus, pushing its nationwide case total to 592,280, the world's third largest tally. The coronavirus taskforce response said ...
Jun 22, 2020
‘No-swab’ saliva test for coronavirus piloted in Britain
LONDON (Reuters) - A weekly coronavirus testing regime using a "no-swab" saliva test is being trialled in Southampton, southern England, and could result in a simpler and quicker way to detect outbrea...
Jun 22, 2020
