Category Archives: Syndicated
Assange surprised by timing of new U.S. indictment
By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - Julian Assange's lawyer said on Monday he was surprised U.S. authorities issued a new and wider indictment last week against the WikiLeaks founder whom they are se...
Jun 29, 2020
First Dutch 5G auction begins with 900 million euro floor
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The first Dutch government auction of bandwidth for 5G networks began on Monday with a 900 million euro ($1 billion) floor and network owners KPN, Vodafone and T-Mobile participa...
Jun 29, 2020
Turkey, Austria summon envoys after Kurdish-Turkish clashes in Vienna
VIENNA/ANKARA (Reuters) - Austria pledged on Monday to find out who was behind clashes between Kurdish and Turkish protesters in the Austrian capital last week that have further strained already tense...
Jun 29, 2020
Germany agrees to terminate contract with accounting watchdog
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany will cancel its contract with the country's accounting watchdog FREP, a justice ministry spokesman said on Monday, after payments company Wirecard filed for insolvency last ...
Jun 29, 2020
Potato diplomacy as Malta seeks new era of Namibian relations
VALLETTA (Reuters) - Malta is donating 500 tonnes of potatoes to Namibia under its overseas aid programme in an effort to open a new chapter in relations between the two countries. Maltese farmers had...
Jun 29, 2020
Tencent, Primavera to fund grocery delivery app – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - Tencent Holdings Ltd and private equity Primavera Capital are joining a funding round for Chinese grocery delivery app Xingsheng Youxuan that values the startup at $3 billion, Bloomberg re...
Jun 29, 2020
Cycling: Team boss Lefevere fears coronavirus outbreak in peloton
(Reuters) - The return of professional cycle racing next month might be too soon and could lead to outbreaks of novel coronavirus, according to Deceuninck-Quick-Step boss Patrick Lefevere. The WorldTo...
Jun 29, 2020
Italian study shows lower viral load in COVID-19 patients in May than April peak
By Emilio Parodi MILAN (Reuters) - A small study by researchers in Italy has found that COVID-19 patients who were tested for the novel coronavirus at a hospital there in May had fewer virus particles...
Jun 29, 2020
France’s Macron pledges extra 15 billion euros to make economy greener
PARIS (Reuters) - France will spend an extra 15 billion euros ($16.9 billion) over two years to make its economy greener, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday. Macron was responding to prop...
Jun 29, 2020
Austria to support purchase of electric cars with 5,000 eur from July
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria will support the purchase of electric cars with 5,000 euros from July, Economy Minister Leonore Gewessler said on Monday. "Traffic is and remains the problem child of the cl...
Jun 29, 2020
