Category Archives: Syndicated
Brazil posts record budget deficit in May, will revise 2020 forecasts
By Jamie McGeever BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's government reported a record budget deficit in May, the Treasury said on Monday, adding that official debt and deficit forecasts for this year will be r...
Jun 29, 2020
WHO’s Tedros: ‘This is not even close to being over’
GENEVA (Reuters) - The COVID-19 pandemic is not even close to being over, World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a briefing on Monday. "We all want this to be over. We all wan...
Jun 29, 2020
Mexican central bank sells $1.39 billion at dollar auction
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's central bank placed $1.39 billion of $4.00 billion on offer at its dollar auction on Monday, the bank said, part of an effort to boost liquidity in the national econom...
Jun 29, 2020
EU prepares response to Nord Stream U.S. sanctions threat
By Kate Abnett and Vera Eckert BRUSSELS/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Commission is preparing measures to protect the European Union as it faces threatened U.S. sanctions, which could break inter...
Jun 29, 2020
WHO sees ‘tremendous work’ towards COVID-19 vaccine, but no guarantee
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization sees tremendous work towards finding a safe and effective vaccine to prevent COVID-19, but there are no guarantee of success, the head of its emergenci...
Jun 29, 2020
Former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd’s death to appear in court
(Reuters) - The former Minneapolis police officer charged with the May 25 killing of George Floyd, and three other former officers charged in the case are expected to appear in court on Monday. Derek ...
Jun 29, 2020
Spike in U.S. coronavirus cases shows Canada must remain vigilant: Trudeau
OTTAWA (Reuters) - The spike in coronavirus cases in the United States and elsewhere shows Canadians must remain vigilant as the economy gradually reopens, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday...
Jun 29, 2020
India bans 59 mostly Chinese apps including TikTok, UC Browser, WeChat
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has banned 59, mostly Chinese, mobile apps including Bytedance's TikTok, Alibaba's UC Browser and Tencent's WeChat citing security concerns, the government said in a statem...
Jun 29, 2020
Gabon senate votes to decriminalize homosexuality
LIBREVILLE (Reuters) - A large majority of Gabon's senate voted on Monday to decriminalize homosexuality, the president's office said, paving the way for the country to become one of the few in Africa...
Jun 29, 2020
Soundtracks from Italian cinema’s golden age get new lease of life
LONDON (Reuters) - Soundtracks from the golden age of Italian cinema are to be made available to a new generation of music and film lovers under a new partnership between Universal Music Group (UMG) a...
Jun 29, 2020
