Category Archives: Syndicated
UK says it will not bend on health service, standards in U.S. trade talks
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's government said on Tuesday it would not compromise on the country's health service, environmental protection, animal welfare and food safety standards in talks with the Un...
Jun 30, 2020
From food to cars, Saudis stock up ahead of VAT hike
By Marwa Rashad and Davide Barbuscia RIYADH/DUBAI (Reuters) - People in Saudi Arabia rushed to buy goods from imported fruit juices to cars ahead of a sharp hike in value-added tax on July 1, introduc...
Jun 30, 2020
Wall Street faces danger signs after best quarter since ’98
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed and Noel Randewich (Reuters) - A stock rebound marked by Wall Street's strongest quarter in more than two decades has slowed in recent weeks, as a resurgence in coronavirus cases ...
Jun 30, 2020
WHO says ‘we cannot let our guard down’ after China pigs study
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) will "read carefully" a Chinese study on a new flu virus found in pigs, a spokesman said on Tuesday, saying the findings underscored the importan...
Jun 30, 2020
Pepperoni swastika shocks Ohio couple; two Little Caesars employees fired
(Reuters) - When Misty Laska opened her takeaway pizza, the first thing she noticed was that it was not sliced. Then she and her husband saw that the pepperoni pieces had been arranged in the shape of...
Jun 30, 2020
Puma pauses ads on Facebook and Instagram in July
BERLIN (Reuters) - German sportswear brand Puma said on Tuesday it will pause all paid advertising globally on Facebook and Instagram throughout July to persuade the social media company to remove hos...
Jun 30, 2020
Killing of Ethiopian singer sparks protests in capital city
By Dawit Endeshaw ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Youths enraged by the killing of a popular protest singer burned tyres during demonstrations in Ethiopia's capital on Tuesday, in a display of anger from the ...
Jun 30, 2020
Iran appeals court confirms Franco-Iranian academic’s five-year jail term – Mizan
(Reuters) - Iran's appeals court has confirmed a five-year prison sentence for Iranian-French academic Fariba Adelkhah on security charges, the Mizan news agency reported on Tuesday. Adelkhah was sent...
Jun 30, 2020
Israeli minister signals major West Bank annexation move not imminent
By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli minister played down on Tuesday the likelihood of major moves to annex Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank on July 1, the planned starting p...
Jun 30, 2020
Standard Life Aberdeen picks ex-Citi executive as CEO
By Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) - Standard Life Aberdeen (SLA) Chief Executive Keith Skeoch will step down after five years at the helm and former Citi executive Stephen Bird will replace him, the Br...
Jun 30, 2020
