Category Archives: Syndicated
Sara, Sonia, Sofia: Spotify plans local versions of hit podcast ‘Sandra’
By Supantha Mukherjee and Kenneth Li (Reuters) - Spotify Technology on Tuesday plans to announce local language adaptations of a popular scripted podcast as part of the Swedish music streaming company...
Jun 29, 2020
Brazil’s XP files for share offering, sees second quarter profit doubling
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian brokerage firm XP Inc filed on Monday for a secondary share offering, saying its second-quarter profit is likely to double from a year earlier, according to a securitie...
Jun 29, 2020
Brazil coronavirus death toll reaches 58,314
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil registered 692 new coronavirus deaths on Monday, bringing the overall death toll in the country to 58,314, the Ministry of Health said. Total confirmed cases rose by 24,05...
Jun 29, 2020
Unions sue three Nevada casino properties, claiming dangerous working conditions
By Helen Coster (Reuters) - Unions representing 60,000 hospitality workers in Las Vegas and Reno, Nevada, are suing three casino properties based on allegations of dangerous working conditions. The Cu...
Jun 29, 2020
Iraqi officials release Iran-backed militiamen arrested last week
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi government officials said on Monday that a number of Iran-backed militiamen arrested in a raid by security forces on Thursday had been released on bail, government sources sa...
Jun 29, 2020
Monte Paschi approves plan to offload over 8 billion euros of bad loans
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena approved a plan on Monday to offload more than 8 billion euros ($9 billion)in gross bad loans in a move that could pave the way for a possible...
Jun 29, 2020
Pompeo calls China Muslim sterilization reports ‘shocking’ and ‘disturbing’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday labeled as "shocking" and "disturbing" reports that China's ruling Communist Party is using forced sterilization, forced abortion a...
Jun 29, 2020
UK PM Johnson’s answer to COVID-19 downturn: ‘Build, build, build’
By William James LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson will set out his plan to spend the British economy out of its coronavirus-induced crisis, with a speech on Tuesday promising to fast-tr...
Jun 29, 2020
White House to brief Democrats on Russia bounty reports on Tuesday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House officials will brief a number of Democratic lawmakers on reports that Russian military intelligence offered militants bounties for killing U.S. troops in Afghanistan...
Jun 29, 2020
Senegal lifts COVID-19 state of emergency to protect economy
DAKAR (Reuters) - Senegalese President Macky Sall on Monday said he had decided to lift a state of emergency over COVID-19 to support the struggling economy, which he warned could grow less than 1.1% ...
Jun 29, 2020
