Category Archives: Syndicated
Istanbul retail prices rise 0.07% month-on-month in June
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Retail prices in Istanbul, Turkey's biggest city, rose 0.07% month-on-month in June for a year-on-year rise of 12.97%, the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce said on Wednesday. Wholesal...
Jul 01, 2020
Icelandic lenders in good shape, says central bank
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Large banks in Iceland are well-capitalised and strong enough to weather any economic disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the central bank's Financial Stability Committe...
Jul 01, 2020
Central Europe’s factory decline eases in June
By Alan Charlish and Jason Hovet WARSAW/PRAGUE(Reuters) - The downturn in central European manufacturing eased markedly in June as economies reopened after the coronavirus lockdown, surveys showed on ...
Jul 01, 2020
Spain, Portugal open border to tourism after 3-month coronavirus closure
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain and Portugal's prime ministers on Wednesday officially reopened their joint border to all travelers after a three-month closure to prevent the spread of coronavirus. In the pr...
Jul 01, 2020
Vote that could extend Putin’s rule culminates as Russians get cash payments
By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russians with children received cash payments on Wednesday on the final day of a vote on constitutional changes that could allow Vladimir Putin to stay in power unt...
Jul 01, 2020
Exclusive: Hundreds of George W. Bush administration officials to back Biden, group says
By Tim Reid WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hundreds of officials who worked for former Republican President George W. Bush are set to endorse Democratic White House hopeful Joe Biden, people involved in the e...
Jul 01, 2020
Schools reopen across Thailand with temperature checks, masks
By Jiraporn Kuhakan SAM KHOK, Thailand (Reuters) - Thai schools reopened on Wednesday for the first time since mid-March, with precautions in place to guard against the coronavirus, ranging from tempe...
Jul 01, 2020
Australian Rules-Players face deadline to leave Melbourne COVID-19 hotspots
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australian Football League (AFL) players living in Melbourne's COVID-19 "hotspots" face a midnight deadline to move to safer zones or face being excluded from matches due to tigh...
Jul 01, 2020
ECB lowers bar for bank mergers in hope of spurring consolidation
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank is lowering the bar for bank mergers in the euro zone, hoping to encourage an elusive wave of consolidation in a sector plagued by low profits and unres...
Jul 01, 2020
Universal Declaration of Human Rights inspires musical work, ‘Voices’
By Sarah Mills LONDON - Composer Max Richter's new album "Voices" features narrators reading parts of the 70-year-old Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which he believes can stir hope in a world ...
Jul 01, 2020
