Category Archives: Syndicated
Pompeo urges Turkey to maintain the status of Hagia Sophia as museum
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday urged Turkey to continue to maintain the status of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul as a museum, a day before an expected court ruling t...
Jul 01, 2020
Exclusive: U.S. delays diplomats’ return to China amid concerns over coronavirus testing, quarantine
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has postponed flights for dozens of diplomats who had planned to return to China later this month, after failing to reach agreement with Beiji...
Jul 01, 2020
India’s TikTok stars feel pained by government app ban
By Shilpa Jamkhandikar MUMBAI (Reuters) - Geetha Sridhar never used to enter her kitchen in Mumbai without her smartphone. The 54-year-old homemaker used to post dozens of short videos daily on the Ch...
Jul 01, 2020
France’s foreign minister says new sanctions on Turkey possible
PARIS (Reuters) - France's foreign minister said on Wednesday that European Union foreign ministers would meet on July 13 to discuss Turkey and said new sanctions on Ankara could be considered. "At ou...
Jul 01, 2020
United Airlines to triple flights in August, but watching COVID-19 spikes
By Tracy Rucinski (Reuters) - United Airlines is adding nearly 25,000 domestic and international flights in August, tripling the number it flew in June, while standing ready to shift plans if recent s...
Jul 01, 2020
Big South African insurers face $232 million in claims from 500 virus-hit firms
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Virus-related claims from just over 500 small South African firms battling insurers who have rejected them are worth up to 4 billion rand ($232 million), the firm representing...
Jul 01, 2020
U.S. loan issuance plummets in second quarter as market takes stock of new normal
By Aaron Weinman NEW YORK (LPC) - Issuance across the U.S. syndicated loan market plummeted in the second quarter as the asset class navigated a slow recovery from the novel coronavirus that left borr...
Jul 01, 2020
CEO of Brazil’s Petrobras says over 20% of workforce has agreed to buyouts
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Some 10,000 employees of Brazil's state-run Petrobras have signed up for a voluntary buyout program, the company's chief executive, Roberto Castello Branco, said during a li...
Jul 01, 2020
ECB withdraws Malta-based bank’s licence
VALLETTA (Reuters) - A Malta-based bank, Satabank, has had its licence withdrawn by the European Central Bank, Finance Minister Edward Scicluna and the Malta Financial Services Authority said on Wedne...
Jul 01, 2020
Fox News fires anchor for sexual misconduct
(Reuters) - Fox News said on Wednesday it had fired Ed Henry, co-anchor of "America's Newsroom," over claims of "willful sexual misconduct" involving a co-worker from years ago. The cable news network...
Jul 01, 2020
