Category Archives: Syndicated
U.S. Commerce chief: Firms may rethink Hong Kong offices after China security law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Companies with headquarters in Hong Kong may now rethink having those offices as China begins cracking down on protesters under Beijing's sweeping new security law, the U.S. com...
Jul 01, 2020
World Bank to disburse $50 million loan to Georgia
TBILISI (Reuters) - The World Bank Group has approved a 45 million euro ($50.4 million) loan for Georgia to help the country mitigate the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The World Bank said ...
Jul 01, 2020
Iran says two Swedes arrested in crackdown on drugs trafficking network
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran has arrested two Swedish nationals in crackdown on an international drugs trafficking network, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Wednesday, adding that a large am...
Jul 01, 2020
Spain working with Airbus to keep jobs in wake of restructuring
MADRID (Reuters) - The Spanish government is working with Airbus to keep jobs in the country, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Wednesday, a day after the aerospace giant announced it would cut 15,...
Jul 01, 2020
India asks telcos, internet firms to block banned Chinese apps, ByteDance to hold talks
By Sankalp Phartiyal and Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has ordered telecom companies and other internet providers to stop access to 59 banned Chinese-origin apps, according to notices seen ...
Jul 01, 2020
Canada Day party goes virtual amid COVID-19 restrictions
By Julie Gordon OTTAWA (Reuters) - No live fireworks, no star-studded concert on Parliament Hill, and no crowds of tourists: Canada's official birthday celebrations on Wednesday for the first time eve...
Jul 01, 2020
Strong bookings boost Ryanair’s hopes of return to normal
By Conor Humphries DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ryanair reported "very strong" bookings from holidaymakers as it relaunched its network with 1,000 flights on Wednesday, the start of a summer that Group Chief Ex...
Jul 01, 2020
U.S. employers announced more job cuts in June: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employers announced an additional 170,219 job cuts in June as the recession caused by the COVID-19 depresses demand and pushes companies into bankruptcy, a report showed on...
Jul 01, 2020
Merkel says EU must be prepared if Brexit talks fail
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday the European Union must prepare for a possible failure of talks with Britain over a new trading relationship. She said talks were t...
Jul 01, 2020
Futures retreat as virus surge threatens recovery
By Pawel Goraj (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell on Wednesday as a record single-day spike in coronavirus cases in the country heightened fears of another lockdown and threatened to derail a n...
Jul 01, 2020
