Category Archives: Syndicated
Pompeo: China’s behaviour was unacceptable in border clash with India
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's recent border clash with China was the latest example of the Chinese Communist Party's "unacceptable behaviour," U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday. He...
Jul 22, 2020
Yemen’s children starve amid rising fears of famine
HAJJAH, Yemen (Reuters) - Weighing just 9kg at ten years old, Hassan Merzam Muhammad is so emaciated by the severe malnourishment plaguing hundreds of thousands of Yemeni children like him that he can...
Jul 22, 2020
Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa pass 750,000 – Reuters tally
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Total confirmed coronavirus cases in Africa have passed 750,000, a Reuters tally of government, and World Health Organization data showed on Wednesday. The tally showed the contine...
Jul 22, 2020
UK committed to agreeing outlines of trade deal with EU, says PM’s spokesman
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain remains committed to agreeing the outlines of a balanced trade agreement with the European Union but significant differences between the two sides remain, a spokesman for Pr...
Jul 22, 2020
Restoration of fire-hit Nantes cathedral to take at least three years: architect
PARIS (Reuters) - Restoration of the 15th century cathedral in the French city of Nantes that was hit by fire last week will take at least 3 years, chief architect Pascal Prunet told a press conferenc...
Jul 22, 2020
Factbox: Who’s bidding to be next World Trade Organization chief?
GENEVA/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - World Trade Organization members are considering eight candidates competing to replace Brazil's Roberto Azevedo, who is stepping down as director-general on Aug. 31, a year...
Jul 22, 2020
Saudi Arabia to widen scope of privatisations, finance minister says
DUBAI/RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia will look to sell assets in sectors that were not previously considered for privatisation, such as healthcare and education, the country's finance minister said o...
Jul 22, 2020
EU deal ‘could have been better’, ECB’s Lagarde says
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A European Union deal creating a 750 billion euro ($870 billion) fund to help the bloc's weaker economies recover from the coronavirus pandemic "could have been better" through a...
Jul 22, 2020
White House announces $75 million for new ‘Quantum Leap’ institutes
(This July 21 story has been refiled to show White House announced award, not awarded) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House announced Tuesday the award of $75 million by the National Science Foundat...
Jul 22, 2020
Slack files EU competition complaint against Microsoft
(Reuters) - Slack Technologies Inc said on Wednesday it has filed a complaint against Microsoft Corp with the European Commission on grounds of anti-competitive practices. "Microsoft has illegally tie...
Jul 22, 2020
