Category Archives: Syndicated
UK government-backed COVID lending reaches 48 billion pounds
LONDON (Reuters) - British businesses have taken out 48 billion pounds ($61 billion) in government-backed COVID-19 loans, up from 46 billion pounds a week earlier, finance ministry data showed on Tues...
Jul 21, 2020
British ministers hold first face-to-face cabinet in months
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was holding his first face-to-face cabinet meeting of top ministers since March 17 on Tuesday, underlining his push to encourage others to go ba...
Jul 21, 2020
Kenya’s flower industry rebounds as lockdowns ease
By Omar Mohammed NAIROBI (Reuters) - Demand for Kenya's flowers has recovered to around 85% of pre-coronavirus levels as European markets open up after lockdowns, an industry body said, spurring hope ...
Jul 21, 2020
Sudan’s Bashir and allies on trial for leading 1989 coup
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan started on Tuesday a new trial against ousted President Omar al-Bashir and some of his former allies on charges of leading a military coup that brought the autocrat to power...
Jul 21, 2020
EU delays strict rule-of-law conditions for recovery fund
By Robin Emmott and Bart H. Meijer BRUSSELS/AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Hungary, Poland and the Netherlands all claimed victory on Tuesday after a European Union summit left open how to tie a new coronaviru...
Jul 21, 2020
Indonesia reports 1,655 new coronavirus infections, 81 deaths
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia on Tuesday reported 1,655 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of infections to 89,869, according to official data released by the government. The number of f...
Jul 21, 2020
Hong Kong reports 61 new coronavirus cases, mostly local transmissions
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong reported 61 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, including 58 that were locally transmitted, adding to a slew of new cases which have hit the global financial hub over the...
Jul 21, 2020
Malaysian court to hear bid to set aside caning for Rohingya refugees
By Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - A Malaysian court on Wednesday will hear a bid to set aside caning sentences handed down to 27 Rohingya Muslim refugees from Myanmar, lawyers said, a punishm...
Jul 21, 2020
Global presence an advantage as U.S. companies brace for second-half slump
By Gaurav Dogra and Subrat Patnaik (Reuters) - Smaller U.S. companies will bear the brunt of the economic downturn triggered by a prolonged coronavirus crisis as they struggle to cut costs as much as ...
Jul 21, 2020
UK’s Sunak launches comprehensive review of government spending
LONDON (Reuters) - British finance minister Rishi Sunak on Tuesday launched a comprehensive review of government spending for the coming years. The review will set resource budgets for government depa...
Jul 21, 2020
