Category Archives: Syndicated
As Philippines fights coronavirus, some fear involvement of the police
By Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) - At the peak of the Philippines' war on drugs, people in the rundown neighbourhoods of Navotas in the capital Manila grew used to police knocking on doors, or bursting ...
Jul 17, 2020
ECB’s de Guindos sees EU agreement on recovery fund by end-July
MADRID (Reuters) - European Central Bank Vice-President Luis de Guindos said on Friday he expected European leaders to reach an agreement on the recovery fund "very soon" and before the end of July. "...
Jul 17, 2020
Portugal’s EDP keeps net income goal and dividend despite pandemic
By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's biggest utility EDP will stick to its recurring net income target of 850-900 million euros this year, and will not cut its dividend, despite the impac...
Jul 17, 2020
U.S. Congress set for battle over next coronavirus aid bill
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress returns to Washington on Monday with Democratic and Republican leaders agreeing that they need to pass something to salve the heavy toll of th...
Jul 17, 2020
Kurz: Optimistic we’ll get agreement on EU finances but not sure when
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on Friday he was optimistic that European Union leaders meeting in Brussels to discuss a proposed budget and economic recovery plan would r...
Jul 17, 2020
Biden facing pressure within party as running mate search enters final phase
By Joseph Ax and Trevor Hunnicutt (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is facing pressure from contending groups inside his party as he prepares to interview a shortlist of women fo...
Jul 17, 2020
Protecting Japanese jobs more important than fiscal reform now, minister says
TOKYO (Reuters) - Protecting the jobs of Japanese people is more important now than public finances, Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said on Friday. The huge cost of combating the coronavirus cri...
Jul 17, 2020
Dutch PM Rutte says he sees less than 50% chance of EU fund deal
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Friday said he saw less than a 50% chance that European leaders would reach a deal on the European Recovery Fund at their summit in Brussels. "I...
Jul 17, 2020
Russian banking sector profit recovers in June, says c.bank
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's banking sector profit rose to 70 billion roubles ($975 million) in June, up from just 500 million roubles in May, a month of partial lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemi...
Jul 17, 2020
Lyft to provide drivers with partition shields as coronavirus protection
By Tina Bellon (Reuters) - Lyft Inc said on Friday it would distribute some 60,000 vehicle partition shields to its most-active drivers as a protection against the coronavirus and begin selling the cu...
Jul 17, 2020
