Category Archives: Syndicated
Indonesia finmin says second quarter GDP may shrink by as much as 5.1%
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's gross domestic product may have shrunk by as much as 5.1% on-year in April-June because of the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, but will likely expand in subseque...
Jul 09, 2020
EU raises its bet on blood plasma in search for COVID-19 therapy
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union wants to fast-track funding to treat COVID-19 patients with blood plasma collected from survivors, an EU document seen by Reuters shows, ...
Jul 09, 2020
Five more policemen arrested for custody death in southern India
By Sudarshan Varadhan CHENNAI, India (Reuters) - Five more policemen were arrested in a widening investigation into the deaths of a father and his son while in police custody in southern India, an off...
Jul 09, 2020
Greek economy to shrink by 7.5-10.5% this year: IOBE
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's economy will contract by 7.5% this year under a baseline scenario and at a faster pace of 10.5% under an adverse one, due to the impact of COVID-19, the country's influenti...
Jul 09, 2020
Severe bread shortages loom for Syria as fresh U.S. sanctions grip
By Maha El Dahan and Ellen Francis DUBAI/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria could face severe bread shortages for the first time since the start of the war, another challenge for President Bashar al-Assad as he...
Jul 09, 2020
Iran denies U.S. seizure of Iranian arms on way to Houthis in Yemen
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran on Thursday denied that U.S. forces had seized a boat carrying Iranian weapons to Houthi rebels in Yemen, saying the charge was aimed at extending a U.N. arms embargo on Tehran....
Jul 09, 2020
EU lawmakers urge Japan to end parental child ‘abductions’
By Marine Strauss and Chang-Ran Kim BRUSSELS/TOKYO (Reuters) - The European Parliament urged Japan to comply with international rules on child protection and to allow for joint parental custody after ...
Jul 09, 2020
Vietnam 2020 economic growth seen at 3%-4%: government economic advisors
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's economic growth is seen slowing down to 3%-4% this year from an expansion of 7.02% last year due to wider impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, a group of government economi...
Jul 09, 2020
Prominent plaintiffs’ firms sought government bailout to stay afloat
By Caroline Spiezio and Tina Bellon NEW YORK (Reuters) - Several prominent plaintiffs' law firms, known for striking large settlements with companies like German carmaker Volkswagen AG and Equifax Inc...
Jul 09, 2020
Trading, underwriting soften profit plunge for some U.S. banks
By David Henry NEW YORK (Reuters) - Trading and underwriting revenue could provide some comfort for big Wall Street banks that begin reporting results next week, although second-quarter profits likely...
Jul 09, 2020
