Category Archives: Syndicated
Burundi begins official mourning for President Nkurunziza
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Burundi began an official period of mourning for President Pierre Nkurunziza on Wednesday, a day after the announcement of his death from a heart attack aged 55 shocked the impover...
Jun 10, 2020
Dutch Tata Steel employees strike over planned job cuts: union
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Workers at Tata Steel's Dutch operations went on strike on Wednesday to protest against planned job cuts, the FNV union said. Ore-preparation workers laid down their tools at 2pm...
Jun 10, 2020
Germany voices concern over Israeli annexation plan but no mention yet of sanctions
By Rami Ayyub JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Germany's foreign minister on Wednesday expressed serious concern to Israel about its plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, but he stopped short of threat...
Jun 10, 2020
Ukraine investigators probe former president in intelligence case
KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine's state investigation bureau said on Wednesday it suspected Petro Poroshenko of issuing an illegal decree in 2018 related to his dealings with the foreign intelligence service...
Jun 10, 2020
Ethiopia extends PM and lawmakers’ terms, to hold polls within a year
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia's parliament approved on Wednesday an extra year in office for Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed after August elections were postponed, two days after a leading opposition pol...
Jun 10, 2020
S&P affirms India’s long-term sovereign credit rating, outlook
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Standard and Poor's affirmed its rating on India's long-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit at the lowest investment-grade level and retained its stable outlook on the ...
Jun 10, 2020
Tim Scott, the U.S. Senate’s only black Republican, leads police reform push
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - South Carolina's U.S. Senator Tim Scott, the chamber's only black Republican, was thrust into the center of the national debate on policing when Majority Le...
Jun 10, 2020
Delta Air expects to have $10 billion in cash, cash equivalents by end-2020
(Reuters) - U.S. carrier Delta Air Lines said on Wednesday it expects to have $10 billion in cash, cash equivalents, short-term investments and borrowing capacity by year-end. The airline also estimat...
Jun 10, 2020
ABB CEO targets profitability as COVID-19, oil price slump bite
ZURICH (Reuters) - ABB will focus on profitability before growth, Chief Executive Bjorn Rosengren said on Wednesday, as the Swiss engineering group tackles weaker demand caused by the COVID-19 pandemi...
Jun 10, 2020
Brazil May consumer prices fall at fastest rate since 1998: IBGE
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian consumer price inflation, as measured by the IPCA index, fell 0.38% in May, government statistics agency IBGE said on Wednesday, less than the 0.46% fall economists in a...
Jun 10, 2020
