Category Archives: Syndicated
Britain now compliant with Saudi Arabia arms order, can issue export licenses: minister
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has complied with a court order over its decisions on granting export licences to sell arms to Saudi Arabia, its trade minister said on Tuesday, meaning it can once again is...
Jul 07, 2020
Philippine consortium drops $2 billion airport project
MANILA (Reuters) - A consortium of six of the Philippines' biggest conglomerates on Tuesday dropped a proposal to upgrade and operate the country's main airport, as the impacts of the coronavirus hit ...
Jul 07, 2020
‘At war time speed’, China leads COVID-19 vaccine race
By Sangmi Cha and Miyoung Kim SEOUL/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - China is forging ahead in the race to develop a vaccine to help control the COVID-19 pandemic, with Sinovac Biotech's experimental vaccine set...
Jul 07, 2020
UAE banks can withstand shocks of any size: central bank
DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates Central Bank said on Tuesday the country's banking sector can withstand any scale of shock as banks are well capitalised. It said that while the coronavirus ...
Jul 07, 2020
Indonesia’s Telkom Group unblocks Netflix as it amps digital push
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Indonesia's state owned telecoms firm PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia said on Tuesday it has unblocked streaming giant Netflix, after four years of negotiations. Telkom said the deci...
Jul 07, 2020
Syrian, Russian airstrikes in Idlib amount to war crimes, as do jihadist attacks: U.N.
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - Syrian and Russian planes have carried out deadly aerial strikes amounting to war crimes on schools, hospitals and markets in Idlib province, U.N. investigators...
Jul 07, 2020
Mexico auto production, exports recover sharply in June from May
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's auto production and exports picked up steam in June from a month earlier, but were down sharply versus a year earlier, official data showed on Tuesday, as carmakers re...
Jul 07, 2020
Uber launches grocery delivery in Latin America, Canada with U.S. to follow
By Tina Bellon (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc on Tuesday further expanded delivery offerings, launching an app-based grocery service in several Latin American and Canadian cities, with the United S...
Jul 07, 2020
Hungarian President calls on Ukraine, Romania to stop polluting rivers
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's president called on Ukraine and Romania on Tuesday to stop polluting two major rivers that flow across Hungary after floods in the past weeks brought in "dirty carpets" ...
Jul 07, 2020
Kuwait to disburse $780 million to 70,000 citizens in private sector
KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwait will disburse some 240.5 million dinars ($780 million) to support Kuwaiti citizens employed in the private sector as part of efforts to soften the impact of the coronavirus p...
Jul 07, 2020
