Category Archives: Syndicated
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
Free ambulance helps save mothers and babies in Kenya lockdown
By Ayenat Mersie NAIROBI (Reuters) - As soon as Kenya introduced a coronavirus curfew, Dr. Jemimah Kariuki, an obstetrician-gynecologist at Nairobi's Kenyatta Hospital, started seeing more death and c...
Jul 07, 2020
Spanish PM Sanchez to discuss EU recovery fund with Germany’s Merkel
MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel ahead of a July 17-18 summit to discuss a planned European Union recovery fund, government spokes...
Jul 07, 2020
Iraq partially reopens Iran trade crossing, border officials say
BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraq partially reopened its southern Shalamcheh border crossing with Iran on Tuesday after more than three months of closure to combat the spread of the new coronavirus, border...
Jul 07, 2020
France-Turkey tensions mount after NATO naval incident
By John Irish and Robin Emmott PARIS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - For France, it was the final straw. For Turkey, it was a misunderstanding. For NATO, it could be a turning point. The incident unfolded quickl...
Jul 07, 2020
Leasing firm Avolon cancels another 27 Boeing 737 MAX jets
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Aircraft lessor Avolon on Tuesday said it had cancelled 27 Boeing 737 MAX planes since the end of March, in addition to the 75 it cancelled in the first three months of the year. Th...
Jul 07, 2020
Spain extends coronavirus aid for tenants and homeowners
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's cabinet will on Tuesday approve the extension of measures aimed at easing the financial burden on rental tenants and homeowners hit by the coronavirus, government sources to...
Jul 07, 2020
Egypt’s foreign reserves recover slightly to $38.2 billion
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's net foreign reserves recovered some ground lost during the coronavirus outbreak, rising to $38.2 billion in June from $36 billion in May, the central bank said on Tuesday. Fo...
Jul 07, 2020
Explosion in Iran’s capital kills two, damages factory – IRNA
DUBAI (Reuters) - Two people were killed in an explosion in a factory in the south of Tehran, Iran's state news agency IRNA reported on Tuesday. "Human error was the cause of the blast in a factory .....
Jul 07, 2020
Thai first quarter household debt at 80% of GDP, highest in four years
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's household debt level to gross domestic product (GDP) rose slightly to 80.1% in the first quarter, the highest level in four years, central bank data showed, with the tre...
Jul 07, 2020
