Category Archives: Syndicated
Paris bans George Floyd protest planned at U.S. Embassy
PARIS (Reuters) - French police have banned a demonstration planned to take place in front of the U.S. Embassy in Paris on Saturday as protests mount around the world over the death of George Floyd in...
Jun 05, 2020
Fear stops Rohingya getting tested as virus hits refugee camps
By Poppy McPherson and Ruma Paul BANGKOK/DHAKA (Reuters) - Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh with symptoms of the novel coronavirus are not coming forward to get tested because they fear being separated...
Jun 05, 2020
Irish hotels could reopen at end of June – Irish Times
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish hotels are set to be allowed to reopen at the end of the month, three weeks ahead of schedule, under a proposed speeding up of the government's post-coronavirus reopening plan...
Jun 05, 2020
Court upholds Swiss officer’s graft conviction for Russia bear hunt
ZURICH (Reuters) - A Swiss court upheld on Friday the conviction of an ex-aide to Attorney General Michael Lauber for accepting gifts from Russian prosecutors, including a week-long bear hunt in Siber...
Jun 05, 2020
COVID-19 crisis shakes Brazil, but Bolsonaro keeps impeachment at bay
By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) - One of the world's worst coronavirus outbreaks, a paralyzed economy sending investors fleeing for the exit, and accusations that he has undermined Brazil's young...
Jun 05, 2020
Bargain-conscious Americans lift used-car sales in the coronavirus economy
By Nick Carey NAPERVILLE, Ill. (Reuters) - At the height of the coronavirus pandemic in mid-April, used-car dealer Alex Tovstanovsky had vehicles jammed six rows deep on his lot in the western Chicago...
Jun 05, 2020
Turkey jails three MPs stripped of parliamentary status
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey jailed three opposition lawmakers late on Thursday after parliament stripped them of their status as deputies, their two parties said, a move criticised by the country's We...
Jun 05, 2020
Chinese online tutor Zuoyebang seeks $600-$800 million at $6.5 billion valuation: sources
By Yingzhi Yang and Kane Wu BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Online tutoring start-up Zuoyebang is in talks to raise $600-800 million in a new funding round as the coronavirus pandemic encourages investo...
Jun 05, 2020
Black Lives Matter rallies Papuan activists in Indonesia
By Kate Lamb (Reuters) - Thousands of miles from the protests that have swept the United States, Black Lives Matter has become a rallying cry for pro-Papuan activists in Indonesia, provoking questions...
Jun 05, 2020
Erdogan backtracks on weekend lockdown after public backlash
ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Friday backtracked on extending weekend lockdowns following a public backlash, but warned about a rise in the number of daily coronaviru...
Jun 05, 2020
