Category Archives: Syndicated
Kurz: Optimistic we’ll get agreement on EU finances but not sure when
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on Friday he was optimistic that European Union leaders meeting in Brussels to discuss a proposed budget and economic recovery plan would r...
Jul 17, 2020
Biden facing pressure within party as running mate search enters final phase
By Joseph Ax and Trevor Hunnicutt (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is facing pressure from contending groups inside his party as he prepares to interview a shortlist of women fo...
Jul 17, 2020
Protecting Japanese jobs more important than fiscal reform now, minister says
TOKYO (Reuters) - Protecting the jobs of Japanese people is more important now than public finances, Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said on Friday. The huge cost of combating the coronavirus cri...
Jul 17, 2020
Dutch PM Rutte says he sees less than 50% chance of EU fund deal
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Friday said he saw less than a 50% chance that European leaders would reach a deal on the European Recovery Fund at their summit in Brussels. "I...
Jul 17, 2020
Russian banking sector profit recovers in June, says c.bank
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's banking sector profit rose to 70 billion roubles ($975 million) in June, up from just 500 million roubles in May, a month of partial lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemi...
Jul 17, 2020
Lyft to provide drivers with partition shields as coronavirus protection
By Tina Bellon (Reuters) - Lyft Inc said on Friday it would distribute some 60,000 vehicle partition shields to its most-active drivers as a protection against the coronavirus and begin selling the cu...
Jul 17, 2020
Indian defence minister hoping for a resolution to border row with China
By Devjyot Ghoshal NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's defence minister said on Friday he hoped talks could bring some sort of resolution to a border standoff with China that led to a deadly clash last mont...
Jul 17, 2020
Deaths in South African mines fall to 51, lowest in a century, says Minerals Council
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The death toll in South Africa's mines was 51 in 2019, down from 81 the previous year and the lowest since records began a century ago, the Minerals Council, which represents ...
Jul 17, 2020
Russia expects to make COVID-19 vaccine being developed in Britain: wealth fund head
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia expects a deal with AstraZeneca for it to manufacture a COVID-19 vaccine being developed by the pharmaceuticals giant and Oxford University to go ahead despite allegations it...
Jul 17, 2020
China to take over four insurers and two trust firms to rein in financial risks
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's banking and insurance regulator said on Friday that it would take over four insurers and two trust firms for one year starting from July 17, as they breached rules and cond...
Jul 17, 2020
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