Category Archives: Syndicated
Ramadan period drama with Jewish characters stirs debate in Middle East
By Lisa Barrington and Ghaida Ghantous DUBAI (Reuters) - A period drama about the trials of a Jewish midwife airing on Saudi-controlled MBC for Ramadan has drawn both criticism as an attempt to promot...
Apr 27, 2020
GM suspends dividend, share buybacks as coronavirus hits sales
(Reuters) - General Motors Co said on Monday the automaker has suspended its quarterly cash dividend on its common stock and its share buybacks to save cash in the face of the coronavirus crisis. The ...
Apr 27, 2020
Builders back at Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris after coronavirus shutdown
PARIS (Reuters) - Construction workers were back at the burned shell of Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris on Monday, resuming the mammoth task of rebuilding after the coronavirus outbreak forced a pause o...
Apr 27, 2020
Turkish ruling party, lawyers clash over cleric comments on homosexuality
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A suggestion by Turkey's leading Muslim cleric that homosexuality causes illness has prompted a clash between President Tayyip Erdogan's ruling Islamist-rooted AK Party and the co...
Apr 27, 2020
Norway now in formal talks with Thyssenkrupp over new submarines
OSLO (Reuters) - Norway has started formal talks with the shipbuilding division of Thyssenkrupp for the construction of new submarines and expects to conclude the negotiations this year, the Norwegian...
Apr 27, 2020
UK pay fund equals last five years profit for FTSE 100 participants: study
(Reuters) - FTSE 100-listed companies using the UK government's job retention scheme for furloughed workers have made as much profit over the past five years as the initial projected cost of the schem...
Apr 27, 2020
Netherlands reports 400 new coronavirus cases, 43 deaths – health authorities
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The Netherlands' number of confirmed coronavirus cases has risen by 400 to 38,245 health authorities said on Monday, with 43 new deaths. The country's death toll stands at 4,518,...
Apr 27, 2020
‘Another pandemic’: In Latin America, domestic abuse rises amid lockdown
By Lucila Sigal, Natalia A. Ramos Miranda, Ana Isabel Martinez and Monica Machicao BUENOS AIRES/SANTIAGO/MEXICO CITY/LA PAZ (Reuters) - Lockdowns around Latin America are helping slow the spread of CO...
Apr 27, 2020
To push telework, Japan taking another look at ancient ‘seal’ custom
TOKYO (Reuters) - With efforts to promote telecommuting lagging despite the coronavirus crisis, Japan is taking another look at an ancient custom that stubbornly remains an analogue anomaly in an othe...
Apr 27, 2020
Cycling: Riders committed to Bigla-Katusha despite funding withdrawal
(Reuters) - Bigla-Katusha's riders remain "fully committed" to the Swiss women's cycling team after their title partners withdrew funding due to the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, they sai...
Apr 27, 2020
