Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Firm hired to audit Lebanon central bank has not received all requested info: sources
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Restructuring consultancy Alvarez & Marsal has yet to receive all the information it has requested to conduct a forensic audit of Lebanon's central bank, according to three sources ...
Oct 28, 2020
Public transport seen as major culprit for Italy coronavirus surge
By Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) - Public transport in Italy is increasingly seen by experts and policymakers as one of the places where the risk of contracting COVID-19 is highest, as the government g...
Oct 28, 2020
UK will not back down on fisheries policy in EU talks: Gove
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will not back down on its demands to the European Union over fisheries, minister Michael Gove said in an Oct. 26 letter sent to a minister in the devolved Welsh government. ...
Oct 28, 2020
Sweden sets new daily COVID-19 case record as infections surge
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden, whose light-touch pandemic strategy has gained global attention, registered 1,980 new coronavirus cases on Oct. 27, the highest since the start of the pandemic, Health Ag...
Oct 28, 2020
Lone protester climbs factory chimney to tell Belarus leader to quit
(Reuters) - The young man in the black woollen ski hat is nervous. He pauses repeatedly to catch his breath and remember the short speech he has prepared. But when he speaks, he addresses Belarusian P...
Oct 28, 2020
Saudi Arabia plans $2 billion boost for space programme by 2030
By Marwa Rashad RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia is planning an 8 billion riyals ($2.1 billion) boost for its space programme by 2030 under an economic diversification plan that aims to attract foreign...
Oct 28, 2020
Pirelli loses appeal against EU cartel ruling on former unit
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Italian tyremaker Pirelli on Wednesday lost its appeal against an EU cartel ruling after Europe's highest court rejected its argument that it should not bear liabi...
Oct 28, 2020
U.S. auto sales gain pace in October on strong demand: JD Power, LMC Automotive
(Reuters) - The pace of U.S. auto sales is expected to rise 3% in October, helped by a strong recovery in consumer demand and tighter inventories at dealerships, industry consultants J.D. Power and LM...
Oct 28, 2020
Coronavirus source unclear in 80% of cases, says German minister
BERLIN (Reuters) - The source of the coronavirus is unclear in some 80% of cases, according to the Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases, German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said on Wednesd...
Oct 28, 2020
Health minister says Spaniards right to be annoyed after he attended awards ceremony
By Nathan Allen and Inti Landauro MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's health minister said on Wednesday Spaniards were right to be angry at him attending an awards ceremony with dozens of other high-profile fi...
Oct 28, 2020
