Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Factbox: French interests at stake if Muslim boycott calls gain traction
PARIS (Reuters) - In parts of the Muslim world, calls were trending on social media over the weekend for consumers to boycott French goods in protest at France displaying caricatures of the Prophet Mo...
Oct 26, 2020
Pompeo says Libya ceasefire agreement a 'courageous step'
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday that a ceasefire agreement between Libya's warring factions was a courageous step and that all foreign fighters must leave the ...
Oct 26, 2020
Chevron pulls some staff from offshore U.S. ahead of Tropical Storm Zeta
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Chevron Corp said it was withdrawing non-essential staff from its U.S. Gulf of Mexico offshore facilities as Tropical Storm Zeta took aim at the Gulf. Zeta, the 27th named storm of...
Oct 26, 2020
U.S. appeals WTO ruling on its multi-billion tariffs on China
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States lodged an appeal on Monday against a WTO ruling last month that found U.S. tariffs imposed on China in 2018 breached global trade rules, a World Trade Organization...
Oct 26, 2020
Turkish leader backs boycott of French goods over cartoon row
By Christian Lowe and Tuvan Gumrukcu PARIS/ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish leader Tayyip Erdogan asked his compatriots to stop buying French goods on Monday in the latest expression of anger in the Muslim ...
Oct 26, 2020
Erdogan urges Turks to boycott French goods
By Tuvan Gumrukcu and Ece Toksabay ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan called on Monday for Turks to boycott French goods and urged European Union leaders to halt French leader Emmanue...
Oct 26, 2020
Japan and U.S. begin major military exercise as concern about China grows
By Tim Kelly ON BOARD JS KAGA (Reuters) - Japan and the United States on Monday began air, sea and land exercises around Japan in a show of force in the face of increased Chinese military activity in ...
Oct 26, 2020
UK's Johnson says holiday hunger for school children is an issue
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday he fully accepted that children going hungry during school holidays was a problem during the pandemic but said he had not spoken ...
Oct 26, 2020
U.S. regrets EU move on tariffs, seeks deal on Boeing-Airbus row: speech
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States on Monday told the WTO that it regretted the European Union's decision to pursue retaliatory tariffs for Boeing subsidies, adding it favoured a "negotiated resolut...
Oct 26, 2020
UBS to increase salaries, reduce bonuses in pay shake-up
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss bank UBS Group will increase fixed salaries and cut bonuses for some staff in a pay revamp designed to help keep specialists from jumping ship to rivals. "UBS regularly analys...
Oct 26, 2020
