Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Indonesia's Telkom Group unblocks Netflix as it amps digital push
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Indonesia's state owned telecoms firm PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia said on Tuesday it has unblocked streaming giant Netflix, after four years of negotiations. Telkom said the deci...
Jul 07, 2020
Syrian, Russian airstrikes in Idlib amount to war crimes, as do jihadist attacks: U.N.
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - Syrian and Russian planes have carried out deadly aerial strikes amounting to war crimes on schools, hospitals and markets in Idlib province, U.N. investigators...
Jul 07, 2020
Mexico auto production, exports recover sharply in June from May
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's auto production and exports picked up steam in June from a month earlier, but were down sharply versus a year earlier, official data showed on Tuesday, as carmakers re...
Jul 07, 2020
Uber launches grocery delivery in Latin America, Canada with U.S. to follow
By Tina Bellon (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc on Tuesday further expanded delivery offerings, launching an app-based grocery service in several Latin American and Canadian cities, with the United S...
Jul 07, 2020
Hungarian President calls on Ukraine, Romania to stop polluting rivers
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's president called on Ukraine and Romania on Tuesday to stop polluting two major rivers that flow across Hungary after floods in the past weeks brought in "dirty carpets" ...
Jul 07, 2020
Kuwait to disburse $780 million to 70,000 citizens in private sector
KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwait will disburse some 240.5 million dinars ($780 million) to support Kuwaiti citizens employed in the private sector as part of efforts to soften the impact of the coronavirus p...
Jul 07, 2020
Free ambulance helps save mothers and babies in Kenya lockdown
By Ayenat Mersie NAIROBI (Reuters) - As soon as Kenya introduced a coronavirus curfew, Dr. Jemimah Kariuki, an obstetrician-gynecologist at Nairobi's Kenyatta Hospital, started seeing more death and c...
Jul 07, 2020
Spanish PM Sanchez to discuss EU recovery fund with Germany's Merkel
MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel ahead of a July 17-18 summit to discuss a planned European Union recovery fund, government spokes...
Jul 07, 2020
Iraq partially reopens Iran trade crossing, border officials say
BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraq partially reopened its southern Shalamcheh border crossing with Iran on Tuesday after more than three months of closure to combat the spread of the new coronavirus, border...
Jul 07, 2020
France-Turkey tensions mount after NATO naval incident
By John Irish and Robin Emmott PARIS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - For France, it was the final straw. For Turkey, it was a misunderstanding. For NATO, it could be a turning point. The incident unfolded quickl...
Jul 07, 2020
