Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Sierra Leone court lifts Octea asset freeze after complaint thrown out
DAKAR (Reuters) - The High Court of Sierra Leone in Freetown has dismissed one of several legal complaints against Octea, a subsidiary of Israeli billionaire Beny Steinmetz's BSG Resources (BSGR), on ...
Oct 01, 2020
China's U.S. envoy says U.S.-China relations must be put on right track
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China's ambassador to Washington said on Thursday that China's relations with the United States were facing "severe difficulties" and the two countries should lose no time in pu...
Oct 01, 2020
Sao Paulo, Brazil's largest city, bets on mass testing to reopen schools
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Sao Paulo began a mass COVID-19 testing program on Thursday for public school employees and students, as Brazil's largest city seeks to edge back to normalcy even as Brazil conti...
Oct 01, 2020
EU imposes sanctions on Belarus after deadlock resolved
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders agreed to impose sanctions on about 40 individuals in Belarus on Friday after Cyprus dropped its opposition over demands that the bloc also punish Turkey fo...
Oct 01, 2020
Blizzard to delay 'World of Warcraft: Shadowlands' to later this year
(Reuters) - Online role-playing game "World of Warcraft: Shadowlands" will be released later this year, Blizzard Entertainment said on Thursday, as employees working from home during the COVID-19 pand...
Oct 01, 2020
Secrecy and speed: Inside Ant Group’s unusual IPO process
By Kane Wu, Julie Zhu and Scott Murdoch HONG KONG (Reuters) - Ahead of what's likely to be the world's largest initial public offering, China's Ant Group Co Ltd is asking lead bankers to personally si...
Oct 01, 2020
EU leaders strike deal to end Turkey-Belarus deadlock, officials say
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders on Friday agreed to end a deadlock over sanctions by the bloc against Belarus that were being held up by Cyprus, which was insisting that Turkey be punished...
Oct 01, 2020
California wine country firefight intensifies, progress made in deadly Cascades blaze
By Adrees Latif CALISTOGA, Calif. (Reuters) - California firefighters coping with limited resources and worsening weather struggled for a fifth day on Thursday to subdue flames menacing the famed Napa...
Oct 01, 2020
Turkey's Halkbank must face U.S. indictment over Iran sanctions violations, judge rules
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Thursday refused to dismiss an indictment accusing state-owned Turkish lender Halkbank of helping Iran evade American sanctions. U.S. District ...
Oct 01, 2020
WNBA stronger after successful quarantined season, Commissioner Engelbert says
By Amy Tennery (Reuters) - The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) is emerging stronger than before from its quarantined season, Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said on Thursday, as the league...
Oct 01, 2020
