Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Pakistan's budget to target 2.3% growth after pandemic hit
By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan will target growth of 2.3% in fiscal year 2020-21, according to government officials and documents seen by Reuters that said the economic landscape would...
Jun 09, 2020
Rhodes Must Fall: Oxford protesters target statue of colonialist
By Ben Makori OXFORD, England (Reuters) - Energised by the toppling of a monument to a slave trader in the English city of Bristol, protesters demanded on Tuesday the removal of a statue of 19th centu...
Jun 09, 2020
Defaced statue of Belgian colonial king taken away, future unclear
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A statue in Belgium of King Leopold II that was daubed with paint and burnt during protests inspired by the death of black American George Floyd was removed on Tuesday for possibl...
Jun 09, 2020
Belgian aged 103 walking marathon to raise funds for COVID-19 research
By Bart Biesemans ROTSELAAR, Belgium (Reuters) - A 103-year-old Belgian doctor is walking a marathon around his garden in daily stages to raise money for research into the new coronavirus, inspired by...
Jun 09, 2020
U.N. chief seeks to clarify protest advice, telling staff to fight racism
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Tuesday told staff they were not banned from joining anti-racism demonstrations sweeping the United States and other c...
Jun 09, 2020
Argentina debt talks, in tough final mile, spark hope and tension
By Adam Jourdan, Marc Jones and Rodrigo Campos BUENOS AIRES/LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Argentina's debt restructuring talks are sparking hopes and tension, with the government and its creditors in a ...
Jun 09, 2020
Package of police reforms advances in New York legislature
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A sweeping package of police reform measures has started to move toward passage by the New York state legislature in the wake of the historic wave of protests sparked by the death...
Jun 09, 2020
FCC awarding up to $16 billion to address U.S. areas lacking broadband service
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission voted on Tuesday to adopt auction procedures to provide up to $16 billion to areas that lack broadband service, including nearly six m...
Jun 09, 2020
Eiffel Tower in Paris to welcome back visitors on June 25
PARIS (Reuters) - The Eiffel Tower in Paris will reopen on June 25 from its longest closure since World War Two after being forced to shut for more than three months due to the coronavirus pandemic, t...
Jun 09, 2020
Unite union holds ballot for industrial action at Drax power plant
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's largest union said on Tuesday it would hold a ballot for industrial action later this month over the closure of two coal-fired generation units at Drax Group's Selby power...
Jun 09, 2020
