Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Wall Street futures flat as investors weigh grim data, await Fed's next steps
By Medha Singh (Reuters) - Futures tied to the S&P 500 were little changed on Wednesday after bleak consumer confidence data provided a sobering view on the health of the economy, while investors held...
Aug 26, 2020
U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo arrives in UAE
DUBAI (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday as part of a Middle East tour following a U.S.-brokered deal on normalising relations between Isr...
Aug 26, 2020
Exclusive: Amazon faces new antitrust challenge from Indian online sellers, legal documents show
By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A group of more than 2,000 online sellers has filed an antitrust case against Amazon in India, alleging the U.S. company favours some retailers whose online disco...
Aug 26, 2020
Lebanon defence council denounces 'Israeli assault' at border
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Supreme Defence Council denounced on Wednesday what it called "an Israeli assault" in the south of the country along the border the night before. The council tasked the ca...
Aug 26, 2020
Lebanon coronavirus tally concerning, hospital capacity must be increased: health minister
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The health minister for Lebanon's caretaker government was cited as saying on Wednesday that the tally of coronavirus cases in Lebanon was "concerning," an official of the Supreme D...
Aug 26, 2020
Congo army says Islamist militia kills 20 in east
By Erikas Mwisi Kambale BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Islamist militants killed at least 20 people during attacks on three villages in eastern Congo, the army and a local administrato...
Aug 26, 2020
U.N. prosecutors say Mladic's life sentence should be upheld
By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Prosecutors on Wednesday called on U.N. judges to uphold former Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic's life sentence for war crimes, including genocide, ...
Aug 26, 2020
Vanguard to close Hong Kong, Japan operations
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - U.S. asset manager Vanguard Group said on Wednesday it will close its operations in Hong Kong and Japan and exit Hong Kong exchange-traded funds, citing unsupportive "industry dyn...
Aug 26, 2020
Pompeo discusses regional stability, unity with Bahrain crown prince
DUBAI (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed regional stability and Gulf unity with the crown prince of Bahrain on Wednesday, as part of a Middle East tour following an accord betwe...
Aug 26, 2020
LA Clippers coach Rivers outraged at Blake shooting
(Reuters) - Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers said Americans should do better and demand better treatment following the police shooting of Jacob Blake, an unarmed Black man, in Kenosha, Wisconsin,...
Aug 26, 2020
