Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Syria's Assad designates Arnous to form a new government, presidency says
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad designated Hussein Arnous to form a new government, the Syrian presidency said on Tuesday, following a parliamentary election in July. Hussein Arnou...
Aug 25, 2020
Hong Kong activist warns West to shun Chinese technology ties
ROME (Reuters) - Chinese businesses like Huawei Technologies Co pose a threat to the West, Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Nathan Law said on a visit to Italy on Tuesday, shortly before the Italian f...
Aug 25, 2020
Tokyo governor Koike says coronavirus situation improving, 2021 Games on track
By Mayu Yoshida and Ami Miyazaki TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said on Tuesday that the novel coronavirus situation in Japan's capital is improving and she's still intent on the city h...
Aug 25, 2020
Sudan's PM says held 'direct' talks with Pompeo
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said he held "direct and transparent" talks with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Khartoum on Tuesday, including over removing Sudan fr...
Aug 25, 2020
IAG shareholders propose insurance ban on projects harmful to cultural sites
(Reuters) - Shareholders of Insurance Australia Group (IAG) have put forward a resolution to guarantee it does not invest in, insure or advocate for projects that would damage natural or cultural site...
Aug 25, 2020
Greece says wants dialogue with Turkey but will defend sovereign rights
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece is ready for a dialogue to help dissolve tensions with Turkey over energy resources in the Eastern Mediterranean but the country will also defend its sovereign rights, its fo...
Aug 25, 2020
Best Buy beats same-store sales estimates on surge in online demand
(Reuters) - Best Buy Co Inc beat quarterly same-store sales estimates on Tuesday as online demand for computers and other electronic accessories needed to work from home surged for a second straight q...
Aug 25, 2020
J.M. Smucker raises fiscal 2021 profit forecast
(Reuters) - J.M. Smucker Co on Tuesday raised its forecast for fiscal 2021 adjusted profit, after the Jif peanut butter maker topped estimates for first-quarter sales on strong demand for its coffee, ...
Aug 25, 2020
Mekong River Commission urges China to work with it on data-sharing
BANGKOK (Reuters) - A Mekong River advisory body urged China on Tuesday to work with its experts in sharing year-round data on the lifeline waterway for the first time, rather than Beijing keeping a s...
Aug 25, 2020
Study shows 6% of people in hotspot German town had COVID-19
BAD FEILNBACH, Germany (Reuters) - About 6% of the residents of a German town that was an early hotspot for the coronavirus had antibodies to COVID-19, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious d...
Aug 25, 2020
