Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Giant of Northern Ireland peace Hume laid to rest in small service
By Lorraine O'Sullivan LONDONDERRY, Northern Ireland (Reuters) - Northern Ireland peacemaker John Hume was remembered for his unshakeable commitment to non-violence at a small funeral on Wednesday whe...
Aug 05, 2020
China to relax curbs on new energy vehicle purchases: state media
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will relax restrictions on new energy vehicle purchases and offer subsidies for them, the vice head of China's state planner said on Wednesday, according to the state broadca...
Aug 05, 2020
Son of Italy's former top Mafia boss arrested on Brazilian warrant
PALERMO, Italy (Reuters) - Leonardo Badalamenti, the son of the top boss of the Italian mafia in the 1970s, was arrested in Sicily on Wednesday on an international warrant from Brazil, police said. Ba...
Aug 05, 2020
EU extends anti-dumping duties on Chinese steel
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commision said on Wednesday it had extended anti-dumping duties on imports of Chinese corrosion-resistant steel to stop producers avoiding existing dut...
Aug 05, 2020
Ukraine leader hopes Minsk will hand over suspected Russian mercenaries to Ukraine
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday he hoped Belarus would hand over suspected Russian mercenaries to Ukraine for future prosecution. "I hope that the suspects i...
Aug 05, 2020
India's Bharti Airtel partners with Amazon to grow cloud business
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Bharti Airtel Ltd and Amazon Web Services (AWS) will join forces to develop the Indian telecoms firm's cloud business, allowing it to offer a wider range of products to its enter...
Aug 05, 2020
France's hard-hit wine growers need more support: PM Castex
PARIS (Reuters) - France must step up support for winemakers hit by a slump in demand because of restaurant and bar closures due to the coronavirus pandemic and lower exports because of U.S. tariffs, ...
Aug 05, 2020
Zara owner Inditex pledges support for fashion supply chain as coronavirus bites
MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish fashion group Inditex on Wednesday pledged to maintain workers' rights throughout its supply chains and the stability of payments to suppliers, as the garment industry wrest...
Aug 05, 2020
Scotland shuts pubs in Aberdeen to tackle COVID-19 outbreak
LONDON (Reuters) - Scotland imposed new restrictions on the north eastern city of Aberdeen to tackle an outbreak of COVID-19 cases, ordering pubs to close and visitors to stay away. "We are at a stage...
Aug 05, 2020
Miners need more engineers to meet new tailings dam safety standard
By Helen Reid and Jeff Lewis JOHANNESBURG/TORONTO - Mining companies need more skilled engineers if they are to meet strict new global safety standards for tailings dams aimed at preventing catastroph...
Aug 05, 2020
