Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Morocco arrests dissident journalist on rape and spy charges
RABAT (Reuters) - Moroccan police on Wednesday arrested a dissident journalist and charged him with rape and helping foreign spies, a prosecutor said, in a case worrying rights groups. Omar Radi, a bu...
Jul 29, 2020
Exclusive: Argentina may delay debt restructuring deadline amid impasse - source
By Jorge Iorio BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's government is considering pushing back a deadline for creditors to respond to its foreign debt restructuring proposal until mid-to-late August, a so...
Jul 29, 2020
Dutch government will not advise public to wear masks: minister
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch government on Wednesday said it will not advise the public to wear masks to slow the spread of coronavirus, asserting that scientific evidence of their effectiveness is...
Jul 29, 2020
Half of violence against African migrants is by law enforcers, U.N. says
By Cecile Mantovani GENEVA (Reuters) - Nearly half of all the violence visited on African migrants during their journey to the Mediterranean coast is perpetrated by law enforcers, the United Nations r...
Jul 29, 2020
Cuba loosens straitjacket on private sector to stimulate economy
By Marc Frank HAVANA (Reuters) - Communist-run Cuba is loosening restrictions on small businesses as it seeks to stimulate a state-dominated economy hammered by the implosion of ally Venezuela, U.S. s...
Jul 29, 2020
S&P Dow Jones receives Wells notice from SEC
(Reuters) - S&P Dow Jones Indices, one of the largest index providers for exchange-traded funds, has received a Wells notice from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), a filing by New Yor...
Jul 29, 2020
Republican Congressman Gohmert confirms he is positive for COVID-19
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Congressman Louie Gohmert confirmed he had tested positive for the novel coronavirus when he visited the White House earlier on Wednesday. Gohmert, in a video po...
Jul 29, 2020
Lawmakers ask U.S. Treasury to halt payments to airport contractors laying off workers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three key U.S. House Democrats on Wednesday asked the U.S. Treasury Department to halt government assistance to a dozen airport contractors that have laid off more than 9,000 wo...
Jul 29, 2020
Jordanian police seal off central Amman to foil union protest
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordanian security forces dispersed dozens of teachers trying to reach the seat of government on Wednesday to protest at the arrest of their union leaders and ...
Jul 29, 2020
German lawmakers grill Scholz over Wirecard scandal
BERLIN (Reuters) - German lawmakers on Wednesday questioned Finance Minister Olaf Scholz over his failure to detect and prevent the Wirecard [WDIG.DE] accounting scandal, one of the biggest in post-wa...
Jul 29, 2020
