Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Turkish defence industry says it can support Azerbaijan
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's defence industry chief said on Friday that his sector was ready to help Azerbaijan, which has seen border clashes with Armenia in which 16 people have been killed. Turkey h...
Jul 17, 2020
French govt to postpone pension reform talks until 2021 - union
PARIS (Reuters) - French Prime Minister Jean Castex told labour and employers unions that talks over pension reform would be postponed until 2021, a French union leader told reporters on Friday. "The ...
Jul 17, 2020
Indian minorities panel faults police role in Delhi riots targeting Muslims
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A government-appointed commission promoting the rights of India's religious minorities said police failed to protect Muslims campaigning against a new citizenship law during viol...
Jul 17, 2020
Britain to trial return of fans to sports events
LONDON (Reuters) - Spectators could return to sports events in Britain from Oct. 1 with social-distancing restrictions in place, the government said on Friday when announcing a pilot scheme to start l...
Jul 17, 2020
British PM Johnson: Other countries' Covid-19 woes show what can go wrong
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday that the problems other countries are currently experiencing with the Covid-19 pandemic shows what can go wrong if rules are not followed...
Jul 17, 2020
Bank of England's Bailey sees UK economy beginning to recover
LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Friday that Britain's economy was starting to recover from its coronavirus lockdown but some job-intense sectors remained weak and the...
Jul 17, 2020
COVID-19 transmission rate spikes in France's Brittany region
PARIS (Reuters) - The reproduction rate of the novel coronavirus in the Brittany region, popular with tourists, has risen sharply in less than a week, according to government data, the latest indicati...
Jul 17, 2020
Thailand delays selection process for new central bank chief
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Next week's interviews of six candidates for the role of central bank governor will be delayed, the head of the selection committee said on Friday, because some applicants might no...
Jul 17, 2020
Exclusive: HSBC's global equities boss Hossein Zaimi to leave bank
By Sinead Cruise and Sumeet Chatterjee LONDON/HONG KONG (Reuters) - HSBC's global equities chief Hossein Zaimi is leaving the bank, sources said on Friday, in the latest revamp of the lender's embattl...
Jul 17, 2020
UK COVID-19 reproduction number remains at 0.7-0.9
LONDON (Reuters) - The reproduction number of COVID-19 across the United Kingdom is between 0.7-0.9, the government said on Friday, unchanged on the previous week's value. The current growth rate of t...
Jul 17, 2020
