Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. Treasury extends protection for Citgo from PDVSA creditors
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury on Wednesday extended a measure preventing creditors of Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA from seizing shares in the parent company of U.S. refiner Citgo, a P...
Jul 15, 2020
Protests erupt in Chile on eve of lawmaker vote to allow pension withdrawal
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Protesters in Santiago defied a citywide lockdown meant to combat the spread of the coronavirus, barricading roads and looting early into the morning on Wednesday in support of a ...
Jul 15, 2020
Saudi Arabia blacklists six entities for funding Islamic State - SPA
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia added six entities, including money transfer businesses, to an Islamic State funding blacklist, state news agency SPA reported on Wednesday. SPA said the list was establ...
Jul 15, 2020
WHO urges Turkmenistan to take steps 'as if COVID-19 was circulating'
ALMATY/ASHGABAT (Reuters) - Turkmenistan says it has not registered any COVID-19 coronavirus cases, but the World Health Organization wants the Central Asian country to take measures as if it had. Con...
Jul 15, 2020
UK COVID-19 deaths from confirmed cases rise by 85 to 45,053
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom's death toll from confirmed cases of COVID-19 rose to 45,053, up 85 on the previous day, the government said on Wednesday (Reporting by Paul Sandle; editing by St...
Jul 15, 2020
Investors in Russian pipeline projects at risk of U.S. sanctions under 2017 law: Pompeo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday announced the State Department is taking steps that could open to U.S. sanctions under a 2017 law investors in two pipeline proj...
Jul 15, 2020
America Movil says Huawei an excellent provider but not the only option
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's America Movil regards Huawei as an excellent provider of telecoms equipment but there are also other vendors if necessary, Daniel Hajj, chief executive of the telecoms...
Jul 15, 2020
U.S. to back nations whose South China Sea claims China violated
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will support countries that believe China has violated their maritime claims in the South China Sea, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday but ...
Jul 15, 2020
Pompeo says U.S. to impose visa curbs on Huawei over rights
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday the United States would impose visa restrictions on Chinese firms like Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd that he accused of facil...
Jul 15, 2020
France to boost domestic production with tax breaks, PM says
PARIS (Reuters) - France will cut domestic business taxes to help companies weather a coronavirus crisis that has underscored the country's over-dependence on imports, new Prime Minister Jean Castex s...
Jul 15, 2020
