Author Archives: Syndicated Content
South Korea to host 2023 annual ADB meeting in Incheon
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's finance ministry said on Monday the country planned to host the 56th annual meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Incheon in 2023, as earlier plans to host an ...
Jul 13, 2020
Sweden joins France, Germany in weighing measures against China over Hong Kong
By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Sweden said on Monday it supported Franco-German efforts for a robust response to China's new security law on Hong Kong, joining Denmark and the Netherlands in pus...
Jul 13, 2020
Fans in India pray for Bollywood's Bachchans to recover from COVID-19
By Abhirup Roy MUMBAI (Reuters) - Fans across India prayed on Monday for Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan and others members of his movie star family who have fallen sick with the coronavirus as the ...
Jul 13, 2020
From chariot racing to opera: Verdi comes to Rome's Circus Maximus
ROME (Reuters) - Rome's Circus Maximus, once home to ancient chariot races, is preparing for a new season as an opera house as the coronavirus pandemic has forced organisers to seek huge venues that a...
Jul 13, 2020
Ceasefire in Libya now would not benefit GNA, Turkey says
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Libya's internationally recognised Government of National Accord would not benefit if a ceasefire was declared in the country right now along the current frontlines, Turkey's fore...
Jul 13, 2020
Armenia extends coronavirus state of emergency until August 12
YEREVAN (Reuters) - Armenia said on Monday it had extended until Aug. 12 a state of emergency to try to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus as the number of daily infections has yet to start d...
Jul 13, 2020
Barclays gets capital boost ahead of likely coronavirus loan losses
LONDON (Reuters) - Barclays told investors on Monday that recent regulatory changes had boosted its core capital, giving it a bigger buffer to absorb likely loan losses through the coronavirus crisis....
Jul 13, 2020
Tunisia's investment minister says economy will shrink by 6.5% this year
TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia's economy will shrink by 6.5% this year because of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the investment minister, Slim Azzabi, said on Monday. Tunisia ended all restrictions ...
Jul 13, 2020
Federal Reserve's $3 trillion virus rescue inflates market bubbles
By Kate Duguid (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's $3 trillion bid to stave off an economic crisis in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak is fuelling excesses across U.S. capital markets. The U.S. cent...
Jul 13, 2020
Factbox: Trump and Biden divided on race, criminal justice policies
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Jeff Mason (Reuters) - Republican President Donald Trump and his Democratic opponent, Joe Biden, have contrasting views and records on criminal justice and the U.S. racial divi...
Jul 13, 2020
