Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Exclusive: Legal tussles snarl millions in oil from Hin Leong deals
By Jessica Jaganathan and Roslan Khasawneh SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Millions of dollars of oil stored in tanks and ships in Asia and Europe has become caught in a web of lawsuits related to trade and fin...
Jun 24, 2020
Berlin marathon organizers shelve plans for 2020 race
BERLIN (Reuters) - The Berlin Marathon will not take place this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers said on Wednesday. The race had been scheduled for Sept. 26-27 but organizers had said...
Jun 24, 2020
U.S. pilots union asks government to subsidize empty seats on planes
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A major U.S. pilots union said on Wednesday it has begun discussing with key lawmakers a plan for the government to purchase seats on each flight to prevent passengers from having ...
Jun 24, 2020
Vitamin chain GNC files for bankruptcy, may close 1,200 stores and sell itself
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - GNC Holdings Inc , the vitamin and herbal supplement retailer, has filed for bankruptcy, with plans to close at least 800 to 1,200 locations and possibly sell itself. T...
Jun 24, 2020
Pompeo says it is up to Israel to decide on West Bank annexation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday that it is up to Israel to make its own decisions on whether to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, as Israeli Prime Min...
Jun 24, 2020
Nintendo, Tencent team up on Pokemon battler
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) - Nintendo-backed The Pokemon Company on Wednesday announced a cross-platform Pokemon team battling game developed with Tencent's Timi Studio as the two gaming heavyweigh...
Jun 24, 2020
Croatia re-imposes 14-day quarantine for four Balkan countries
SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Croatia will reintroduce a mandatory 14-day quarantine for visitors from Bosnia, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Serbia following a rise in new coronavirus cases over the past week, t...
Jun 24, 2020
Spain sticks to 'prudent' 2020 economic forecast, says Calvino
MADRID (Reuters) - The Spanish government is sticking to its previous "prudent" forecast of gradual recovery in the second half of 2020 after the severe impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the economy...
Jun 24, 2020
Brexit deal can be done if Britain stops backtracking, Barnier says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union is still possible, the EU's negotiator said on Wednesday, but called on London to give "clear signals" that it is ready to work to...
Jun 24, 2020
U.S. sanctions five Iranian ship captains for bringing oil to Venezuela: Pompeo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday that the Trump administration was imposing sanctions on five Iranian ship captains who had delivered oil to Venezuela. Spea...
Jun 24, 2020
