Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Suspects in Ghosn's Japanese escape stand trial in Turkey
By Ezgi Erkoyun ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Seven suspects went on trial in Turkey on Friday over their alleged involvement in former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn's dramatic escape from Japan to Lebanon via Ista...
Jul 03, 2020
Spain's banks look to make lockdown branch closures permanent
By Jess Aguado MADRID (Reuters) - As Spain reopens after the COVID-19 crisis, its banking industry is seizing the opportunity to shrink its swollen branch network which has long been a drag on profita...
Jul 03, 2020
Russia to reopen embassy in Libya - Ifax cites foreign minister
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has decided to reopen its embassy in Libya, the Interfax news agency cited Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying on Friday. Lavrov said a ceasefire in the Libyan conflict,...
Jul 03, 2020
Merkel makes first masked appearance to ward off criticism
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel made her first public appearance wearing a mask on Friday after dismissing accusations of hypocrisy earlier this week for not wearing one. Merkel ent...
Jul 03, 2020
Philippine president signs anti-terrorism bill into law -spokesman
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday signed into law a tough new anti-terrorism act, his spokesman said, pushing ahead with controversial legislation that critics fear wil...
Jul 03, 2020
Red Bull seeking clarification on Mercedes steering system
SPIELBERG, Austria (Reuters) - Red Bull are seeking clarification from Formula One's governing body about a controversial new Dual Axis Steering (DAS) system being used by champions Mercedes at this w...
Jul 03, 2020
State Dept warns top U.S. firms over supply chain risks linked to China's Xinjiang
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has warned top American companies including Walmart Inc, Apple Inc and Amazon.com Inc over risks faced from maintaining supply chains ...
Jul 03, 2020
Vatican's new financial regulator vows transparency
By Philip Pullella and Stefano Bernabei VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican's new financial regulator says he is confident that the days when the Holy See would "wash dirty laundry" in private are ov...
Jul 03, 2020
Copenhagen's Little Mermaid labelled "racist fish"
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark woke up on Friday to the words "racist fish" scrawled across the base of the "Little Mermaid", the bronze statue honouring Hans Christian Andersen's famous fairy tale th...
Jul 03, 2020
RBS chairman calls on BoE to lift dividend curbs by autumn
By Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) - The chairman of majority state-backed lender Royal Bank of Scotland has called on the Bank of England to lift curbs on dividends by the autumn to make lenders attrac...
Jul 03, 2020
