Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Euro zone business slump eased in June as lockdowns relaxed
By Jonathan Cable LONDON (Reuters) - The plunge in euro zone business activity caused by lockdowns imposed to stop the spread of the coronavirus eased sharply last month as more businesses reopened an...
Jul 03, 2020
Turkish court tries Saudis in absentia for Khashoggi killing
By Can Sezer ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A Turkish court put 20 Saudi officials on trial in absentia on Friday for the gruesome killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi which sparked international outrage and t...
Jul 03, 2020
EU grants conditional clearance to COVID-19 antiviral remdesivir
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Friday it had given conditional approval for the use of COVID-19 antiviral remdesivir following an accelerated review process. The EU executive sai...
Jul 03, 2020
Special prosecutor to examine allegations against FIFA boss, Swiss Attorney General
By Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi and Michael Shields ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland named a special prosecutor to review criminal complaints against FIFA chief Gianni Infantino and Attorney General Michael L...
Jul 03, 2020
Retailers erect monument to couriers who fed Moscow through lockdown
By Alexander Marrow and Lev Sergeev MOSCOW (Reuters) - Doctors and nurses have won praise for their efforts to contain Moscow's coronavirus crisis, but a monument unveiled on Friday celebrates differe...
Jul 03, 2020
Carnival's Costa Cruises extends operations halt to August 15
(Reuters) - Carnival Corp unit Costa Cruises on Friday extended its pause on operations until August 15 and cancelled all cruises in Northern Europe for the rest of the 2020 summer season. "The decisi...
Jul 03, 2020
British government to hold White House-style televised briefings
By William James LONDON (Reuters) - The British government will begin holding daily televised briefings with journalists later this year, throwing open a decades-old behind-closed-doors relationship b...
Jul 03, 2020
Take coronavirus seriously, Iranian state media urge people
(Reuters) - Total coronavirus cases rose to 235,429 in Iran on Friday, with 154 deaths in the past 24 hours bringing the death toll to 11,260, authorities said as the country tries to fend off new inf...
Jul 03, 2020
After Wirecard review, Singapore launches probe into Citadelle, Senjo Group
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore authorities said they launched an investigation into Citadelle Corporate Services, Senjo Group and its subsidiaries after scrutinising collapsed German payments firm Wi...
Jul 03, 2020
Take Five: Charging into the second half
LONDON (Reuters) - 1/ THE SECOND HALF After finishing the first half of 2020 on a high, bulls have charged into the remaining six months on promising news of a vaccine and data showing 4.8 million U.S...
Jul 03, 2020
