Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Macron wants to find quick agreement on EU recovery fund in July: French official
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron told European Union leaders it was necessary to find a quick agreement on a proposed 750 billion-euro recovery fund in July to maintain the current m...
Jun 19, 2020
Trump says mail-in voting is top threat to his re-election, Politico reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said expanded mail-in voting could cost him re-election in November, according to a Politico interview published on Friday, as states continue to pre...
Jun 19, 2020
India's pursuit of global investors hits turbulence
By Marc Jones and Saikat Chatterjee LONDON (Reuters) - India's ambition to attract more foreign money into its financial markets is being buffeted again, having only just started to make progress afte...
Jun 19, 2020
Italy anti-racism activists deface statue, alter street name
ROME (Reuters) - Anti-racism activists poured red paint on a statue of an Italian colonial-era general and pasted over the name of a street in Rome on Friday to show solidarity with the Black Lives Ma...
Jun 19, 2020
Church of England says ashamed of its role in slavery
LONDON (Reuters) - The Church of England said it was ashamed of the role that some in the Anglican Church had played in slavery though it also said that leading clergy helped abolish the trade. "Slave...
Jun 19, 2020
Founder of Indonesia's Bukalapak to head Telkom's digital business
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Indonesian e-commerce startup Bukalapak said that its co-founder and president Fajrin Rasyid 34 has stepped down to become the head of digital business at state-owned PT Telekomu...
Jun 19, 2020
U.S. current account barely changed in first quarter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. current account deficit was barely changed in the first quarter as the COVID-19 pandemic restricted the flow of goods and services. The Commerce Department said on Frid...
Jun 19, 2020
Merkel: EU leaders to continue talks on EU finances in mid-July
BERLIN (Reuters) - European Union leaders will continue their negotiations on establishing the post-coronavirus recovery fund in mid-July, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday after a videoc...
Jun 19, 2020
UK PM Johnson says: Don't expect another national lockdown
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday that he hoped the time of national lockdowns to tackle the coronavirus outbreak was receding as local measures could be used but ...
Jun 19, 2020
Britain, EU need Brexit agreement in the autumn: Merkel
BERLIN (Reuters) - The European Union and Britain need to reach a deal by the autumn on their future relationship in order to get it ratified, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said after a video confer...
Jun 19, 2020
