Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Man shot by police in Glasgow has died: police statement
LONDON (Reuters) - A man shot by armed police during an incident in Glasgow has died, Police Scotland said on Friday, adding that six people including a police officer were in hospital for treatment. ...
Jun 26, 2020
Ireland's Fine Gael backs coalition deal, all eyes on Greens
DUBLIN (Reuters) - The Fine Gael party of Irish acting prime minister Leo Varadkar became the first of three potential government partners to ratify a coalition deal on Friday, with the votes of Fiann...
Jun 26, 2020
Merkel calls for extraordinary German solidarity with EU peers
BERLIN (Reuters) - The coronavirus pandemic means Germany needs to ready for "an extraordinary act of solidarity" with other European Union countries, Chancellor Angela Merkel said as Berlin prepares ...
Jun 26, 2020
Exclusive: EU regulators to okay with conditions PKN, Lotos deal - sources
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Poland's biggest refiner PKN Orlen is set to secure EU antitrust approval for its takeover of smaller rival Lotos after tweaked concessions offered to address competition concerns...
Jun 26, 2020
U.S. on track for economic rebound despite virus 'interruptions', Commerce secretary says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy is still on track for a strong rebound in the second half of the year, despite Texas' decision to scale back its reopening as cases of the novel coronavirus spi...
Jun 26, 2020
Greece hopes for 'air bridge' with UK from mid-July
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece hopes to be able to set up an "air bridge" with Britain that would allow British tourists to visit from mid-July, its tourism minister said on Friday. Britons are among the b...
Jun 26, 2020
Belgium adopts mobile tracking to limit beach crowds
By Clement Rossignol and Christian Levaux KNOKKE-HEIST, Belgium (Reuters) - Belgium has set up a new system to track mobile phones in order to limit crowding of seaside resorts and beaches that formal...
Jun 26, 2020
Czech government has covered big portion of 2020 financing needs, ministry says
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech Republic's financing needs for 2020 have risen to 730.6 billion crowns ($30.6 billion), or 13% of its expected economic output, as the government ramps up spending to cush...
Jun 26, 2020
Texas governor orders bars closed due to coronavirus
(Reuters) - Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Friday ordered the closure of all bars that get 51 percent of their gross receipts from alcohol, except for take-out, and the curbing of other business activi...
Jun 26, 2020
L'Oreal to drop words such as 'whitening' from skin products
LONDON (Reuters) - L'Oreal, the world's biggest cosmetics company, has decided to remove words referring to "white", "fair" and "light" from its skin-evening products, a spokeswoman said on Friday. Th...
Jun 26, 2020
