Author Archives: Syndicated Content
ADNOC inks $10 billion deal, keeps tight control of costs amid market downturn
By Rania El Gamal DUBAI (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) said on Tuesday it had signed a $10 billion gas infrastructure deal with a consortium of investors, while its chief executive...
Jun 23, 2020
Explainer: Singapore heads for July polls in pandemic
By John Geddie and Aradhana Aravindan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore will hold general elections next month after its prime minister opted to go ahead with a vote that opposition parties and rights g...
Jun 23, 2020
Italy arrests Siemens, Alstom executives over Milan subway deals
MILANO (Reuters) - Italian tax police arrested 13 people, including executives of the Italian units of Germany's Siemens and France's Alstom , in an investigation into alleged bribery relating to Mila...
Jun 23, 2020
India puts restrictions to curb sale of 'Chinese' products to government agencies
By Manoj Kumar NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Amid growing calls for a boycott of Chinese goods after a clash on the border in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed, India's government instructed sellers to dec...
Jun 23, 2020
Bayer close to glyphosate settlement worth $8-10 billion: Handelsblatt
BERLIN (Reuters) - Bayer AG is close to agreeing a settlement worth $8-10 billion with plaintiffs in a case over its glyphosate-based weedkiller, German business daily Handelsblatt reported on Tuesday...
Jun 23, 2020
Iran's Rouhani says national currency's fall is temporary: TV
DUBAI (Reuters) - A further slump in Iran's rial is "temporary", Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday after the currency sank to its lowest value in decades. A U.S. dollar was offered for ...
Jun 23, 2020
Kazakhstan's biggest city running out of hospital beds for COVID-19 patients
NUR-SULTAN (Reuters) - Kazakhstan's biggest city, Almaty, may convert two sports arenas into COVID-19 hospitals as existing facilities for patients with suspected and confirmed cases are nearly full, ...
Jun 23, 2020
How to control college costs in the age of COVID-19
By Chris Taylor NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tina Smets had long thought about getting a college degree, but that seemed impossible. As a mom of three kids, waitressing nights at a local restaurant in Kearney...
Jun 23, 2020
Russia calls for immediate ceasefire in Libya conflict
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday called for an immediate ceasefire in Libya, adding that Turkey and Egypt agreed with Moscow's approach to the settlement of that c...
Jun 23, 2020
Bank of Spain head wants economic reforms, sees late 2020 recovery
By Jess Aguado and Emma Pinedo MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's damaged economy needs urgent structural reforms to cope with the coronavirus impact, including letting smaller companies grow to compete bette...
Jun 23, 2020
