Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Canada April factory sales plummet record 28.5% as coronavirus shutdowns hit
By Kelsey Johnson OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian manufacturing sales plummeted a record-breaking 28.5% in April as the coronavirus pandemic shutdown or limited businesses operations, Statistics Canada da...
Jun 15, 2020
Court backs refinery expansion in challenge to Sweden's emissions aims
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A 15 billion crown ($1.6 billion) expansion of Sweden's biggest oil refinery, can go ahead, a court ruled on Monday, potentially creating the country's biggest polluter and runni...
Jun 15, 2020
Canadian home sales rise rebound by a record 56.9% in May: CREA
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian home sales rebounded by a record 56.9% month-over-month in May after plunging in April, the Canadian Real Estate Association said on Monday. The industry group said actual...
Jun 15, 2020
Kazakhstan tightens restrictions in biggest city on fears of coronavirus second wave
ALMATY (Reuters) - Kazakhstan ordered some entertainment venues in its biggest city Almaty to close on Monday and shopping malls, restaurants and government offices there to work shorter hours, follow...
Jun 15, 2020
For black people in France, George Floyd protests are personal
By Caroline Pailliez and Yonathan Van der Voort ROUEN, France (Reuters) - A tear rolled down Mathilla Diagana's cheek as she sat in her student dormitory room in the northern French city of Rouen and ...
Jun 15, 2020
Greek ship managers halt Venezuela trade as U.S. sanctions bite
By Jonathan Saul LONDON (Reuters) - Three Greece-based shipping firms said they have halted trade with Venezuela after the United States imposed sanctions on vessels under their management, as Washing...
Jun 15, 2020
China halts European salmon imports over suspected link to virus outbreak
By Nerijus Adomaitis and Kate Kelland OSLO/LONDON (Reuters) - China has halted imports from European salmon suppliers amid fears they might be linked to a coronavirus outbreak at a Beijing market, alt...
Jun 15, 2020
Polish judges complain to ECHR over Supreme Court independence
WARSAW (Reuters) - A Polish barrister and two judges have filed complaints against Poland alleging a lack of independence in the country's Supreme Court, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) said...
Jun 15, 2020
PM Johnson to urge EU to reach agreement by end of summer
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will urge the European Union on Monday to commit to renewed energy to reach an agreement on the future relationship by the end of the summer, hi...
Jun 15, 2020
Editors quit Russian newspaper, accusing boss of pro-Kremlin censorship
By Gabrielle Ttrault-Farber and Anton Zverev MOSCOW (Reuters) - Five senior editors at Vedomosti, one of Russia's most prominent business newspapers, resigned on Monday in protest at the appointment o...
Jun 15, 2020
