Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Russia may slash main interest rate as coronavirus takes toll: Reuters poll
By Elena Fabrichnaya and Andrey Ostroukh MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's central bank is expected to cut its benchmark interest rate by a deeper-than-usual 100 basis points on Friday, as the economy plung...
Jun 15, 2020
Rayshard Brooks should have been allowed to walk home instead of being shot by police, say family lawyers
(Reuters) - Police officers involved in the shooting of Rayshard Brooks, a black man whose death reignited protests in Atlanta over the weekend, should have let him walk home or found other ways to de...
Jun 15, 2020
PM Orban says government ready to help Audi to allow Hungarian plant run at full capacity
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary is ready to give financial support to Audi to allow its Hungarian manufacturing plant to run at full capacity in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Vikto...
Jun 15, 2020
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
