Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Explainer: What Britain and the EU have to sort out to get a trade deal
b'b"BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Britain and the European Union have said they will intensify negotiations on reaching a comprehensive agreement on the terms of their future relationship.\\nBelow are the four...
Jun 17, 2020
Google releases new ad features to help small businesses
b'b\'By Sheila Dang\\n(Reuters) - Alphabet Inc\\\'s Google on Wednesday introduced new advertising features intended to help local businesses get more customers and recover from the coronavirus pandem...
Jun 17, 2020
Qatar Airways won't take new aircraft in 2020 or 2021, CEO says
b'b\'LONDON (Reuters) - Qatar Airways will not take any new planes from Boeing or Airbus in 2020 or 2021, chief executive Akbar al-Baker said on Wednesday, adding that there would be a knock-on effect...
Jun 17, 2020
Chilean cenbank revises 2020 GDP forecast down to between -5.5% to -7.5%
b"b'SANTIAGO (Reuters) - The Chilean central bank has revised its 2020 economic growth estimation sharply downwards again, to -5.5% to -7.5% from -1.5 to -2.5% previously, as the country enters its fo...
Jun 17, 2020
Romanian rights groups condemn ban on gender identity studies
b'b\'BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romanian human rights groups and universities on Wednesday condemned a blanket ban on gender identity studies voted through by lawmakers, which they said would legitimise di...
Jun 17, 2020
Trump administration vows to push for 'broad reset' at WTO
b'b\'By Andrea Shalal\\nWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration will push for a broad reset of "outdated tariff determinations" at the World Trade Organization to right what it sees as years o...
Jun 17, 2020
Pompeo to meet with China's top diplomat in Hawaii: State Dept
b'b"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet with Yang Jiechi, China\'s top diplomat, on Wednesday in Honolulu, the State Department said, a crucial meeting as relations be...
Jun 17, 2020
Eight suspects arrested in South Africa's 'biggest bank robbery' VBS fraud case
b'b\'JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African authorities have apprehended eight people suspected of illegally siphoning 2.3 billion rand ($133.87 million) from small lender VBS Mutual Bank, which colla...
Jun 17, 2020
U.S. hits Syria with toughest sanctions yet to push Assad to end war
b'b\'WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday imposed its toughest sanctions ever targeting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to choke off revenue for his government in a bid to force it b...
Jun 17, 2020
U.S. May housing starts rise less than expected
b'b"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. homebuilding increased less than expected in May, leaving the bulk of the prior months\' declines intact and pointing to a slow housing market recovery from the COVID-1...
Jun 17, 2020
