Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Republicans see echoes of Trump's improbable rise in Sanders' surge
By Amanda Becker and John Whitesides WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bernie Sanders' surge to the front of the Democratic presidential contest has echoes of Donald Trump's improbable 2016 nomination, according...
Feb 25, 2020
U.S. confirms Afghan government agreed to postpone presidential inauguration
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department on Tuesday confirmed that the Afghan government has agreed to postpone its presidential inauguration, amid an election feud in which both Afghan Presid...
Feb 25, 2020
Turkey's Halkbank agrees to respond to U.S. criminal charges
By Brendan Pierson NEW YORK (Reuters) - Turkey's state-owned Halkbank has agreed to enter a formal plea of not guilty to criminal charges that it helped Iran evade U.S. sanctions, backing down from it...
Feb 25, 2020
Dashboard of a downturn: coronavirus starts to set off some recession alarm bells
By Sujata Rao and Ritvik Carvalho LONDON (Reuters) - Will China's coronavirus outbreak send the world economy into recession? As cases spread across Asia and in Europe, only some of the multiple indic...
Feb 25, 2020
Hezbollah says it opposes IMF management of Lebanon crisis
BEIRUT/LONDON (Reuters) - Hezbollah is against allowing the International Monetary Fund to manage Lebanon's financial crisis, the powerful group said on Tuesday, indicating opposition to any IMF bailo...
Feb 25, 2020
British exports to EU could fall 14% in no-deal scenario: UN study
GENEVA (Reuters) - British exports to the European Union could fall by as much as 14% if the two sides are unable to strike a free trade deal and could be 9% lower even if an agreement is reached, a U...
Feb 25, 2020
Spanish government to address farmers' protests by guaranteeing profit margins
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's leftist government on Tuesday approved a series of measures to ensure that farmers, who have been protesting for weeks against low food prices and precarious working conditi...
Feb 25, 2020
Coronavirus travel: national advice not all of a piece
LONDON (Reuters) - Should travelers avoid parts of the world near coronavirus hotspots? Or go - but then tread carefully? The official advice they receive may depend on whether they live in Amsterdam,...
Feb 25, 2020
Somalia telecoms employee killed by U.S. air strike -company
By Katharine Houreld NAIROBI (Reuters) - A U.S. air strike in a town held by Somali Islamist insurgents killed a telecommunications worker, his employer said on Tuesday, as the U.S. military's Africa ...
Feb 25, 2020
Ireland's two main center-right parties to hold further post-election talks
DUBLIN (Reuters) - The leaders of Ireland's two largest center-right parties, Fine Gael and Fianna Fail, held preliminary talks on Tuesday and said they agreed to meet again in a bid to break the dead...
Feb 25, 2020
