Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Britain hosts first G7 foreign ministers meeting since start of pandemic
LONDON (Reuters) - Foreign ministers of the G7 rich countries gather in London on Monday for their first in-person meeting since the COVID-19 pandemic began, with British host Dominic Raab opening wit...
May 03, 2021
Israeli state watchdog to investigate religious festival stampede
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's government watchdog said on Monday it would open an investigation into the death of 45 people who were crushed in a stampede at a Jewish religious festival last week. St...
May 03, 2021
Legal complaint in France targets Lebanon cbank governor: Sherpa
PARIS (Reuters) - A legal complaint filed in France over suspected corruption in Lebanon is targeting Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh, his brother and an associate, an official at non-governmental ...
May 03, 2021
KPN shares slide after it rejects takeover offers
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - KPN shares lost almost 4% in early trading on Monday after the Dutch telecoms company said it had rejected two unsolicited takeover offers in recent weeks. The company on Sunday ...
May 03, 2021
Syria’s Assad to run in May 26 election, all but certain to win it
DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Syria's higher constitutional court on Monday approved President Bashar al-Assad's application to run in a May 26 presidential election that he is all but certain to win. The court...
May 03, 2021
South Korea eyes mid-May arrival of coronavirus vaccines as stocks run down
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean officials fuelled hope on Monday for the arrival of 7 million doses of coronavirus vaccine by mid-May to prop up an inoculation campaign that is flagging...
May 03, 2021
Global Islamic finance forecast to grow as main markets recover – S&P
DUBAI (Reuters) - The $2.2 trillion global Islamic finance industry is expected to grow 10%-12% over 2021-2022 due to increased Islamic bond issuance and a modest economic recovery in the main Islamic...
May 03, 2021
Euro zone factories racing in April, prices jumped – PMI
LONDON (Reuters) - Euro zone factory activity growth reached a record high last month, boosted by surging demand, driving a swell in hiring although supply side constraints led to an unprecedented ris...
May 03, 2021
Activists file legal complaint over Lebanon corruption in France
PARIS (Reuters) - Non-profit organisation Sherpa and a group of lawyers have filed a legal complaint to France's financial prosecutor over alleged corruption and money laundering in Lebanon, Sherpa sa...
May 03, 2021
Myanmar rebel group says shoots down military helicopter
(Reuters) - The Kachin Independence Army (KIA), one of Myanmar's most powerful rebel groups, said on Monday it had shot down a helicopter after returning fire following air strikes by the military, an...
May 03, 2021
