Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Dutch curfew to stay as government circumvents court order to drop it
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A night-time curfew to fight the coronavirus looks set to remain in place in the Netherlands as most parties in parliament voiced support on Thursday for an emergency government ...
Feb 18, 2021
Mexico’s president says new agreement to help Pemex lower tax burden
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday that a new agreement will come into force to once again reduce the tax burden on state oil company Pemex. The los...
Feb 18, 2021
Column: OPEC+ under pressure to boost output as oil climbs towards peak – Kemp
By John Kemp LONDON (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's oil minister has called for a cautious approach to raising production, even as prices surge and many traders anticipate an increasingly severe shortage o...
Feb 18, 2021
Blinken, Quad ministers discuss COVID, climate, security issues: State Dept.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed Myanmar, COVID-19, climate and Indo-Pacific territorial and navigation issues with his counterparts from India, Japan and Austra...
Feb 18, 2021
World Bank taking ‘extra cautious’ approach toward Myanmar-Malpass
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank is taking an "extra cautious" stance toward future engagement with Myanmar after the country's military seized power but is continuing to execute existing project...
Feb 18, 2021
U.N. Yemen envoy says Houthi assault on Marib ‘must stop’
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.N. Yemen mediator Martin Griffiths on Thursday called for a stop to an offensive by the Houthi movement on the government-held city of Marib, warning that "the quest for territo...
Feb 18, 2021
Exclusive: Ford puts projects with Mahindra on hold as it reassesses India strategy – sources
By Aditi Shah and Ben Klayman NEW DELHI/DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor has frozen all projects it was working on with Mahindra & Mahindra while it finalises a new India strategy, three people familiar...
Feb 18, 2021
Volkswagen mulls listing of Porsche AG unit: source
HAMBURG (Reuters) - Volkswagen is mulling a listing of its luxury car division Porsche AG to rake in cash needed for the group's shift towards software and electric vehicles, a person familiar with th...
Feb 18, 2021
Billie Jean King Cup postponed again due to COVID-19
(Reuters) - The Finals of the Billie Jean King Cup, the revamped Fed Cup which was scheduled to be held in April in Budapest, has been postponed again due to COVID-19 protocols in Hungary, the Interna...
Feb 18, 2021
Poland’s opposition loosens abortion stance to please younger voters
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's main opposition party called on Thursday for changes in the law to allow pregnancies to be terminated on demand, in a substantial policy shift amid growing strife over abor...
Feb 18, 2021
