Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Mortgage boom risks coming home to roost for Brazil’s banks
By Carolina Mandl SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Owning their first home on the outskirts of Sao Paulo felt like a distant dream when tattoo artist Fernando do Prado and pharmacist Jenifer Ferreira got engaged...
Nov 30, 2020
OPEC+ to discuss extending oil cuts or gradually raising output, sources say
By Rania El Gamal and Dmitry Zhdannikov DUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) - OPEC+ members will consider whether to extend existing oil cuts for three to four months or to gradually increase output from January d...
Nov 30, 2020
South Korean former president gets suspended jail sentence for defamation
By Sangmi Cha and Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean court on Monday found former president Chun Doo-hwan guilty of defaming a former democracy activist who was involved in protests against h...
Nov 30, 2020
Taiwan to curb flow of Indonesian workers after COVID-19 spike
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan will restrict the number of Indonesian workers coming to the island from this week, following a spike in the number of coronavirus infections among migrant workers arriving f...
Nov 30, 2020
Kaavan, Pakistan’s lonesome elephant, starts new life in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Pakistan's lonely elephant Kaavan arrived in Cambodia by cargo plane on Monday to start a new life with fellow pachyderms at a local sanctuary, the culmination of years of campa...
Nov 30, 2020
EU starts debate on how best to improve post-Trump U.S. relations, officials say
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union will begin discussions on Monday on how best to improve transatlantic relations after the departure of U.S. President Donald Trump, EU officials said. Ambassado...
Nov 30, 2020
Iran’s state TV says weapon used in top nuclear scientist’s killing was made in Israel
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's English-language Press TV said on Monday that the weapon used in the killing of a prominent Iranian nuclear scientist last week was made in Israel. "The weapon collected from ...
Nov 30, 2020
Thai protest leaders face charges of insulting monarchy
By Chayut Setboonsarng BANGKOK (Reuters) - The most prominent leaders of Thai anti-government protests presented themselves at a police station on Monday to hear charges of insulting the monarchy of K...
Nov 30, 2020
Iran begins burial of slain prominent nuclear scientist: TV
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran began the burial of slain nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh in a cemetery in northern Tehran on Monday, state TV reported, as the defence minister promised the Islamic Republ...
Nov 30, 2020
European shares slip at end of stellar month; eyes on Brexit
(Reuters) - Europe's benchmark stock index opened lower on Monday with focus on Brexit negotiations, but was still on track for its best month on record on the prospect of easing coronavirus restricti...
Nov 30, 2020
