Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Facebook adds cloud gaming feature to its platform
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc on Monday launched a free-to-play cloud gaming feature on its social media platform, allowing users to stream and play games like "Asphalt 9: Legends" and "WWE SuperCard" with...
Oct 26, 2020
Pompeo says Libya ceasefire agreement a “courageous step”
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday that a ceasefire agreement between Libya's warring factions was a courageous step and that all foreign fighters must leave the ...
Oct 26, 2020
Pakistan summons French envoy to voice anger over Prophet cartoons
By Christian Lowe and Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam PARIS/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan summoned the French ambassador in Islamabad on Monday in the latest expression of anger in the Muslim world over Fran...
Oct 26, 2020
Erdogan calls on Turks to boycott French goods
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan called on Monday for Turks never to buy French goods and urged European Union leaders to halt French leader Emmanuel Macron's "anti-Islam" agenda. E...
Oct 26, 2020
Japan and U.S. begin major military exercise as concern about China grows
By Tim Kelly ON BOARD JS KAGA (Reuters) - Japan and the United States on Monday began air, sea and land exercises around Japan in a show of force in the face of increased Chinese military activity in ...
Oct 26, 2020
UK’s Johnson says holiday hunger for school children is an issue
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday he fully accepted that children going hungry during school holidays was a problem during the pandemic but said he had not spoken ...
Oct 26, 2020
Second German district to enter lockdown after spike in coronavirus cases
BERLIN (Reuters) - Residents of a district in the German state of Bavaria will from Tuesday be banned from leaving their homes without a valid reason and schools and kindergartens will shut for two we...
Oct 26, 2020
Investors line up for Ant Group’s record $34.4 billion IPO
By Julie Zhu and Scott Murdoch HONG KONG (Reuters) - Ant Group Co Ltd is poised to raise up to $34.4 billion in the world's largest stock market debut as investors rush to buy into the fast-growing Ch...
Oct 26, 2020
Three-way talks on Blue Nile dam dispute to resume Tuesday
By Giulia Paravicini ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Negotiations between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan over a controversial multi-billion dollar dam on the Blue Nile will resume on Tuesday, nearly two months aft...
Oct 26, 2020
Emerging markets’ dollar debt tops $4 trillion for first time, BIS says
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Dollar-denominated debt in emerging markets has risen past $4 trillion for the first time following a surge in issuance during the COVID-19 crisis, data from the Bank ...
Oct 26, 2020
