Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Pope all smiles at first public audience in six months, prays for Lebanon
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis held his first weekly general audience in public in six months on Wednesday, smiling and chatting with some of the crowd as they pressed forwar...
Sep 02, 2020
Key Indian regional party accuses Facebook of favoring Modi’s BJP
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A regional party governing India's West Bengal state has accused Facebook Inc of bias toward Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), adding to the clamor of ...
Sep 02, 2020
Exclusive: Some 1,300 voting forms uncounted in contentious Toshiba AGM – sources
By Makiko Yamazaki and Takashi Umekawa TOKYO (Reuters) - An internal investigation by Toshiba Corp has found about 1,300 postal voting forms for its annual meeting went uncounted, two people familiar ...
Sep 02, 2020
Pella hits out at U.S. Open organisers over COVID-19 protocols
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Argentina's Guido Pella has slammed the United States Tennis Association (USTA) over Benoit Paire's positive COVID-19 test before the U.S. Open, saying the organisers of the Grand...
Sep 02, 2020
Thousands protest against Bulgarian government, scuffle with police
SOFIA (Reuters) - Thousands of Bulgarians rallied in front of the parliament in Sofia on Wednesday in one of the biggest protests so far in two months of demonstrations calling for the resignation of ...
Sep 02, 2020
As Trump dwells on protests, Biden to highlight school safety amid pandemic
By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic nominee Joe Biden will attempt to shift the focus of the U.S. presidential race back to the coronavirus and President Donald Trump's handling of the...
Sep 02, 2020
UK’s euro clearing access to EU requires careful analysis post Brexit: ECB official
By Huw Jones LONDON(Reuters) - Detailed analysis is needed before the European Union can decide on long-term access for the London Stock Exchange to clear euro denominated derivatives for customers in...
Sep 02, 2020
Russia to keep ex-journalist accused of treason behind bars: TASS cites court
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court on Wednesday ordered former newspaper journalist Ivan Safronov to be kept in custody for another three months pending trial on charges of state treason, the TASS new...
Sep 02, 2020
Asia wealth managers pull out all stops to get clients on Ant IPO
By Sumeet Chatterjee and Anshuman Daga HONG KONG/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Wealth managers in Asia are preparing to lend more to their clients and help them raise cash by selling investments to ensure the...
Sep 02, 2020
Spain’s unemployment rises amid new COVID outbreaks, tourist restrictions
MADRID (Reuters) - The number of registered unemployed people in Spain rose in August as new outbreaks of the coronavirus and travel restrictions imposed by other countries began taking a toll after m...
Sep 02, 2020
