Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Greece, U.S. foreign ministers to meet over Eastern Mediterranean tensions
ATHENS (Reuters) - The foreign ministers of Greece and the United States will meet in Vienna on Friday to discuss tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean, the Greek foreign ministry said, amid a dispute...
Aug 12, 2020
Virtually identical: Grounded Japanese try ‘foreign’ holidays with a difference
By Akira Tomoshige TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese businessman Katsuo Inoue chose Italy for this year's summer vacation, and he enjoyed the trimmings of a business class cabin and soaked up the sights of F...
Aug 12, 2020
Regulator warning ends Hong Kong’s Next Digital share rally
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Shares of Next Digital Ltd tumbled over 40% on Wednesday after soaring more than 1,000% in the last two sessions, as the securities watchdog said it was monitoring trading activi...
Aug 12, 2020
ABN Amro exits trade, commodity finance in corporate bank shake-up
By Bart H. Meijer AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - ABN Amro is to end all trade and commodity financing after a string of losses, in a massive overhaul of its activities that will see the Dutch bank cut 800 jobs...
Aug 12, 2020
Belarus says police detained more than 1,000 protesters overnight
MINSK (Reuters) - Belarusian police detained more than 1,000 protesters on the third night of protests on Tuesday that broke out over a contested election handing a new term to President Alexander Luk...
Aug 12, 2020
EU reinstates trade duties on some Cambodian imports over human rights violations
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union on Wednesday withdrew preferential market access to Cambodian products such as garments and footwear, hitting about a fifth of the country's exports to the bloc...
Aug 12, 2020
UK says trade talks with U.S. continue to make positive progress
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said its latest round of trade talks with the United States made positive progress in many areas, and that both sides agreed negotiations should continue at pace in the comi...
Aug 12, 2020
Israel to examine Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine, minister says
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel will examine Russia's COVID-19 vaccine and enter negotiations to buy it if it is found to be a "serious product", Israel's health minister said. Russian President Vladimir...
Aug 12, 2020
Tencent second-quarter profit beats as games outperform
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese gaming and social media giant Tencent Holdings Ltd said second-quarter net profit rose 37%, beating market estimates, on higher demand for its video games as coronavirus-...
Aug 12, 2020
Euro zone industry output rebound disappoints for second straight month
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone industrial production rose in June, official data showed on Wednesday, but the rebound after coronavirus-induced record drops in March and April was below expectations f...
Aug 12, 2020
