Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Petroperú says indigenous COVID-19 protesters agree to leave pipeline station
By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian state-owned oil firm Petroperu said on Monday that it had regained control of one of its pipeline stations that was invaded almost two weeks ago by a group of...
Aug 17, 2020
‘Definitely awkward’: University freshmen get online welcome
By Rachel Parsons LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sarah Showich, an 18-year-old theater major, was looking forward to joining tens of thousands of other students on Monday for a first day of classes on the ca...
Aug 17, 2020
Hungary’s government and Rheinmetall to produce armored fighting vehicles in Hungary
(Reuters) - The Hungarian government and German defence company Rheinmetall have agreed to set up a joint venture to produce Lynx armored fighting vehicles in Hungary, the government said in a stateme...
Aug 17, 2020
Epic Games asks judge to block Apple’s removal of Fortnite from app store
(Reuters) - Epic Games said on Monday it was seeking to block Apple Inc's removal of "Fortnite" from its app store and has asked a judge to prevent any retaliatory action against its other games in th...
Aug 17, 2020
Man stabs Israeli cop, is shot dead in Jerusalem’s Old City: police
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A knife-wielding man wounded an Israeli policeman in the Old City of Jerusalem and was shot dead by an officer on Monday, a police spokesman said. The slain man's identity was no...
Aug 17, 2020
Independent counsel faults Chicago prosecutor’s dismissal of Jussie Smollett case
(Reuters) - A court-appointed independent counsel on Monday found that Chicago prosecutors abused their discretion and may have violated legal ethics by dropping charges that former "Empire" actor Jus...
Aug 17, 2020
MTN Ivory Coast CEO sees 2020 revenue rising up to 10%
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - The Ivory Coast arm of MTN Group, Africa's top telecommunications operator, expects revenue to rise 5%-10% in 2020 from last year's 300 billion CFA francs ($545 million), the subsi...
Aug 17, 2020
Defying Trump, California locks in vehicle emission deals with major automakers
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The California Air Resources Board (CARB) and major automakers on Monday confirmed they had finalized binding agreements to cut vehicle emissions in the stat...
Aug 17, 2020
Qatar expects economy to contract this year: central bank report
DUBAI (Reuters) - Qatar expects the economy to contract this year amid low oil prices and the coronavirus crisis, after it shrank by 0.3% last year, the central bank said in a report on Monday. "Our i...
Aug 17, 2020
Alibaba shares hold up in face of Trump threats
(Reuters) - Shares in Chinese online retail giant Alibaba ground out gains on Monday as profits for smaller peer JD.com buoyed expectations for its own results later this week, countering hint of more...
Aug 17, 2020
