FILE PHOTO: The headquarters of Wirecard AG, an independent provider of outsourcing and private label solutions for electronic payment transactions, is seen in Aschheim, near Munich, Germany, on April 25, 2019. REUTERS / Michael Dalder / File Photo BERLIN (Reuters) – The German government plans to terminate its contract with …
Read More »Germany’s embattled Wirecard to continue business after insolvency
BERLIN (Reuters) – Wirecard, the German scandal payments company, said on Saturday that it will continue commercial activities after filing for bankruptcy and hopes that judicial authorities will soon appoint a provisional administrator. FILE PHOTO: The headquarters of Wirecard AG, an independent provider of outsourcing and private label solutions for …
Read More »Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan to reach agreement on Nile dam in weeks
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Leaders from Sudan, Ethiopia and Egypt said they hoped the African Union could help them negotiate a deal to end a decade-long dispute over water supply in two to three weeks. FILE PHOTO: The Great Renaissance Dam of Ethiopia is seen as it is being built …
Read More »Iraqi Forces Attack Iranian-backed Militiamen In Baghdad
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi security forces raided a fortress of a powerful Iranian-backed militia in southern Baghdad on Thursday and detained more than a dozen members of the group, government officials and paramilitary sources said. The raid was the most blatant action by Iraqi forces against a major Iranian-backed militia …
Read More »Video of Palestinian man shot after alleged attack at checkpoint sparks controversy
The grainy video shows a car slowly approaching the checkpoint, before accelerating and turning sharply toward a police booth, sending a police sergeant flying backwards. Israeli police say it was a deliberate attempt to ram a car at the Israeli security forces. The driver’s relatives, including a senior Palestinian official, …
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