Month: June 2019

Syrian state media - Israeli missile strike kills four civilians CAIRO/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Israeli warplanes fired missiles targeting Syrian military positions in Homs and the Damascus outskirts in an attack that killed at least four civilians and wounded another 21, Syrian state media said. The Syrian military said Syrian air defences had confronted the attack, which was launched from Lebanese airspace. An Israeli military spokeswoman, asked about the report, said: “We don’t comment on such reports.” Syrian state-run broadcaster al-Ikhbariya said the four civilians including a baby had been killed…

Syrian state media - four civilians killed in Israeli attack BEIRUT (Reuters) - Four civilians including a baby were killed by an Israeli attack in the town of Sahnaya south of Damascus, Syrian state-run al-Ikhbariya broadcaster reported, citing its correspondent. Reporting by Mohamed el Sherif; Writing by Tom Perry; Editing by Sandra Maler Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. Let’s block ads! (Why?) Source: Reuters World News

Brexit and global slowdown hit UK factories in second quarter - BCC LONDON (Reuters) - The proportion of British manufacturers reporting a rise in their domestic orders has fallen to its lowest in seven years as Brexit uncertainty and the global slowdown take their toll, a leading employers group said on Monday. Factories also showed the weakest picture for export orders in four years in the April-June period while a slight pick-up for services firms was not strong enough to make up for a weak start to the year, the…