Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Indonesia reports 2,040 new coronavirus cases, 73 deaths
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia reported on Friday 2,040 new coronavirus infections and 73 additional deaths, according to data published on the country's COVID-19 task force website. This brought Indon...
Jul 31, 2020
Spain used 40% less motor fuel in second quarter as virus curbed movement
MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish automotive fuel consumption plummeted 40.3% between April and June versus the same period a year earlier to its lowest level since 1996 as measures to curb the coronavirus r...
Jul 31, 2020
Nokia, BNP earnings prop European stocks as growth worries linger
(Reuters) - European shares were largely flat on Friday after encouraging earnings updates from Nokia, BNP Paribas and others countered concerns about a global economic recovery as coronavirus cases s...
Jul 31, 2020
KLM CEO says company will repay 3.4 billion euro coronavirus loans
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The chief executive of Air France-KLM's Dutch arm said on Friday the company would repay the 3.4 billion euros ($4.0 billion) in emergency government-backed loans it was taking o...
Jul 31, 2020
France’s Veran: local authorities can now make face masks mandatory in outdoor public spaces
PARIS (Reuters) - French Health Minister Olivier Veran said local government officials will now be able to make wearing face masks in outdoor public spaces mandatory to curb the spread of COVID-19. "T...
Jul 31, 2020
Italy’s GDP slumps unprecedented 12.4% in second quarter, but better than analysts had feared
ROME, (Reuters) - Italy's economy shrank 12.4% in the second quarter from the previous three months, preliminary data showed on Friday, as activity nosedived during the coronavirus pandemic, but the f...
Jul 31, 2020
Former FIFA president Blatter calls for Infantino to be suspended
BERN (Reuters) - Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter has called for his successor, Gianni Infantino, to be suspended by the global soccer body after criminal proceedings were opened against Infantino i...
Jul 31, 2020
MLB roundup: Bieber sets 2-game strikeout mark
Shane Bieber pitched eight shutout innings and entered the major league record books with 13 more strikeouts as the Cleveland Indians blanked the Minnesota Twins 2-0 Thursday night at Minneapolis. Bie...
Jul 31, 2020
Ukraine welcomes ‘constructive’ Iran talks but no details on plane crash compensation yet
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Friday that talks with Iran about the downing of a Ukrainian airliner in January were constructive but it was too early to say how muc...
Jul 31, 2020
PM Orban expects investment boom in Hungarian economy in 2021
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's economy will benefit from an investment boom in 2021 as a result of government programmes to help local companies, provided the country can prevent a second wave of the ...
Jul 31, 2020
