Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Car dealership Pendragon to lay off 1,800 workers, shut stores
(Reuters) - British auto retailer Pendragon Plc said on Thursday it would slash 1,800 jobs and close 15 loss-making stores, adopting a leaner operating model as the coronavirus crisis hammers demand f...
Jul 30, 2020
Australia revamps strategy to tackle poor Aboriginal outcomes
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia will broaden measures to improve life outcomes for its Indigenous people, it said on Thursday, after efforts over the past decade did little to budge their shorter life...
Jul 30, 2020
Chinese bombers undertook recent South China Sea drill: defence ministry
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's military has recently completed a jet bomber drill over the South China Sea, the defence ministry said on Thursday. H-6G and H-6J bombers participated in high intensity tra...
Jul 30, 2020
Twelve HK opposition candidates barred from city legislature vote
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's government said on Thursday that 12 opposition candidates in an upcoming election for seats in the city's legislature have been disqualified and that more could face ...
Jul 30, 2020
Orange to reduce reliance on Huawei equipment in Europe: CEO
PARIS (Reuters) - Orange , France's number one telecoms operator, expects to reduce its reliance on Huawei mobile equipment in Europe in the medium term, Chief Executive Officer Stphane Richard said o...
Jul 30, 2020
Australians likely to withdraw $30 billion from pensions to weather coronavirus
By Paulina Duran SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australians will withdraw 56% more from their retirement savings than the government originally expected because of the novel coronavirus crisis, according to treas...
Jul 30, 2020
Malaysia’s ruling coalition stumbles as key ally quits political pact
By Joseph Sipalan KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - The biggest party in Malaysia's ruling coalition on Thursday said it will withdraw from a political alliance with the prime minister but will continue to sup...
Jul 30, 2020
German economy shrinks by record 10.1% in second quarter
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German economy contracted by 10.1% in the second quarter, its steepest plunge on record, as household spending, business investment and exports collapsed during the COVID-19 pan...
Jul 30, 2020
Belarus says it suspects Russian mercenaries of violent plot ahead of election
By Andrei Makhovsky MINSK (Reuters) - Belarus said on Thursday it suspected a group of alleged Russian mercenaries it detained the previous day of plotting "acts of terrorism" ahead of a presidential ...
Jul 30, 2020
Starved of dollars, Nigerian businesses struggle for survival
By Alexis Akwagyiram and Chijioke Ohuocha LAGOS/ABUJA (Reuters) - As women in hairnets and anti-coronavirus masks sort through folded nappies coming off a conveyor belt, the head of the Nigerian firm ...
Jul 30, 2020
