Author Archives: Syndicated Content
‘We are a battleground now’: In Southeast Asia, U.S-China tensions flare on social media
By Poppy McPherson and Karen Lema (Reuters) - Tensions between the United States and China over the South China Sea have erupted into a war of words on social media, in what analysts see as a change i...
Jul 20, 2020
Delta union says 2,235 pilots volunteer to take exit package to leave airline
CHICAGO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The union representing pilots at Delta Air Lines said Monday that 2,235 pilots volunteered for an early departure package ahead of a Sunday deadline. In May, Delta and t...
Jul 20, 2020
Over a million doses of Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine possible by September – researcher
LONDON (Reuters) - Early estimates of the production a million doses of the University of Oxford's experimental COVID-19 vaccine by September could be an underestimate depending on how quickly late-st...
Jul 20, 2020
Tennis: Women’s WTA Tour not giving up yet on China events
By Sudipto Ganguly (Reuters) - The Women's WTA Tour has not given up hopes on its tournaments in China despite the country's sports authority saying it will not hold any international sporting events ...
Jul 20, 2020
Walmart, Marks & Spencer brace for tumultuous ‘back-to-school’ season
By Melissa Fares and Nivedita Balu (Reuters) - As more school districts roll back their reopening plans to curb the spread of coronavirus, major retailers in the United States, EU and UK are aggressiv...
Jul 20, 2020
Land ahoy: Shore leave at last for Danish sailors stranded by pandemic
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark will allow merchant sailors stranded on the high seas since the outbreak of the coronavirus to come ashore and be reunited with their friends and families, the Business ...
Jul 20, 2020
Pay rises for civil servants amid crisis are unjust and unaffordable, South African government says
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Inflation-linked salary increases for civil servants during the coronavirus crisis would be unjust and unaffordable, government officials have told a South African court. The ...
Jul 20, 2020
Ukraine’s new central bank governor promises to maintain independence, rate cuts
By Natalia Zinets and Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's new central bank governor promised on Monday to maintain the independence of the central bank and cooperation with the International Mon...
Jul 20, 2020
Ecuador ploughs on with $17.4 billion debt revamp with major creditor support
LONDON/QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador pushed forward with its debt overhaul plans on Monday, requesting a vote among its creditors on reconfiguring the terms of $17.4 billion of its external bonds, with it...
Jul 20, 2020
UK PM Johnson says AstraZeneca vaccine trial results ‘very positive news’
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson described early stage clinical trial data on an AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine as very positive on Monday. "This is very positive news. A huge wel...
Jul 20, 2020
