Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Germany forces all petrol stations to provide electric car charging
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany said it will oblige all petrol stations to offer electric car charging as part of a sweeping 130 billion euro ($146.26 billion) economic recovery plan, boosting electric ...
Jun 04, 2020
Virgin Atlantic says to restart some flights on July 20
LONDON (Reuters) - Virgin Atlantic said on Thursday it would restart some flights that have been grounded by the COVID-19 pandemic on July 20 and aimed to restore further services in August. The airli...
Jun 04, 2020
UK PM Johnson met business minister Sharma, shortly before Sharma taken ill
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson held a 45-minute meeting with business minister Alok Sharma on Wednesday, just hours before Sharma was taken ill and tested for the coronavirus,...
Jun 04, 2020
Britain checks whether financial firms are near collapse in pandemic
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's markets watchdog has begun asking 13,000 firms how close are they to going bust because of the coronavirus pandemic to avoid being saddled with unexpectedly "...
Jun 04, 2020
A million beers await drinkers as Europe’s bars reopen
By Philip Blenkinsop and Andreas Mortensen BRUSSELS/COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - As bars across Europe gradually reopen, up to a million free or pre-paid beers are waiting to lure back wary consumers. Beer ...
Jun 04, 2020
Ireland seeks health officials’ backing to speed up reopening plan
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's government has proposed speeding up the reopening of parts of its economy to the country's top health officials and will make a decision on Friday, Prime Minister Leo Vara...
Jun 04, 2020
Zebra adds social distancing warnings to warehouse workers’ barcode scanners
By Paresh Dave OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - Zebra Technologies Corp, which sells barcode scanners and other computers used in warehouses globally, introduced a feature on Thursday that sounds an alert ...
Jun 04, 2020
Saudi banks face tough few quarters but are well capitalised, say CEOs
By Marwa Rashad RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's banks face a tough few quarters as the coronavirus crisis and weak oil prices put pressure on profitability and loan growth, banking executives told R...
Jun 04, 2020
Lebanon to adopt one approach on financial losses: presidency
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon will decide on one approach on figures it is presenting in IMF negotiations, the presidency said on Thursday, seeking to reconcile different approaches taken by the governme...
Jun 04, 2020
Irish pubs say two metre social distancing spells ruin
By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's usually tightly-packed pubs say they face ruin unless the government eases one of the strictest lockdowns in Europe, under which they can only reopen in ...
Jun 04, 2020
