Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Abu Dhabi’s Etihad cuts hundreds of jobs: sources
By Aziz El Yaakoubi and Alexander Cornwell DUBAI (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways has laid off hundreds of employees this month, including cabin crew, after the coronavirus pandemic forced it to...
May 19, 2020
UK COVID-19 death toll nears 43,000: official data
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom's COVID-19 official death toll has reached nearly 43,000, underlining the country's status as the worst-hit in Europe and raising more questions about Prime Minis...
May 19, 2020
Malaysia reports 37 new coronavirus cases with one new death
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian health authorities on Tuesday reported 37 new coronavirus cases, raising the cumulative total to 6,978 cases. The health ministry also reported one new death, bringi...
May 19, 2020
Philippines reports 224 new coronavirus infections, cases near 13,000
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippine health ministry on Tuesday reported six new coronavirus deaths and 224 more infections, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 12,942. The number of deaths was...
May 19, 2020
Japan may free more regions from emergency as new virus cases drop: Asahi
By Sakura Murakami TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan may lift its state of emergency in more regions this week as new coronavirus infections drop, the Asahi newspaper said on Tuesday, moving to resume sorely ne...
May 19, 2020
UK ventilator consortium says scaling up in case of COVID-19 second spike
LONDON (Reuters) - A consortium of British aerospace, automotive and medical companies said they were ramping up ventilator production to make sure there were enough available should there be a second...
May 19, 2020
China expected to keep lending benchmark unchanged: analysts
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China is expected to stand pat on its benchmark lending rate on Wednesday, after the central bank kept medium-term funding cost for financial institutions steady last week, a Reut...
May 19, 2020
Thai government OKs plan for bankruptcy court-led restructuring of Thai Airways
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's cabinet approved a plan to restructure troubled Thai Airways International Pcl's finances through a bankruptcy court, the Southeast Asian country's prime minister said o...
May 19, 2020
Czech car production falls 31.1% in January-April period to 337,497 cars
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech car production fell 31.1% year-on-year in the January-April period to 337,497 cars, the Automotive Industry Association said on Tuesday. In April alone, when the country groun...
May 19, 2020
Cost of betting on euro downside vs dollar falls in option markets
(Reuters) - The cost of betting on euro downside against the dollar in currency derivatives markets fell on Tuesday to the lowest since mid-March, after a Franco-German proposal for a recovery fund an...
May 19, 2020
