Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Britain may have hit its daily testing target: minister
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain may have hit its daily target of 100,000 COVID-19 tests, or come close, putting in place the beginnings of a network to test, track and trace people through the pandemic, ho...
May 01, 2020
Norwegian Air’s fate unclear as deadline to accept rescue offer passes
By Nerijus Adomaitis and Terje Solsvik OSLO (Reuters) - The fate of Norwegain Air was in the balance on Friday after a deadline passed overnight for bondholders to vote on a rescue package for the tra...
May 01, 2020
UK housing market grinding to a halt after coronavirus lockdown: Nationwide
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's housing market is grinding to halt as a result of the government's coronavirus lockdown, mortgage lender Nationwide said, adding its ability to carry on producing the pric...
May 01, 2020
Norway wealth fund to back AGM resolution to make Barclays a ‘net zero’ bank
OSLO (Reuters) - Norway's sovereign wealth fund will vote in favour of a resolution committing Barclays to tackling climate change at the bank's annual general meeting on May 7, the fund said on Frida...
May 01, 2020
Ryanair grounds virtually all planes until July, reviews growth plans
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ryanair on Friday announced it would ground more than 99% of its flights until July and said it had begun negotiations with Boeing about cutting the number of aircraft deliveries ov...
May 01, 2020
Heathrow Airport sees April passenger numbers down 97%
LONDON (Reuters) - London's Heathrow Airport, traditionally the busiest in Europe, said passenger numbers were expected to be down by around 97% in April and they were likely to remain weak until gove...
May 01, 2020
Hungary PM warns of potential second coronavirus wave in October-November
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary needs to prepare for a potential second wave of coronavirus cases in October and November after a likely slowdown in the outbreak's infection rate in the summer, the prime...
May 01, 2020
As Sweden goes it alone, a COVID-19 survivor and trucking boss balances risk
By Johan Ahlander STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Per Arne Fredin has been at the sharp end of Sweden's policy to buck the norm and avoid a COVID-19 lockdown - a decision that has been hailed as both visionary ...
May 01, 2020
Four children die in blast in Nepal; abandoned weapon suspected
KATHMANDU (Reuters) - A blast in a remote part of Nepal has killed four children, police said on Friday, with suspicion it was caused by old ordnance left over from a decade-long Maoist insurgency. Th...
May 01, 2020
Spieth’s hole-in-one wrecked by cup spacer
A golf-hole gadget in place due to the coronavirus pandemic cost Jordan Spieth a hole-in-one on Thursday. Playing in a charity event at his home course, Maridoe Golf Club in Carrollton, Texas, Spieth ...
May 01, 2020
