Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Virus tracing app ready for Germany rollout in 3-4 weeks: minister
BERLIN (Reuters) - A coronavirus contact tracing app will be ready for Germans to download and use on their smartphones in three to four weeks, Health Minister Jens Spahn said on Friday. German federa...
Apr 17, 2020
British veteran raises $22 million by walking for the health service
LONDON (Reuters) - Captain Tom Moore, 99, a British war veteran, has raised more than $22 million for the health service by walking laps of his garden, prompting calls for him to be recognized by Quee...
Apr 17, 2020
Amazon France CEO hopes can reopen warehouses ‘very quickly’
PARIS (Reuters) - Amazon does not know when its warehouses in France might reopen but hopes it can be soon, the head of its French business said on Friday. Frederic Duval also told BFM TV that an appe...
Apr 17, 2020
Hungary will not save all businesses indiscriminately: PM Orban
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary will help businesses to survive the economic fallout from the novel coronavirus pandemic but changes in the way businesses are run will force a rethink of what works and w...
Apr 17, 2020
European new car sales plunge by 51.8% in March due to coronavirus: ACEA
BERLIN (Reuters) - Passenger car sales tumbled by more than 50% in Europe's major markets in March as lockdowns imposed due to the new coronavirus took their toll, data showed on Friday. In March, new...
Apr 17, 2020
Tata Consultancy shares rise on deal wins, hiring promise
By Nivedita Bhattacharjee BENGALURU (Reuters) - Shares of Tata Consultancy Services Ltd rose as much as 7.9% on Friday as investors shrugged off the software service firm's warning on coronavirus risk...
Apr 17, 2020
European stock index futures jump on plans to re-open U.S. economy
(Reuters) - European stock index futures surged more than 3% on Friday, as U.S. President Donald Trump rolled out plans for a gradual re-opening of the economy and on reports of a potential drug to tr...
Apr 17, 2020
Oh brother! Coronavirus calls split family fortunes on Wall Street
(This story contains language that some readers might find offensive in the 21st paragraph) By Lawrence Delevingne BOSTON (Reuters) - After a calamitous two week plunge in stocks as the coronavirus sp...
Apr 17, 2020
On this day… Born April 18, 1990, Dutch cyclist Anna van der Breggen
By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) - It is hard to make a name for yourself when your Oranje team mate is Marianne Vos, yet Anna van der Breggen has been doing just that in an impressive career. The Dut...
Apr 17, 2020
Locked-down investors aim algorithms at chaotic currency markets
By Tommy Wilkes and Saikat Chatterjee LONDON (Reuters) - A new breed of trading algorithms has deftly navigated the turbulence in currency markets caused by the coronavirus pandemic, driving up demand...
Apr 17, 2020
