Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Austria to allow tennis, golf and other social-distancing-friendly sports
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria, which has started loosening its coronavirus lockdown, said on Wednesday it would allow some sports compatible with social distancing like tennis and golf to resume from May...
Apr 15, 2020
Coronavirus crimps LSE Group’s first-quarter debt issuance volumes
(Reuters) - London Stock Exchange Group posted a "marginal decline" in year-on-year debt issuance volumes in the first quarter on Wednesday, despite a flurry of public sector and investment grade acti...
Apr 15, 2020
Vietnam to extend coronavirus lockdown in 12 provinces for seven days
By Khanh Vu HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam will extend its coronavirus lockdown in 12 provinces, including Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, for seven days, although restrictions will be lifted in some areas out...
Apr 15, 2020
Goldman Sachs profit halves on mounting loan loss provisions
(Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc reported a 49% fall in quarterly profit on Wednesday, as the bank put aside nearly $1 billion to meet future loan defaults and booked heavy losses on its debt and e...
Apr 15, 2020
Mekong river groups urge China to show transparency after dam report
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Groups working to protect the Mekong River have called for greater transparency and cooperation from China after a report that Chinese dams held back water during a damaging drough...
Apr 15, 2020
Africa may rebound in 2021, but coronavirus impact to endure: IMF
By Joe Bavier JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Africa is expected to reverse an economic contraction linked to fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic next year, according to the International Monetary Fund, but t...
Apr 15, 2020
Greece transfers first group of young refugees to EU countries
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece transferred a dozen unaccompanied children from overcrowded migrant camps to Luxembourg on Wednesday, the first of more than 1,000 relocations that are being expedited amid c...
Apr 15, 2020
Honda deploys its minivans to transport virus patients
By Naomi Tajitsu TOKYO (Reuters) - Honda Motor Co said it has remodeled 50 of its minivans to transport COVID-19 patients to hospitals and quarantine facilities in Japan, sealing off the rear section ...
Apr 15, 2020
Crisis shows companies need social licence to operate, Federated Hermes says
LONDON (Reuters) - Federated Hermes has written an open letter to company executives and chairpersons setting out how COVID 19 has changed its engagement priorities and how the pandemic should change ...
Apr 15, 2020
Israeli drone targets Hezbollah near Syria-Lebanon border: sources
BEIRUT (Reuters) - An Israeli drone targeted a car carrying forces from Iran-backed Hezbollah in Syria near the Lebanese border, a commander in the pro-Damascus regional alliance and a security source...
Apr 15, 2020
