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Norwegian Air to overhaul its strategy in wake of pandemic: bondholder
By Gwladys Fouche and Laurence Frost OSLO/PARIS (Reuters) - Norwegian Air , which is seeking creditor support for its rescue plan, has told bondholders it will overhaul its strategy in the wake of the...
Apr 17, 2020
‘Nature welcomes the change’: with no tourists, wildlife roams California’s Yosemite
(Reuters) - A bear ambles across a forest glade and a herd of deer stroll down a silent road. At Yosemite National Park in Northern California, coronavirus restrictions mean no tourists - and bolder w...
Apr 17, 2020
Uniper installs new directors at Fortum’s request
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Uniper announced on Friday the appointment of new directors following the resignation of a raft of supervisory board members earlier this month, after Finland's Fortum secured a ...
Apr 17, 2020
Syria’s northeast confirms first death from coronavirus: statement
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Kurdish-led administration that runs much of northeastern Syria said it had recorded its first death from the new coronavirus, according to a statement on Friday in which it cit...
Apr 17, 2020
NYSE and Nasdaq challenger MEMX delays launch due to coronavirus crisis
By John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Members Exchange (MEMX), a new bourse backed by major Wall Street firms looking to take on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Inc through lower fees, said ...
Apr 17, 2020
Serbia sends Kosovo 1,000 test kits in solidarity against coronavirus
PRISTINA (Reuters) - Serbia delivered 1,000 coronavirus test kits to Kosovo on Friday, a health official said, in a sign of solidarity despite trade frictions, violent recent history and Kosovo's fail...
Apr 17, 2020
Vox Media set to furlough 9% of employees due to coronavirus impact
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Vox Media, the owner of New York magazine, on Friday announced it is furloughing 9% of its workers in an effort to cut spending as the company's revenues face the impact of the CO...
Apr 17, 2020
In lockdown Britain, ‘Mancunian Motivator’ brings fun and fitness to neighbours
By Will Russell CHIGWELL, England (Reuters) - In a suburban enclave on the northeastern fringes of London residents are having their heart rates - and their spirits - lifted by the "Mancunian Motivato...
Apr 17, 2020
GM dispatches first batch of ventilators for COVID-19 patients
(Reuters) - General Motors said on Friday it had started delivering the first batch of 54 ventilators to U.S. hospitals treating severely ill COVID-19 patients. GM said the Franciscan Health Olympia F...
Apr 17, 2020
Nigeria’s oil hub quarantines 22 Exxon Mobil workers: governor
PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigeria's Rivers State has quarantined 22 Exxon Mobil Corp. employees for violating an order introduced last month restricting movement into the state to curb the sp...
Apr 17, 2020
