Author Archives: Syndicated Content
WeWork special committee files lawsuit against SoftBank after tender offer falls through
(Reuters) - The special committee on the board of The We Company, which operates office-sharing startup WeWork, has filed a lawsuit against its largest shareholder SoftBank Group Corp , challenging it...
Apr 07, 2020
Players to swap rackets for game controllers as Madrid Open goes online
MUMBAI (Reuters) - The world's top tennis players will swap rackets for game controllers this month after organisers of the cancelled Madrid Open said they will stage a virtual competition to raise fu...
Apr 07, 2020
World Athletics aims to be carbon neutral by 2030
(Reuters) - The governing body of athletics aims to become carbon neutral by 2030, it said on Tuesday, recognising that the sport has a significant environmental footprint. Promising to cut its carbon...
Apr 07, 2020
In a first, China knocks U.S. from top spot in global patent race
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - China was the biggest source of applications for international patents in the world last year, pushing the United States out of the top spot it has held since t...
Apr 07, 2020
Australia to chart course out of coronavirus crisis after lockdowns buy time
By Colin Packham and Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's lock-down measures have bought it time in its fight against the coronavirus and it must now decide its next course, its top medical offic...
Apr 07, 2020
Taiwan tells agencies not to use Zoom on security grounds
(Reuters) - Taiwan's cabinet has told government agencies to stop using Zoom Video Communications Inc's conferencing app, the latest blow to the company as it battles criticism of its booming platform...
Apr 07, 2020
France’s COVID-19 epidemic has not yet peaked: health minister
PARIS (Reuters) - France has not yet reached the peak of its COVID-19 epidemic, Health Minister Olivier Veran said on Tuesday. "We are still in a worsening phase of the epidemic," Veran told broadcast...
Apr 07, 2020
Stock plunge gives Korean business owners chance to save on succession costs
By Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) - Ageing owners of South Korean companies are taking advantage of a coronavirus-induced plunge in stock prices to transfer stakes to kin on the cheap, in what will eventua...
Apr 07, 2020
As coronavirus hits tourism, Wizz Air finds new role
By Marton Dunai BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air is repatriating citizens and transporting medical equipment for east European governments, in a move coupling one-off charter t...
Apr 07, 2020
China must step up on Africa debt relief: Ghana finance minister
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - China must do more to help ease the debt burden of African countries facing economic calamity as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, Ghana's finance minister said. Speaking ...
Apr 07, 2020
