Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Indian capital readies vast quarantine centre as coronavirus cases mount
By Alasdair Pal NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Authorities in New Delhi worked to convert a spiritual centre into a huge quarantine facility on Thursday as novel coronavirus cases in the Indian capital overtoo...
Jun 25, 2020
Disney shares drop as company delays reopening of California Disneyland
(Reuters) - Shares of Walt Disney Co dropped 2.4% on Thursday after the media company delayed the reopening of theme parks and resort hotels in California, following a surge in fresh COVID-19 cases in...
Jun 25, 2020
‘Embarrassing’ potential ouster from MSCI index could bruise Turkish markets
By Karin Strohecker LONDON (Reuters) - Turkey's potential ejection from MSCI's widely followed emerging markets index could suck almost a billion dollars out of its stock markets, dealing another blow...
Jun 25, 2020
Bus plunges off motorway bridge in Polish capital Warsaw, one dead
WARSAW (Reuters) - A municipal bus in the Polish capital Warsaw plunged off a motorway bridge on Thursday, killing one person and injuring 17, authorities said. Television footage showed half of the b...
Jun 25, 2020
L’Oreal sees beauty consumers returning post-lockdown
PARIS (Reuters) - Purchases of cosmetics have picked up strongly again, particularly in China, as some countries exit coronavirus shutdowns that forced hair salons and retailers to close, L'Oreal Chie...
Jun 25, 2020
Macy’s to lay off 3,900 employees
(Reuters) - Macy's Inc said on Thursday it would lay off about 3,900 employees in corporate and management positions to help lessen some of the financial strain of dwindling sales due to the COVID-19 ...
Jun 25, 2020
Malawi opposition claims victory in presidential election re-run
By Frank Phiri BLANTYRE (Reuters) - Malawi's opposition alliance claimed victory for its candidate Lazarus Chakwera on Thursday in a re-run of the 2019 presidential election, annulled by courts becaus...
Jun 25, 2020
Pakistan pilot licence irregularities are ‘serious lapse’: IATA
PARIS (Reuters) - Irregularities found in pilot licences at Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) represent a "serious lapse" in safety controls, global airlines body IATA said on Thursday after the c...
Jun 25, 2020
ECB hits back at German court challenge
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - European Central Bank policymakers argued over the timing and size of their emergency stimulus programme this month but agreed that bond buys are the best tool in the circumstanc...
Jun 25, 2020
South Africa’s mines record six COVID-19 deaths, 1,796 cases
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's mining industry has recorded 1,796 cases of COVID-19 with six deaths, the Minerals Council said on Thursday as mines ramp up after an extended shutdown. The sec...
Jun 25, 2020
