Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Beckham invests in esports with London-based start-up Guild
LONDON (Reuters) - Former England soccer captain David Beckham is moving into the virtual world as co-owner of London-based start-up Guild Esports. Guild said in a statement on Thursday that it will l...
Jun 25, 2020
Court favours Tiger Brands on information over listeria outbreak
(Reuters) - South Africa's Tiger Brands said on Thursday a court had ruled in favour of compelling third parties to provide information on testing of listeria-causing bacteria. The food producer is fi...
Jun 25, 2020
Carnival seeks first leveraged loan to shore up liquidity
By Claire Ruckin LONDON (LPC) - US cruise line operator Carnival is looking to raise its first leveraged loan as it seeks alternative forms of liquidity to shore up its business, which has been sunk b...
Jun 25, 2020
Czech coronavirus cases jump again as restrictions are eased
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech Republic recorded 127 cases of the new coronavirus on Wednesday, health authorities reported on Thursday, the highest daily number in two months as the country eases restr...
Jun 25, 2020
British nurse says time is now right to call out racism
LONDON (Reuters) - Neomi Bennett, a 47-year-old British nurse, said she had chosen this moment to go public about her arrest last year because she felt it was now possible to raise complaints about th...
Jun 25, 2020
Lebanon’s Aoun sees ‘civil war’ climate as critics boycott meeting
BEIRUT (Reuters) - President Michel Aoun warned on Thursday of an "atmosphere of civil war" during recent unrest in Lebanon and what he described as attempts to stir up sectarian tensions as a financi...
Jun 25, 2020
As Israel threatens West Bank annexation, Gazans recall settler withdrawal
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - Vineyard owner Haidar al-Zahar recalls with joy the day in 2005 when Israel removed its settlers and troops from the Gaza Strip, part of a withdrawal that few Pal...
Jun 25, 2020
Ford signs deal with Vodafone for private 5G network in UK
(Reuters) - Ford Motor Co has signed a deal with Vodafone Group Plc to install a private 5G network at the car maker's electric-vehicle (EV) battery facility in UK's Essex, the companies said in a joi...
Jun 25, 2020
To beat the heat, Vietnam rice farmers resort to planting at night
By Minh Nguyen HANOI (Reuters) - Under a pitch-black night sky, a group of Vietnamese farmers planted rice this week in a paddy field on the outskirts of the capital Hanoi using head lamps to illumina...
Jun 25, 2020
EU’s top court upholds sanctions against Russia’s VTB over Ukraine turmoil
WARSAW/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's top court on Thursday upheld sanctions against Russia's second-largest bank VTB , dismissing the lender's appeal against the restrictive measures the b...
Jun 25, 2020
