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Bank of England imposes dividend, pay caps on longer-term corporate borrowers
LONDON (Reuters) - Large businesses which want to borrow from the Bank of England for more than a year under an emergency coronavirus support scheme will have to show restraint on dividends and execut...
May 19, 2020
Switzerland’s Sunrise, French-owned Salt link up in $3 billion broadband JV
By John Miller ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss telecoms operator Sunrise Communications Group and Iliad's Salt unit on Tuesday pledged to invest up to 3 billion Swiss francs ($3.09 billion) in a broadband pa...
May 19, 2020
Austria insists on virus aid loans instead of grants: Die Presse
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria insists that the European Union's emergency aid for coronavirus-hit member states should be based on repayable loans not grants, Austrian daily Die Presse said on Tuesday, c...
May 19, 2020
Singapore’s health ministry confirms 451 new coronavirus cases
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's health ministry said on Tuesday it confirmed 451 more coronavirus cases, taking the city-state's tally of infections to 28,794. (Reporting by Aradhana Aravindan in Si...
May 19, 2020
Spain’s Bautista Agut still eyeing elusive ATP Finals spot
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Qualifying for the season-ending men's ATP Finals, which features the world's top eight singles players and doubles teams, is one of the goals for Roberto Bautista Agut before he re...
May 19, 2020
Auto industry key part of Italy GDP, fair to support FCA if creates jobs: minister
MILAN (Reuters) - The auto industry represents a significant share of Italy's economy and it's right to support those who create jobs in the country, Deputy Economy Minister Laura Castelli said when a...
May 19, 2020
Czech coronavirus cases show biggest jump in four weeks
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The number of new coronavirus cases in the Czech Republic showed its biggest daily rise in four weeks and climbed above 100 for the first time this month, the Health Ministry said o...
May 19, 2020
Energean Oil & Gas scraps sale of E&P’s UK, Norway assets
(Reuters) - Energean Oil & Gas said on Tuesday it terminated a $280 million deal to sell the UK and Norwegian assets it acquired from Italian energy company Edison SpA last year. Mediterranean-focusse...
May 19, 2020
Tens of thousands evacuated as India, Bangladesh brace for super cyclone
KOLKATA/DHAKA (Reuters) - Authorities in eastern India and Bangladesh were relocating tens of thousands of villagers away from the coastline on Tuesday ahead of a super cyclone that is expected to inf...
May 19, 2020
Charlesbank invests $70 million in Elbit Systems subsidiary Cyberbit
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israeli defence firm Elbit Systems said on Tuesday the Charlesbank Technology Opportunities Fund invested $70 million in Elbit's commercial cybersecurity subsidiary Cyberbit. Elbi...
May 19, 2020
