Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Soccer: Roma coach struggles to imagine football without hugs
ROME (Reuters) - If there is one thing that AS Roma coach Paulo Fonseca is really going to miss when Serie A eventually re-starts after the coronavirus pandemic, it is a good hug. In an emotional lett...
May 14, 2020
UK budget watchdog raises 2020/21 deficit estimate to 298 billion pounds
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's government is on track to borrow 298.4 billion pounds ($364 billion) during the current financial year due to the coronavirus, even before the full cost of an extension of...
May 14, 2020
Coronavirus crisis a window of opportunity for bankers to the rich
By Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi and Simon Jessop ZURICH/LONDON (Reuters) - When markets slumped in March as the spread of coronavirus gathered pace, wealth managers' trading volumes soared as ultra rich cli...
May 14, 2020
Britain’s M&S ties up with health service for huge clothing sale
LONDON (Reuters) - British retailer Marks & Spencer launched a clothing sale on Thursday to help clear stock built up in the coronavirus lockdown, tapping into widespread public support for health wor...
May 14, 2020
China’s task to prevent rebound in local coronavirus cases remains arduous
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's task to prevent rebound in local coronavirus cases remains arduous, the ruling Communist Party's politburo said on Thursday, state television reported. The government shoul...
May 14, 2020
Coronavirus to exacerbate gender pay gap: German study
BERLIN (Reuters) - The coronavirus crisis is likely to widen the gender pay gap in Germany as more women are cutting their hours to look after children due to the closure of schools and nurseries, a s...
May 14, 2020
Irish PM says it will take months for EU travel to return to normal
DUBLIN (Reuters) - It will take months not weeks for COVID-19 restrictions to be lifted and travel around the European Union to return to normal, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar told parliament on T...
May 14, 2020
Thyssenkrupp, union call for further consolidation in warship sector
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Thyssenkrupp and Germany's largest union IG Metall on Thursday called for further consolidation of the country's warship sector, saying a tie-up of rivals Luerssen and German Nav...
May 14, 2020
Cycling: Tour of Britain canceled, route to be used for 2021
LONDON (Reuters) - This year's Tour of Britain scheduled for September has been cancelled and the same route will be used for the 2021 edition, organisers said on Thursday. "The decision has been take...
May 14, 2020
Fiat Chrysler/Peugeot deal in spotlight after Exor setbacks
By Giulio Piovaccari MILAN (Reuters) - Fiat Chrysler's decision to scrap its dividend marks another setback for plans by the Agnelli family's Exor arm to raise cash after a $9 billion sale of its rein...
May 14, 2020
