Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Anyone booking a holiday is taking a chance on future of COVID-19 outbreak: UK minister
LONDON (Reuters) - Britons booking a summer holiday are taking a chance on the direction of the coronavirus outbreak, transport minister Grant Shapps said on Wednesday. European travel company TUI sai...
May 13, 2020
No perfect way to begin easing of coronavirus lockdown, UK minister says
LONDON (Reuters) - There is no perfect way to begin gradually easing the lockdown on the British economy and Britons should apply common sense to new guidance, transport minister Grant Shapps said on ...
May 13, 2020
Pandemic sends Japan’s service sector sentiment sliding to record low
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's service sector sentiment slumped to a record low in April, a Cabinet Office survey showed on Wednesday, pointing to intensifying pressure on the economy fr...
May 13, 2020
Austrian-German border to reopen from June 15: Austrian tourism minister
VIENNA (Reuters) - Border controls with Germany will be lifted from June 15, Austria's tourism minister, Elisabeth Koestinger, told broadcaster ORF on Wednesday. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Au...
May 13, 2020
Malaysia’s first-quarter GDP unexpectedly expands, but tough second quarter looms
By Joseph Sipalan KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's economy grew marginally in the first quarter, execeeding expectations, but will likely contract in April-June as the coronavirus pandemic hits exp...
May 13, 2020
Israeli police arrest 320 over coronavirus breach at Jewish festival
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli police arrested 320 people at a Jewish bonfire festival celebrating an ancient sage, after worshippers rioted over coronavirus restrictions that denied them access to his...
May 13, 2020
U.S. envoy misses Pompeo’s arrival in Israel over illness
(Reuters) - The U.S. ambassador to Israel did not attend Wednesday's arrival of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in the Middle East nation as he was feeling unwell and had been advised to keep away, the...
May 13, 2020
UK’s Sage Group seeing impact of pandemic on customer acquisition
LONDON (Reuters) - Sage Group said it was starting to see the broader effects of a sharp economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic, with new customer acquisition in April roughly half the l...
May 13, 2020
France’s CMA CGM gets 1.05 billion euro loan partly backed by government
PARIS (Reuters) - CMA CGM has arranged a 1.05 billion euro ($1.1 billion) syndicated loan to be 70% guaranteed by the French government, the shipping and logistics company announced on Wednesday. It s...
May 13, 2020
Over 140 small Japan companies bankrupted by coronavirus: research firm
TOKYO (Reuters) - The outbreak of the coronavirus had pushed 141 Japanese companies to bankruptcy since February, with more cases expected toward the end of this month, Tokyo Shoko Research (TSR) said...
May 13, 2020
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