Author Archives: Syndicated Content
French economy shrank less than first thought in first quarter: INSEE
PARIS (Reuters) - France's economy contracted less than initially thought in the first quarter, although it remained mired deep in recession due to a coronavirus lockdown, data from the INSEE official...
May 29, 2020
UK to tell employers to help fund coronavirus job safety net
LONDON (Reuters) - British finance minister Rishi Sunak will tell employers on Friday how much they must contribute to the government's hugely expensive wage subsidy programme from August, a prospect ...
May 29, 2020
China’s PMI to show gradual factory recovery from lockdown paralysis: Reuters poll
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's factory activity likely rose for a third straight month in May as the economy recovered from strict lockdowns implemented to contain the coronavirus outbreak, which has ham...
May 29, 2020
Japan air force pilots fly over Tokyo to salute medical workers
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese air force's aerobatic demonstration squadron, Blue Impulse, flew over central Tokyo on Friday in a salute to medical workers on the frontline against the coronavirus pan...
May 29, 2020
German retail sales fall far less than expected in April
BERLIN (Reuters) - German retail sales fell at their fastest pace since 2007 in April, data showed on Friday, but the drop was not as steep as expected in a sign of the relative resilience of Europe's...
May 29, 2020
Britain needs to start tapering its COVID furlough scheme: minister
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain cannot run its COVID-19 jobs protection scheme indefinitely and needs to start tapering it down as people slowly return to work, environment minister George Eustice said on ...
May 29, 2020
On this day: Born May 30, 1949: Bob Willis, English cricketer
By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - Steaming in off his long run, curls bobbing, eyes fixed on the stumps, there have been few more intimidating sights in world cricket than fast bowler Bob Willis in ...
May 29, 2020
Australian court orders release of letters to Britain’s Queen Elizabeth surrounding PM sacking
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian court ruled on Friday that the country's archives must release letters between Britain's Queen Elizabeth and her local representative during the 1970s, a...
May 29, 2020
Stick or twist? Investors face coronavirus-induced property dilemma
By Sinead Cruise LONDON (Reuters) - The coronavirus pandemic has emptied offices and shuttered shops but filled warehouses and highlighted demand for work-from-home spaces, leaving investors wondering...
May 29, 2020
Nepali Sherpas wait, grow potatoes as Himalayas remain closed due to coronavirus
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Had it not been for the coronavirus, Nepali climbing guide Tashi Lakpa Sherpa would have been on Mount Everest now, guiding clients and trying to add another feat...
May 29, 2020
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