Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Croatia hopes for 30% of annual tourism revenues despite coronavirus
By Igor Ilic ZAGREB (Reuters) - Croatia hopes to earn nearly a third of its annual tourism revenues this year despite the coronavirus pandemic, Tourism Minister Gari Cappelli said on Thursday. The tou...
Apr 30, 2020
British Airways plans to lay off a quarter of pilots: letter
PARIS (Reuters) - British Airways is seeking to lay off a quarter of its pilots as it slashes costs to weather the coronavirus crisis, according to a letter sent to their union and seen by Reuters. BA...
Apr 30, 2020
Lebanese economic rescue plan based on dollar exchange rate of 3,500 pounds: source
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's economic rescue plan passed on Thursday is based on an exchange rate of 3,500 pounds to the dollar, an official source told Reuters. Lebanon has maintained a dollar peg of...
Apr 30, 2020
Suspect charged in Denmark with preparing Islamist attack
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danish police said on Thursday they had arrested and charged a person suspected of preparing an Islamist terrorist attack. The person had attempted to source firearms and ammuni...
Apr 30, 2020
Irish central bank expects lenders to make early provisions over loan breaks
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's central bank said on Thursday it expected lenders to set aside a prudent overall provision for tens of thousands of coronavirus-related loan breaks, before such provisions...
Apr 30, 2020
Turkey says deployment of Russian defences delayed, but will happen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Turkey's planned deployment of Russian S-400 missile defences has been delayed by the coronavirus outbreak but will ultimately go ahead, President Tayyip Erdogan's spokesman sai...
Apr 30, 2020
Brazil’s unemployment jumps to 12.2% pct, official warns it could double
By Jamie McGeever BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's unemployment rate rose to 12.2% in the three months through March, statistics agency IBGE said on Thursday, marking the biggest rise in three years even...
Apr 30, 2020
AT&T brings ad unit Xandr under WarnerMedia ahead of HBO Max launch
(Reuters) - AT&T Inc said on Thursday it will bring its advertising unit Xandr under its WarnerMedia label, which is set to launch its streaming channel HBO Max in May. The move comes two months after...
Apr 30, 2020
Coronavirus death of pregnant woman in federal prison prompts outrage in Congress
By Mark Hosenball and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional Democrats condemned the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) for its treatment of a 30-year-old incarcerated pregnant woman who die...
Apr 30, 2020
Coronavirus to accelerate UK grocery’s digital shift, says Sainsbury’s boss
By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) - The coronavirus pandemic is accelerating a digital shift in UK grocery shopping as Britons embrace home delivery, click and collect and technologies such as in-store ...
Apr 30, 2020
