Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Switzerland’s Falcon mulls exit from private banking, other options
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss wealth manager Falcon Private Bank is considering withdrawing from private banking as well as other options, it said on Wednesday, days after sources told Reuters the bank cou...
Apr 29, 2020
Pompeo urges end to overflight rights for Iran airline flying to Venezuela
By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday called on countries to deny overflight rights to Mahan Air, an Iranian airline under U.S. sanctions, which he...
Apr 29, 2020
‘Test and trace’ has worked for us, Ghana’s president says
PARIS (Reuters) - A rigorous programme of testing for coronavirus and tracing the contacts of those found positive has helped Ghana avoid an explosion in cases that could have overwhelmed its health s...
Apr 29, 2020
German tourist sector dismayed as Berlin extends travel warning
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany might be easing some COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, but the government tamped down any hopes in the tourism sector that it might relax holiday guidance when it extended its...
Apr 29, 2020
Do your bit for farmers and eat more fries, Belgians urged
By Bart Biesemans and Christian Levaux MOUSCRON, Belgium (Reuters) - With potato farmers and processors struggling, Belgians are being urged to eat more fries to offset a slump in demand during the co...
Apr 29, 2020
Simon Wiesenthal Center sues Chubb to ensure coronavirus insurance coverage
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - A prominent Los Angeles nonprofit that advocates for human rights and fights anti-Semitism sued Chubb Ltd on Wednesday to ensure it will obtain insurance coverage after...
Apr 29, 2020
Amazon’s foreign websites named in U.S. piracy and counterfeiting report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Several of Amazon.com Inc's foreign websites have been added to the U.S. trade regulator's "Notorious Markets" report on marketplaces known for counterfeiting and piracy concern...
Apr 29, 2020
Colombia to offer legal benefits to those who leave gangs
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia will offer individuals who leave crime gangs and rebel dissident groups legal benefits including reduced sentences in an effort to weaken illegal armed groups, the Andean c...
Apr 29, 2020
Self-driving vehicles get in on the delivery scene amid COVID-19
By Jane Lanhee Lee and Nathan Frandino SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Self-driving cars, trucks, sidewalk robots and shuttles are rolling out of the labs and parking garages and onto American streets to he...
Apr 29, 2020
Cycling: Tour of Spain organisers scrap Netherlands start plan, cut race to 18 stages
(Reuters) - This year's Tour of Spain will not start in the Netherlands as planned because of the coronavirus crisis but from the Basque Country and will be reduced from 21 to 18 stages, organisers sa...
Apr 29, 2020
