Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Actor Idris Elba launches U.N. coronavirus fund for poor farmers
By Megan Rowling BARCELONA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - British actor and filmmaker Idris Elba launched a new United Nations fund on Monday to help farmers in poorer nations, calling on richer econo...
Apr 20, 2020
IMF sees 4% growth in Georgia in 2021, ready to help with funds
By Margarita Antidze TBILISI (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund sees a recovery in Georgia's economic growth in 2021, after a 4% contraction this year due to the coronavirus outbreak, and sta...
Apr 20, 2020
Bridgestone to suspend 11 Japanese plants during late April-early May
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese tyremaker Bridgestone Corp said on Monday it will suspend operations at its 11 domestic plants, including 8 tyre factories, from late April to early May to cope with dwindli...
Apr 20, 2020
Futures slide as oil price slump hammers energy stocks
By Shreyashi Sanyal (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell on Monday as a slump in oil prices pounded energy stocks, with investors also bracing for another batch of dour first-quarter earnings rep...
Apr 20, 2020
Indian tycoon Mallya loses appeals against extradition from Britain
LONDON (Reuters) - Indian businessman Vijay Mallya lost an appeal in Britain's High Court on Monday against a 2018 decision to extradite him to India to face fraud charges resulting from the collapse ...
Apr 20, 2020
Fund manager Lyxor to take tougher stance on climate at AGMs
LONDON (Reuters) - French asset manager Lyxor, part of lender Societe Generale , on Monday became the latest investor to warn it would take a tougher stance on climate-related issues at companies' ann...
Apr 20, 2020
Swedish labour board says unemployment at 8% as virus hits economy
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's Public Employment Service (SPES) said on Monday unemployment rose to 8% in the past week after a wave of redundancies due to the effects of the novel coronavirus on the ...
Apr 20, 2020
Some Syrians prefer ruined homes to crowded camps
By Khalil Ashawi NAIRAB, Idlib, Syria (Reuters) - Taher al-Matar's home in northwest Syria is in ruins but he has gone back to live there anyway, driven by dire conditions in camps for displaced peopl...
Apr 20, 2020
UK’s Prince Philip breaks retirement silence to thank those fighting COVID-19
LONDON (Reuters) - Prince Philip, the 98-year-old husband of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, made a rare statement on Monday to thank those involved in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. "As we appro...
Apr 20, 2020
Coronavirus pushes Latin America’s budding startups into survival mode
By Julia Love and Daina Beth Solomon MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The chief executive of Colombian food technology startup Muy had expected to spend the past few weeks gearing up to raise a dollop of fresh...
Apr 20, 2020
