Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Volkswagen settles emissions class action with three-quarters of claimants
HAMBURG (Reuters) - Volkswagen has reached settlements with 200,000 of the 260,000 claimants participating in a class action lawsuit brought by German consumer group VZBV over the carmaker's rigging o...
Apr 20, 2020
No visitors at Australian zoo, but animals train for when lockdown ends
By Jill Gralow SYDNEY (Reuters) - There are no visitors at Australia's biggest zoo due to the coronavirus restrictions, but training and feeding times must keep to schedule, keepers say, particularly ...
Apr 20, 2020
Russian coronavirus cases surpass 47,000, new cases drop
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia reported 4,268 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Monday, fewer than 6,060 on the previous day, which took the total number of cases to 47,121. Forty-four Russian coronavirus...
Apr 20, 2020
China says condemns some western politicians’ interference in Hong Kong affairs
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's foreign ministry said on Monday it condemns certain western politicians' interference in China's internal affairs, responding to criticism by foreign governments of the arr...
Apr 20, 2020
China says India’s new FDI rules violate WTO principles, hopes for revision
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's new rules for foreign investment violate WTO principles of non-discrimination and are against free and fair trade, a Chinese embassy spokesperson in New Delhi said on Mon...
Apr 20, 2020
China says Australia’s questions on its COVID-19 handling groundless
BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Monday Australia's questioning of Beijing's transparency on the coronavirus epidemic was groundless, reiterating that it has been open and transparent. Chinese foreig...
Apr 20, 2020
Singapore confirms record jump of 1,426 COVID-19 cases
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's health ministry confirmed on Monday an additional 1,426 cases of COVID-19 infection, a record daily jump that took the city-state's tally to 8,014. The ministry said ...
Apr 20, 2020
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
(Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Out of frying pan, into fire The number of UK finance professionals seeking new jobs rose by more than 40% in the first quarte...
Apr 20, 2020
Pope to politicians: To fight coronavirus, put country before party
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis urged politicians on Monday to put aside partisan differences in order to deal with the coronavirus crisis in a united way. Francis' private mo...
Apr 20, 2020
Burger chain Shake Shack to return $10 million government loan
(Reuters) - Shake Shack Inc will return the small business loan it received from the U.S. government, the burger chain's chief executive said on Monday, making it the first major firm to hand back mon...
Apr 20, 2020
