Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Coronavirus cases in the Netherlands top 30,000: health authorities
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Confirmed coronavirus infections in the Netherlands have risen by 1,235 to 30,449, Dutch health authorities said on Friday. The death toll among people known to have been infecte...
Apr 17, 2020
GE aircraft leasing unit cancels 69 737 MAX orders
(Reuters) - The aircraft leasing subsidiary of General Electric Co , GECAS, said on Friday it was canceling 69 orders for Boeing Co's grounded 737 MAX jets. GECAS maintains 29 MAX aircraft in its flee...
Apr 17, 2020
UBS, HSBC sell down AMS stake left after rights issue
VIENNA (Reuters) - Lenders UBS and HSBC have cut their combined stake in AMS to below 1% from the 15% they were forced to take after weak demand for the sensor maker's capital increase, a notification...
Apr 17, 2020
Institutional investors tell Big Pharma to cooperate on coronavirus
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Institutional investors in 15 major pharmaceutical companies have called on the drugmakers to set aside rivalries and short-term interests and cooperate on finding solutions to t...
Apr 17, 2020
North Korean leader absence from anniversary event fuels speculation over health
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's absence from an important anniversary event this week rekindled speculation over his potential health problems, analysts said on Fri...
Apr 17, 2020
Progress in women’s football could be undone, warns FIFPRO
(Reuters) - The recent progress of women's football is at risk of being undone as the sport is brought to a standstill by the novel coronavirus, the players union FIFPRO told Reuters television in on ...
Apr 17, 2020
India’s automakers seek tax cut to boost demand after coronavirus hit
By Aditi Shah NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Automakers in India want a temporary tax cut on cars, trucks and motorbikes as well as incentives to scrap old vehicles, to try to boost sales and generate revenue ...
Apr 17, 2020
Poland’s 5G auction delayed due to coronavirus
By Anna Koper WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's telecoms regulator has dropped a deadline for its first 5G auction due a government clampdown designed to tackle the spread of the corononavirus. Poland had i...
Apr 17, 2020
South Asia coronavirus cases hit 22,000 as Maldives locks down capital
By Sanjeev Miglani and Mohamed Junayd NEW DELHI/MALE (Reuters) - The number of people infected with the coronavirus crossed 22,000 in densely populated South Asia on Friday driven by a rise in cases i...
Apr 17, 2020
World Bank says no ‘free ride’ for commercial creditors on debt relief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Commercial creditors need to support debt relief for the poorest countries and cannot just "free ride" on a suspension in debt payments by official bilateral creditors, World Ba...
Apr 17, 2020
