Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Idled day workers may slip though Turkey’s cash safety net
By Jonathan Spicer and Ece Toksabay ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Countless Turkish day workers risk falling through a financial safety net being set up to support those idled due to the coronavirus outbreak, ...
Apr 14, 2020
UK must stop China’s bid to remove Imagination Technologies’ tech, British lawmaker says
LONDON (Reuters) - The British government should seek every mechanism to prevent the removal of Imagination Technologies' technology base to China, including seeking a Western purchaser for the compan...
Apr 14, 2020
As rebel-held Syria fears virus, just one machine is there to test
By Khalil Ashawi IDLIB, Syria (Reuters) - A single machine at Mohamad Shahim Makki's medical centre in Idlib province, part of Syria's last rebel stronghold, is the only alarm that will sound when the...
Apr 14, 2020
Barclays halts new job cuts during coronavirus crisis: memo
LONDON (Reuters) - Barclays has halted new job cuts while the coronavirus crisis is ongoing, the bank said in an internal memo seen by Reuters on Tuesday. The British lender also said it is offering a...
Apr 14, 2020
Singapore reports 334 new coronavirus infections, total reaches 3,252
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's health ministry confirmed 334 more coronavirus infections on Tuesday, taking its tally to 3,252. Most of the new cases were linked to outbreaks in migrant workers' do...
Apr 14, 2020
UK economy could shrink by 35% in April-June period: OBR
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's economy could shrink by 35% in the April-June period because of the government's coronavirus shutdown but then bounce back quickly, the country's independent budget foreca...
Apr 14, 2020
Human Rights Watch warns against Polish abortion debate
WARSAW (Reuters) - Human Rights Watch, one of the world's largest human rights groupings, on Tuesday accused the Polish government of taking advantage of the coronavirus lockdown to debate new limits ...
Apr 14, 2020
Russian inflation to return to target faster than expected: central bank
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Inflation in Russia is expected to return to the central bank's 4% target faster than initially expected, the bank said in a report on Tuesday. Annual inflation, which in March stoo...
Apr 14, 2020
Spain seizes virus tests bound for returning Siemens Gamesa workers: union
By Isla Binnie MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish authorities have requisitioned 2,000 antibody tests procured by wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa and intended to check whether employees have been infected w...
Apr 14, 2020
Factbox: Sports events around the world hit by coronavirus pandemic
(Reuters) - Major sports events around the world that have been hit by the coronavirus pandemic: OLYMPICS * The postponed Olympic Games will now begin on July 23, 2021 and run until Aug. 8. * World At...
Apr 14, 2020
