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Air France says passengers must wear masks from May 11
PARIS (Reuters) - French carrier Air France is to require all passengers on board its flights to wear masks from May 11 to comply with French government guidelines on COVID-19 protection measures. The...
May 05, 2020
Ryanair passengers down by 99.6% in April, Wizz Air down by 97.6%
LONDON (Reuters) - Europe's biggest budget airline Ryanair posted a 99.6% fall in passenger numbers in April, while smaller low cost carrier Wizz Air said numbers plunged 97.6%, as the novel coronavir...
May 05, 2020
Shareholders vote in Lagardere showdown with activist Amber
PARIS (Reuters) - Activist investor Amber Capital faces its biggest test yet on Tuesday in its high-stakes bid to shake up governance at media and publishing firm Lagardere as shareholders vote on its...
May 05, 2020
Beiersdorf’s La Prairie hit by collapse in travel retail
BERLIN (Reuters) - Nivea-maker Beiersdorf said on Tuesday its La Prairie premium skincare brand has been hit hard by the drop in international travel due to the coronavirus pandemic but sales of its m...
May 05, 2020
Hugo Boss expects virus hit to worsen before recovery
BERLIN (Reuters) - German fashion house Hugo Boss said it expected the impact of the coronavirus pandemic to be worse in the second quarter after it reported that sales fell a currency-adjusted 17% in...
May 05, 2020
EssilorLuxottica first-quarter sales slump on coronavirus hit, worst yet to come
(Reuters) - Oakley and Ray-Ban maker EssilorLuxottica reported a slump in first-quarter sales on Tuesday and warned of an even bigger hit in the current quarter as the coronavirus outbreak prompted st...
May 05, 2020
BNP Paribas profit falls 33% on expected loan losses, equity trading hit
PARIS (Reuters) - Profit at BNP Paribas fell by 33.1% in the first-quarter as the coronavirus crisis hit equity trading and prompted the eurozone's biggest bank to set aside more than half a billion e...
May 05, 2020
Singapore retail sales suffer biggest drop in over 20 years
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's retail sales in March fell at the steepest pace in more than 20 years on an annual basis, official data showed on Tuesday, as consumption especially of discretionary ...
May 05, 2020
Former Australian boom town carves road to coronavirus recovery
By Jonathan Barrett and Melanie Burton SYDNEY/MELBOURNE (Reuters) - In the world's biggest iron ore loading hub, Western Australia's Port Hedland, huge vessels line up near the red-dirt coast, waiting...
May 05, 2020
U.S., UK launch post-Brexit video trade talks amid coronavirus recession
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Britain launch trade negotiations by videoconference on Tuesday following the UK's exit from the European Union, as both allies struggle wi...
May 05, 2020
