Category Archives: Syndicated
Modern driver-assistance technology ‘far from reliable’: AAA study
By Tina Bellon (Reuters) - Advanced driver assistance technology that automates steering and braking in a growing number of vehicles is not providing reliable safety benefits, a new study by the Ameri...
Aug 06, 2020
‘China’s LVMH’ Shandong Ruyi resists Lycra sale in favour of IPO amid debt crisis: sources
By Kane Wu and Scott Murdoch HONG KONG (Reuters) - Fashion conglomerate Shandong Ruyi, best known for its ambition to be the LVMH of China, has brushed aside a sale of textile maker Lycra proposed by ...
Aug 06, 2020
No Turkish hospitals at capacity due to COVID-19, health minister says
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - No Turkish hospitals are operating at capacity because of the coronavirus pandemic, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Thursday, after Reuters quoted doctors as saying some de...
Aug 06, 2020
After 400 years, beavers allowed back in the wild in England for good
LONDON (Reuters) - The first beavers to live naturally in the wild in England for over 400 years have been given the green light to stay after a five-year trial showed their dam-building activities we...
Aug 06, 2020
South Korean farmers bartering sugar for North Korean booze to bypass sanctions
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean farmers' cooperative said on Thursday it has clinched a $150 million deal to barter sugar for North Korean liquor and food products, bypassing sanction...
Aug 06, 2020
Vietnam turns Danang stadium into field hospital amid virus outbreak
By Khanh Vu and Phuong Nguyen HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam is close to completing the conversion of a sports stadium into a 1,000-bed field hospital in its new coronavirus epicentre Danang, the health mi...
Aug 06, 2020
SGX’s regulatory unit seeks wider powers to crack down on errant firms
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore Exchange's regulatory unit is seeking more powers to publicly reprimand companies breaching listing rules, while also making it mandatory for firms to have a whistleblo...
Aug 06, 2020
Germany tightens up on testing as infection numbers rise
BERLIN (Reuters) - Travellers returning to Germany from risk regions will face mandatory coronavirus tests from Saturday, Health Minister Jens Spahn said on Thursday, warning that the accelerating pac...
Aug 06, 2020
Foreign staff at EU firms in Shanghai still unable to return, business group says
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Over half of European companies in China's financial hub of Shanghai still have foreign staff who are unable to return after coronavirus border restrictions were imposed in March,...
Aug 06, 2020
Greek unemployment jumps to 17.0% in May, highest in nine months
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's jobless rate rose to 17.0% in May from an upwardly revised 15.7% reading in the previous month, data from the country's statistics service ELSTAT showed on Thursday. It was...
Aug 06, 2020
