Category Archives: Syndicated
On trial on riot charges, Hong Kong newlyweds prepared for life apart
By Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) - For Valentine's Day this year, Henry Tong gave his wife, Elaine To, a photo book. It holds the memories of their life together: their first date six years ago, kis...
Jul 24, 2020
UK to make announcement soon on plans to tackle obesity
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will be making an announcement on how it plans to tackle obesity shortly, a junior minister said on Friday, after media reported that the government plans to introduce restr...
Jul 24, 2020
Vodafone targets Frankfurt listing for mast unit in early 2021
LONDON (Reuters) - Vodafone , the world's second biggest mobile operator, said on Friday it would list its towers unit, named Vantage Towers, in Frankfurt in early 2021. It announced it would set up a...
Jul 24, 2020
UK retail sales jump by nearly 14% in June: ONS
LONDON (Reuters) - British retail sales grew more strongly than expected in June when non-essential stores in England were allowed to reopen to the public in the middle of the month. Retail sales in J...
Jul 24, 2020
Airbus offers ‘final’ concession to ease jet subsidy dispute
PARIS (Reuters) - European planemaker Airbus on Friday made what it described as a final step aimed at halting a transatlantic trade war over billions of dollars of aircraft subsidies. Airbus said it ...
Jul 24, 2020
EU economics commissioner sees recovery fund payment in second half of 2021: paper
ROME (Reuters) - Payments of the massive coronavirus stimulus approved by leaders of the European Union will start in the second half of next year, the bloc's economy commissioner, Paolo Gentiloni, wa...
Jul 24, 2020
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
(Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Moderna loses challenge to Arbutus patent on vaccine tech Moderna Inc has lost a bid to invalidate a U.S. patent owned by Arbu...
Jul 24, 2020
‘Not much hope’: Macau casinos see deepening losses as virus slams China travel
By Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) - Casinos in the world's biggest gambling hub Macau are staring at heavy losses for the second quarter, with "not much hope" for a near-term recovery as a resurgenc...
Jul 24, 2020
Vietnam bans wildlife trade to curb risk of pandemics
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued a directive to ban the Southeast Asian country's wildlife trade with immediate effect in order to reduce the risk of new pandemic...
Jul 24, 2020
Schindler to cut 2,000 jobs as profit falls by more than 25%
ZURICH (Reuters) - Elevator and escalator maker Schindler said on Friday it is cutting 2,000 jobs after profit in the first half of 2020 fell more than a quarter, as the COVID-19 pandemic hurt the Swi...
Jul 24, 2020
