Category Archives: Syndicated
Poland’s unemployment rate rises to 6.1% in June
(Reuters) - Poland's registered unemployment rate rose to 6.1% in June compared with 6.0% in May, statistics office data showed on Thursday, below analysts' expectations of 6.2%. The statistics office...
Jul 23, 2020
South Africa may stop lenders blacklisting borrowers during pandemic
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's government may temporarily ban lenders from blacklisting consumers whose credit records have been hit by the coronavirus crisis, a consultation document publish...
Jul 23, 2020
China’s NHC issues coronavirus control guidelines on meat processing firms
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's National Health Commission on Thursday issued coronavirus control guidelines for meat processing companies, including demanding imported livestock and poultry products must...
Jul 23, 2020
Some 300,000 jobs in metal/electrical industry at risk due to coronavirus: union
MUNICH (Reuters) - The coronavirus crisis has put some 300,000 jobs at risk in Germany's metal and electrical industry, a board member of trade union IG Metall said, adding that employees in the autom...
Jul 23, 2020
Roche says military planes load up COVID-19 test gear as demand soars
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Roche's testing head said on Thursday that orders for equipment to process COVID-19 tests have soared to levels it would normally see over four to five years, as som...
Jul 23, 2020
China’s oil port congestion to stretch on as record imports strain facilities
By Muyu Xu and Gavin Maguire BEIJING (Reuters) - Congestion at China's east coast oil ports that is adding to costs for shippers and importers is likely to run well into August, with crude shipments s...
Jul 23, 2020
COVID-induced khat shortage adds to health problems in Somalia
By Abdirahman Hussein MOGADISHU (Reuters) - In the sweltering seaside port of Mogadishu, Sharif Ahmed tried to attack his relatives and neighbours, resulting in an emergency trip to a psychiatric hosp...
Jul 23, 2020
Mercedes-Benz says it will focus on high-end cars to hike profits
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Daimler Chief Executive Ola Kaellenius on Thursday said the company's Mercedes-Benz luxury brand will seek to develop its high-end luxury vehicle segment as a way to hike profits...
Jul 23, 2020
Qatar reiterates commitment to resolving Gulf dispute via diplomatic means: state news agency
DUBAI (Reuters) - Qatar has reiterated its commitment to resolving the diplomatic dispute in the Gulf via peaceful and diplomatic means, state news agency QNA said on Thursday. Saudi Arabia, the Unite...
Jul 23, 2020
Bulgarian PM overhauls government to quell protests
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borissov replaced key ministers on Thursday in a government reshuffle designed to quell a wave of anti-corruption protests that have called for his re...
Jul 23, 2020
