Category Archives: Syndicated
‘Taking the knee’ seems to be from Game of Thrones: UK foreign minister
LONDON (Reuters) - British foreign minister Dominic Raab said on Thursday that "taking the knee" seems to have come from the fantasy TV drama series "Game of Thrones" and felt like a symbol of subjuga...
Jun 18, 2020
Hungary aims for quick decision on three-way bank merger
By Gergely Szakacs BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary plans to decide "very quickly" on a proposed three-bank merger to create the country's second biggest lender, a government minister said, signalling str...
Jun 18, 2020
Taiwan to set up office to help people fleeing Hong Kong
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan said on Thursday it will set up a dedicated office to help those thinking of fleeing Chinese-ruled Hong Kong as Beijing tightens its grip on the former British colony. Months...
Jun 18, 2020
Russia revises sharply higher coronavirus death toll among medics
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has revised steeply higher, to nearly 500, the number of medical workers who have died after contracting COVID-19, illustrating the severe toll the pandemic has taken on its ...
Jun 18, 2020
Exclusive: Vanguard names names and backs some calls for climate steps
By Ross Kerber and Sinead Cruise BOSTON/LONDON (Reuters) - Vanguard Group, the world's largest mutual fund manager, backed shareholder resolutions for shippers United Parcel Service Inc and J.B. Hunt ...
Jun 18, 2020
Mother’s Day sales uptick doesn’t cover coronavirus downturn, Washington D.C. florist says
By Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mother's Day during the coronavirus pandemic meant an uptick in sales for Lee's Flower and Card Shop in Washington, D.C. "With this quarantine, people haven't be...
Jun 18, 2020
Deutsche Post sees Amazon dependence falling as online booms
DUESSELDORF, Germany (Reuters) - German logistics group Deutsche Post AG said its dependence on Amazon is falling as the coronavirus crisis prompts a big rise in parcel shipments by other customers wh...
Jun 18, 2020
England’s COVID-19 test and trace system reaches over 85,000 in two weeks
LONDON (Reuters) - The number of contacts of positive COVID-19 cases reached by England's test and trace system in its first two weeks of operation was 87,639, Britain's health ministry said on Thursd...
Jun 18, 2020
Online fashion stocks in vogue as coronavirus speeds ecommerce
By Emma Thomasson BERLIN (Reuters) - Shares in online fashion retailers Zalando and ASOS jumped on Thursday after the German company said it expects a big increase in second-quarter sales and operatin...
Jun 18, 2020
BIS: Non-banks dollar funding market activities need more transparency
By Olga Cotaga LONDON (Reuters) - The rising significance of non-banks has increased the speed and scope of stress transmission through the global financial system at a time when the importance of the...
Jun 18, 2020
