Category Archives: Syndicated
Japan’s crowdfunding firms report surge in business during pandemic
By Hiroko Hamada and Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese crowdfunding companies said they have enjoyed a surge in business during the pandemic-induced economic havoc, as they quickly connect cash...
Jul 22, 2020
UK wants a Brexit trade deal but prepared for no deal, minister says
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom wants a Brexit free trade deal with the European Union but is prepared for a no deal, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said on Wednesday. (Reporting by Guy Faulco...
Jul 22, 2020
UAE’s migrant workers fret over future in coronavirus economy
By Alexander Cornwell, Lisa Barrington and Davide Barbuscia DUBAI (Reuters) - When Kapil left his Nepali village for an airport job packing cargo in the United Arab Emirates, he thought he was securin...
Jul 22, 2020
Czech coronavirus cases top 5,000 after highest daily rise this month
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The number of active coronavirus infections topped 5,000 in the Czech Republic for the first time after labs reported the highest daily rise in nearly a month, the health ministry s...
Jul 22, 2020
UK working on ‘a range of measures’ for aviation: transport secretary
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is working on additional measures to help an aviation sector battered by the COVID-19 pandemic, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said on Wednesday when he was asked if air p...
Jul 22, 2020
UK abandons hope of U.S. trade deal by end of year: FT
LONDON (Reuters) - The British government has abandoned hopes of clinching a U.S. free trade deal ahead of the presidential election, with officials blaming the novel coronavirus outbreak for slow pro...
Jul 22, 2020
London is not the place to launder Russian money, British minister says
LONDON (Reuters) - London, the world's preeminent international financial centre, is not the place to launder Russian money, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said on Wednesday. The British parliament'...
Jul 22, 2020
Malaysia spares Rohingya refugees from caning
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - A Malaysian high court spared 27 Rohingya Muslim refugees from Myanmar from caning on Wednesday, their lawyer said, setting aside a lower court's sentence following an outcry ...
Jul 22, 2020
Magnitude 7.4 earthquake hits Alaska peninsula: GFZ
(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 7.4 struck Alaska peninsula on Wednesday, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles), GFZ said https://bit....
Jul 22, 2020
UK minister: No evidence of Russian meddling in Brexit vote
LONDON (Reuters) - There is no evidence of Russian meddling in the 2016 Brexit referendum and Britain's spies did not take their eyes off the ball on Russia, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said on W...
Jul 22, 2020
