Category Archives: Syndicated
LinkedIn cuts 960 jobs as pandemic puts the brakes on corporate hiring
By Supantha Mukherjee (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp's professional networking site LinkedIn said on Tuesday it would cut about 960 jobs, or 6% of its global workforce, as the coronavirus pandemic is havi...
Jul 21, 2020
Caged like a ‘canary’, Vivienne Westwood protests for Assange in London
LONDON (Reuters) - Vivienne Westwood, dressed in yellow, was locked into a giant bird cage outside England's Old Bailey court on Tuesday, a stunt to show her support for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assan...
Jul 21, 2020
Volkswagen warns Korean battery row could lead to ‘catastrophic’ supply disruption
SEOUL (Reuters) - Volkswagen and Ford said a U.S. legal row between South Korean battery makers could disrupt supplies of the key electric vehicle parts and cost U.S. jobs during the Covid-19 outbreak...
Jul 21, 2020
China says it will ensure firms’ rights after U.S. Uighur blacklist move
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's foreign ministry accused the United States on Tuesday of abusing export control measures, in response to reports that Washington was adding 11 Chinese companies to an econo...
Jul 21, 2020
Venus Williams to join Serena at new WTA event in Kentucky
(Reuters) - Venus Williams will join her sister Serena at the inaugural Top Seed Open in Lexington, Kentucky next month, organisers have said. The event's organisers said last week Serena would return...
Jul 21, 2020
Barclays, Handelsbanken lead initiative to help UK cut carbon emissions
LONDON (Reuters) - Five lenders led by Barclays and Handelsbanken have become founding members of a group that aims to offer financial support to businesses working to help Britain deliver a carbon-ne...
Jul 21, 2020
Nokia rolls out 5G networks for industrial clients
(Reuters) - Nokia rolled out on Tuesday new 5G stand-alone wireless networks for industrial clients and unveiled an order to build one for mining technology firm Sandvik at its site in Tampere, Finlan...
Jul 21, 2020
Man seizes bus, takes 20 passengers hostage in western Ukraine
KYIV (Reuters) - A man has seized a passenger bus and taken about 20 people on board hostage in the western Ukrainian city of Lutsk, local police said on Tuesday. The man said he was holding explosive...
Jul 21, 2020
White goods sales in Turkey up 4% in first half: association
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Domestic sales in Turkey's white goods sector rose 4% while exports were down 14% year-on-year in the first half of this year, sector association TURKBESD said on Tuesday. Domesti...
Jul 21, 2020
Nepal to resume international flights after long halt due to coronavirus
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal will allow regular international airline flights from August 17, a minister said on Tuesday, nearly four months after suspending them to curb the spread of ...
Jul 21, 2020
