Category Archives: Syndicated
Formula One, Zoom announce partnership for virtual Paddock Club
(Reuters) - Formula One fans will be able to get a better flavour of the race-day experience with a virtual alternative to the 'Paddock Club' during the COVID-19 pandemic as part of a digital partners...
Jul 16, 2020
Young Gazans sell recycled cloth bags to challenge plastic
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - Dismayed by the plastic bags piling up in the Gaza Strip, a group of young Palestinians is recycling discarded fabric into reusable totes to clamp down on waste a...
Jul 16, 2020
Japan sees primary budget surplus delayed to 2028 due to virus impact: sources
By Yoshifumi Takemoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan now expects to achieve a primary budget surplus in the fiscal year 2028, one year later than previously estimated due to fallout from the coronavirus cris...
Jul 16, 2020
Banks must protect access to cash if COVID prompts branch closures: watchdog
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's banks have been told they must protect customers' access to cash and provide alternative services if they close further branches, the Financial Conduct Authority said on T...
Jul 16, 2020
Black masks, white roses as Spain honours its COVID-19 victims
MADRID (Reuters) - Wearing black face masks, Spanish and foreign dignitaries paid tribute to the victims of the coronavirus pandemic and the health workers combating it in a ceremony on Thursday led b...
Jul 16, 2020
China’s regulator urges banks and insurers to strengthen emergencies management
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's banking and insurance regulator on Thursday issued guidelines to banks and insurers on management of emergency events, asking them to update or make new contingency plans a...
Jul 16, 2020
Netanyahu faces pushback over money-for-all coronavirus grants plan
By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu got a lukewarm reception on Thursday from his main coalition partner and the head of the central bank to a plan to grant money ...
Jul 16, 2020
Singapore’s rulers fret over generational shift in big election win
By John Geddie and Aradhana Aravindan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A resounding election win for Singapore's perennial rulers has been tainted by concerns about a generational voter shift that could in time ...
Jul 16, 2020
Exclusive: Russia central bank will consider rate cut next week, deputy governor says
By Elena Fabrichnaya MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's central bank will consider a cutting interest rates next week, but it's already used much of its room to ease policy and foresees limits to what it can...
Jul 16, 2020
Triple jump champion Taylor supports Games protest option
(Reuters) - Twice Olympic triple jump champion Christian Taylor has joined calls to allow athletes to protest peacefully during the Games as anti-racism stances are increasingly seen at sports events ...
Jul 16, 2020
