Category Archives: Syndicated
In Africa, lack of coronavirus data raises fears of ‘silent epidemic’
By Katharine Houreld and David Lewis NAIROBI (Reuters) - When the new coronavirus hit Tanzania in mid-April, President John Magufuli called for three days of national prayer to seek God's protection f...
Jul 08, 2020
India arrests South Korean CEO, 11 others for gas leak at LG Polymers
By Sudarshan Varadhan CHENNAI (Reuters) - Indian police have arrested 12 LG Polymers officials, including its South Korean Chief Executive Sunkey Jeong, an officer said on Wednesday, two months after ...
Jul 08, 2020
Commerzbank board meets amid leadership void after top resignations
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Commerzbank's supervisory board is meeting on Wednesday primarily to discuss a leadership vacuum after the sudden dual resignation of the German lender's chief executive and chai...
Jul 08, 2020
Some 83% of German firms with foreign exposure complain of collapsing revenues
BERLIN (Reuters) - Around four-fifths of German firms with foreign exposure have experienced a collapse in revenues as a result of the coronavirus crisis, and 93% expect global economic conditions to ...
Jul 08, 2020
Thailand expects to delay plans for ‘travel bubble’ on virus worries
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand expects to delay plans for so-called travel bubbles given a resurgence in coronavirus infections in countries that had managed to contain the initial outbreak, a senior of...
Jul 08, 2020
Barclays says Italy’s debt burden sustainable, likely to remain high
LONDON (Reuters) - Although Italy's debt burden is rising sharply in the face of the COVID-19 shock, its debt trajectory is likely to stabilize at high levels rather than end up on "unsustainable expo...
Jul 08, 2020
China to impose visa restrictions on U.S. citizens over Tibet
BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Wednesday it will impose visa restrictions on U.S. citizens who have engaged in what it called egregious behaviour over Tibet, in an apparent retaliation against U.S ...
Jul 08, 2020
Grant Thornton fined in UK over Conviviality audit failures
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's accounting watchdog fined Grant Thornton 3 million pounds ($3.77 million) on Wednesday for ethics failures in relation to its audit of Conviviality, the alcoh...
Jul 08, 2020
European shares slip as virus cases surge; HSBC, Nokia slump
(Reuters) - European shares opened lower on Wednesday, with banks and energy firms leading the declines as surging coronavirus infections globally dimmed the prospect of a swift economic recovery. The...
Jul 08, 2020
Kyrgios rants at Thiem for defending Adria players
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia's Nick Kyrgios has slammed Dominic Thiem for defending players who competed at the ill-fated Adria Tour and subsequently tested positive for COVID-19. Kyrgios has repea...
Jul 08, 2020
