Category Archives: Syndicated
Air France unions braced for job cut talks
PARIS (Reuters) - The French government on Friday called on Air France to avoid mandatory layoffs as the airline prepared to announce some 7,500 job cuts to cope with a collapse in travel due to the c...
Jul 03, 2020
Russia’s mortality rate up 1.5-2% since start of 2020: Ifax cites health minister
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's mortality rate has risen by an estimated 1.5-2% since the beginning of 2020 due to the coronavirus outbreak, Health Minister Mikhail Murashko was quoted as saying by the In...
Jul 03, 2020
Tennis: American Gauff can improve the world, says Navratilova
(Reuters) - American tennis player Coco Gauff can improve the world, 18-time Grand Slam champion Martina Navratilova has said, lauding the teenage tennis prodigy for her role in the Black Lives Matter...
Jul 03, 2020
UK orders 65 million injection devices from Becton Dickinson for vaccine program
(Reuters) - Medical technology company Becton Dickinson and Co said on Friday it received an order from the UK government for 65 million injection devices to support Britain's COVID-19 vaccination pro...
Jul 03, 2020
Greece starts clearing ground for Athens property plan after long delay
By Angeliki Koutantou ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece started work clearing ground on Friday for a real estate project that plans to turn a disused airport on the Athens coast into one of Europe's biggest t...
Jul 03, 2020
Israeli defense contractors partner with UAE tech firm to fight coronavirus
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Two Israeli defense contractors said on Friday they were partnering with Abu Dhabi-based Group 42 to develop technologies that will help fight the new coronavirus. Israel has no ...
Jul 03, 2020
Chicago to quarantine all arrivals from U.S. states with COVID-19 surges
(Reuters) - Chicago will quarantine for 14 days all arrivals from U.S. states where coronavirus cases are surging, its Public Health Commissioner said late on Thursday, as the country reported a recor...
Jul 03, 2020
UK PM’s father Stanley Johnson within rights to visit Greece: minister
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson's father, who travelled to Greece likely via Bulgaria despite current advice for British nationals to avoid all but essential international travel, was ...
Jul 03, 2020
Japan’s May household spending, machinery orders seen falling as virus hits: poll
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's household spending and machinery orders likely extended declines in May, providing further evidence that the coronavirus crisis is hurting the economy. Analysts predict the e...
Jul 03, 2020
Lebanon’s IMF talks on hold, finance minister says
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's talks with the IMF are on hold pending the start of economic reforms and agreement on the Lebanese side on a common approach for calculating losses, Finance Minister Ghazi...
Jul 03, 2020
