Category Archives: Syndicated
PayPal pledges over $500 million to support minority-owned U.S. businesses
By Anna Irrera NEW YORK (Reuters) - PayPal Holdings Inc said on Thursday it was pledging $530 million to support black and minority-owned businesses in the United States and foster diversity, amid wor...
Jun 11, 2020
UK animal shelter uses video calls to find new homes for dogs during pandemic
LONDON (Reuters) - John Waters and his wife Lois are delighted that they have been able to overcome the restrictions of Britain's coronavirus lockdown and adopt a new pet with the help of Battersea Do...
Jun 11, 2020
Canadian tour operator Transat to resume some flights to Europe, United States
(Reuters) - Canadian tour operator Transat AT Inc said on Thursday it would resume some flights to Europe and the United States, as well as domestic flights across major Canadian cities from July 23. ...
Jun 11, 2020
EU eases rules for some foreign clearers in nod to United States
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - A new European Union law requiring closer scrutiny of foreign clearing houses used by customers from the bloc has been simplified after the United States threatened ret...
Jun 11, 2020
Germany in close contact with Turkey over travel warning: minister
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany is in close contact with countries outside Europe, including Turkey, over whether travel warnings in place due to the coronavirus pandemic can be lifted, Foreign Minister He...
Jun 11, 2020
Exclusive: Pershing Square’s Ackman eyes $1 billion-plus ‘blank-check’ company – sources
By Joshua Franklin and Svea Herbst-Bayliss (Reuters) - Billionaire investor William Ackman's hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management has filed confidentially with U.S. regulators for an initial ...
Jun 11, 2020
UK businesses gradually reopening after COVID closing: survey
LONDON (Reuters) - British businesses that temporarily closed during the coronavirus lockdown are gradually re-opening, a survey by the country's statistics office showed as the government slowly lift...
Jun 11, 2020
Lebanon could have had oil tanker seized by Eurobond holders: minister
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon could have recently had an oil tanker seized by Eurobond holders because of its stinging debt crisis and the government was taking steps to avoid such risks in future, the e...
Jun 11, 2020
Uber, Lyft drivers are employees, says California regulator
(Reuters) - Drivers working for ride-hailing services such as Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc will now be considered employees under California's new gig worker law, the state's public utilities ag...
Jun 11, 2020
China offering coronavirus candidate vaccines to state workers, Global Times says
BEIJING (Reuters) - China is offering candidate vaccines for the new coronavirus to employees at state-owned firms travelling overseas, as it seeks more data on their efficacy, state media Global Time...
Jun 11, 2020
