Category Archives: Syndicated
Norwegian Air seeks approval to raise cash quickly if needed
OSLO (Reuters) - Norwegian Air , which has grounded most of its fleet due to the COVID-19 outbreak, is seeking approval from shareholders to potentially issue more shares at short notice as part of it...
Jun 09, 2020
UK says it will not budge on fishing rights in Brexit talks
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Tuesday it would not waver over fishing rights in Brexit talks and that progress would only be possible when the European Union recognised that. "There are some very...
Jun 09, 2020
World Bank cuts 2020 GDP forecasts for Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan
By Margarita Antidze TBILISI (Reuters) - The World Bank has cut its 2020 economic growth forecasts for Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia due to the coronavirus pandemic, but it expects the three South C...
Jun 09, 2020
EU trade chief Hogan says he is considering bid to become WTO chief
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan confirmed on Tuesday that he was considering a bid to become the next director-general of the World Trade Organization, a post that will bec...
Jun 09, 2020
Emirates airline planning thousands of job cuts, lays off pilots, cabin crew: sources
DUBAI (Reuters) - Emirates[EMIRA.UL] , one of the world's biggest long-haul airlines, is planning to cut thousands of jobs and on Tuesday began laying off pilots and cabin crew as to manage a cash cru...
Jun 09, 2020
Norway’s overall unemployment drops as more workers return
OSLO (Reuters) - Norway's registered unemployment, including those who are counted as only partly employed, eased to 11.4% on Tuesday from 12.0% one week ago as employers brought back more furloughed ...
Jun 09, 2020
German government backs ‘electronics you can trust’
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German government said on Tuesday it would commit millions of euros in funding to electronics research and development, as part of a wider effort to reduce its reliance on impor...
Jun 09, 2020
Singapore’s migrant workers fear financial ruin after virus ordeal
By John Geddie, Joe Brock and Koustav Samanta SINGAPORE (Reuters) - As Sharif Uddin contemplates leaving the cramped Singapore dormitory where he has spent weeks under coronavirus quarantine, fears ab...
Jun 09, 2020
Oil India reports fire at Baghjan well in Assam
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - An ongoing gas leak at state-run oil and gas explorer Oil India Ltd's Baghjan well in the eastern India state of Assam caught fire on Tuesday, the company said in a statement. Oi...
Jun 09, 2020
Work on possible ‘air bridges’ continuing, says UK PM’s spokesman
LONDON (Reuters) - Work is continuing on whether to introduce "air bridges" between countries after Britain began a 14-day quarantine on travellers arriving in the country, a spokesman for Prime Minis...
Jun 09, 2020
