Category Archives: Syndicated
Geely’s Polestar plans China showroom expansion to compete with Tesla: sources
By Yilei Sun and Brenda Goh SHANGHAI Reuters) - Polestar, the premium electric vehicle maker owned by China's Geely, plans a big expansion of its showroom network in the mainland, sources said, as it ...
Jun 01, 2020
Southwest offers buyout packages, temporary leaves to ‘ensure survival’
By Tracy Rucinski and David Shepardson (Reuters) - Southwest Airlines Co on Monday extended buyout packages and temporary paid leaves to employees in what its chief executive said was an effort to "en...
Jun 01, 2020
South Korea mandates QR codes to log customers after nightclub coronavirus outbreak
By Daewoung Kim and Soohyun Mah SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea is testing a new quick response (QR) code system this week to log visitors at high-risk entertainment facilities, restaurants and churches...
Jun 01, 2020
Mayweather offers to cover funeral costs for George Floyd
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Boxing great Floyd Mayweather has offered to cover the funeral expenses for George Floyd, the 46-year-old African-American man whose death while in police custody in Minneapolis p...
Jun 01, 2020
Venezuela’s Maduro says he will visit Iran soon, sign agreements
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday said he would visit Iran shortly to sign cooperation agreements in energy and other sectors, after Iran sent five fuel tankers to the ...
Jun 01, 2020
New Zealand’s Ardern says she is ‘horrified’ by George Floyd’s death
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Tuesday that she was "horrified" by George Floyd's death, and welcomed peaceful protests in New Zealand in solidarity, but noted that they ...
Jun 01, 2020
Japan allows saliva-based coronavirus tests
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese Health Ministry said on Tuesday it now allow saliva-based coronavirus tests, to help boost the number of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests. Currently, nasal swabs ar...
Jun 01, 2020
Dollar on defensive as markets pin hopes on global economic recovery
By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar was on the defensive on Tuesday as investors stuck to hopes of a global economic recovery despite heightened concerns over U.S.-China tensions and mass pr...
Jun 01, 2020
Japan talking with South Korea about export controls: trade minister
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is engaged in dialogue with South Korea on export controls, the Japanese trade minister said on Tuesday, declining to elaborate on Seoul's request for Tokyo to remove restricti...
Jun 01, 2020
APA Group taps Morgan Stanley executive to head strategy, commercial units
(Reuters) - Australia's biggest gas pipeline operator APA Group said on Tuesday it has appointed Morgan Stanley senior executive Julian Peck to head its strategy and commercial units. Peck, who co-led...
Jun 01, 2020
