Category Archives: Syndicated
China says Australia minister should use appropriate channel to contact China counterpart
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's foreign ministry said on Monday that Australian Trade Minister Simon Birmingham should use the appropriate channels if he wishes to speak with his Chinese counterpart. Birm...
May 18, 2020
French President Macron to hold video conference with Merkel
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron will hold a video conference later on Monday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, said a statement from Macron's office. The statement added that th...
May 18, 2020
India evacuates thousands threatened by cyclone amid coronavirus pandemic
BHUBANESWAR/KOLKATA, India (Reuters) - India began evacuating thousands of villagers and halted port operations ahead of a cyclone expected to hit its east coast this week, officials said on Monday, p...
May 18, 2020
French group Total buys up some assets from Portugal’s EDP
PARIS (Reuters) - French energy group Total said on Monday it had agreed to buy up a large customer portfolio from Energas de Portugal and two of EDP's gas-fired combined cycle power plants, making it...
May 18, 2020
Six EU states to scrap bans on short-selling shares
LONDON (Reuters) - Six European Union states will scrap bans on short-selling shares introduced during bouts of extreme market volatility in March when national lockdowns were rolled out across the bl...
May 18, 2020
Climbing season at Mount Fuji cancelled due to coronavirus
TOKYO (Reuters) - The climbing season for Mount Fuji, Japan's highest peak, is cancelled for this year, after local officials announced on Monday that the mountain trails leading up to the summit will...
May 18, 2020
Norwegian Air’s shares plunge 50% as equity issue completed
OSLO (Reuters) - Norwegian Air's share price fell by half on Monday as the company said its issue of new equity was completed. The carrier's financial rescue plan, selling new stock and converting deb...
May 18, 2020
China says premature to immediately begin a COVID-19 investigation
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's foreign ministry said on Monday it was premature to immediately launch an investigation into the origins and spread of the coronavirus that has killed more than 300,000 peo...
May 18, 2020
Russia’s new coronavirus cases below 10,000 for third day in a row
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Monday reported 8,926 new cases of the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours, pushing its nationwide case tally to 290,678. The daily rise in cases was for the third day ...
May 18, 2020
European shares gain on oil boost as economies reopen
(Reuters) - European shares bounced on Monday after their worst week in two months, as investors hoped for a gradual economic recovery with many countries easing coronavirus-led lockdowns. Energy majo...
May 18, 2020
