Category Archives: Syndicated
UK Supreme Court overturns jailbreak convictions of Northern Ireland’s Adams
LONDON (Reuters) - The British Supreme Court overturned two 1975 convictions of Irish nationalist leader Gerry Adams for trying to escape from a prison in Northern Ireland, ruling on Wednesday that hi...
May 13, 2020
Malaysian PM delays confidence vote, says virus battle takes priority
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin will not face a confidence vote on May 18 as earlier scheduled, the speaker of parliament said on Wednesday after the government cite...
May 13, 2020
Emirates plans scheduled flights from May 21 to nine cities
DUBAI (Reuters) - Emirates Airline from May 21 plans to operate scheduled flight services from Dubai to London Heathrow, Frankfurt, Paris, Milan, Madrid, Chicago, Toronto, Sydney and Melbourne, it sai...
May 13, 2020
Tencent first-quarter revenue jumps 26% as lockdowns spur game spending
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese gaming and social media giant Tencent Holdings Ltd said on Wednesday net profit in its first quarter rose 6%, beating market estimates, boosted by high demand for its vid...
May 13, 2020
German government to relax border controls from Saturday: media reports
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German government will from Saturday relax border controls introduced to slow the spread of the coronavirus, media including broadcaster n-tv and Focus magazine reported on Wedn...
May 13, 2020
UK’s Sunak says it is too soon to talks about post-COVID spending cuts
LONDON (Reuters) - British finance minister Rishi Sunak said it was too soon to look at how to fund the longer-term financing cost of measures to mitigate the impact of COVID-19, following a newspaper...
May 13, 2020
Baseball: Korean team Dinos cheered on by cardboard cut-outs of fans
(Reuters) - South Korean baseball fans may not be allowed to watch their favourite teams live at stadiums due to the COVID-19 pandemic but NC Dinos' stands were not empty thanks to life-sized cardboar...
May 13, 2020
Saudi Arabia’s aviation sector needs direct state support, lobby IATA says
DUBAI (Reuters) - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Wednesday urged the Saudi Arabian government to provide financial support to its aviation sector. Saudi Arabia should consider p...
May 13, 2020
Hong Kong reports first locally transmitted coronavirus cases in weeks
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong reported its first two coronavirus cases in three weeks not linked to anyone who travelled overseas, with authorities scrambling to trace the origin of the infections. ...
May 13, 2020
Forex firm Travelex to default on coupon payment
(Reuters) - Currency service provider Travelex [TFPI.UL] said on Wednesday it would default on a 14.4 million euro ($15.6 million) coupon payment on some of its senior notes as it grapples with a hit ...
May 13, 2020
