Category Archives: Syndicated
The cost of coronavirus: Greek tourism slump threatens a decade of hard-won gains
By George Georgiopoulos and Vassilis Triandafyllou ATHENS (Reuters) - About now, Charlie Chahine should be welcoming his first international guests of the season to his Suites of the Gods resort on Sa...
May 11, 2020
Frozen fare cold comfort for fishing industry battered by coronavirus
By Tim McLaughlin and Nigel Hunt CAPE COD, Massachusetts/LONDON (Reuters) - Frozen fish sticks and canned salmon have made a comeback as the coronavirus crisis keeps people home, forcing a change of t...
May 11, 2020
Singapore hawker won’t let virus write ‘tragic’ end to family business
By Joseph Campbell SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Kristen Choong had accepted her family's decades-old noodle stall in Singapore would likely fold when she retires. Now, battling a 90% drop in business due to ...
May 11, 2020
Take Five: Trade War II
(Reuters) - 1/THIRD LAW OF TARIFFS China's exports rebound has been quickly overshadowed by dire predictions of Trade War II between the world's two biggest economies. Markets are hoping Donald Trump'...
May 11, 2020
Yemen declares Aden an ‘infested’ city as coronavirus spreads
By Mohammed Ghobari ADEN (Reuters) - Yemeni authorities declared Aden, interim seat of the Saudi-backed government, an "infested" city on Monday after the number of coronavirus cases there jumped to 3...
May 11, 2020
Roche’s U.S. gRED research head to retire, be replaced by MIT’s Regev
ZURICH (Reuters) - Roche said Monday it has hired a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) professor as the new head of the Swiss drugmaker's U.S. research arm that was responsible for some of th...
May 11, 2020
Germany’s Ifo institute sees widespread layoffs in coronavirus crisis
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Many German industries are cutting jobs as a result of the coronavirus crisis, Germany's Ifo institute said on Monday, specifying that 39% of automotive companies, 50% of hotels,...
May 11, 2020
LafargeHolcim’s deal to sell Philippines business collapses
ZURICH (Reuters) - LafargeHolcim's deal to sell its Philippines business, valued at $2.15 billion, has failed after the country's competition authority did not give approval in time. The world's bigge...
May 11, 2020
Jolted by pandemic, Malaysia first-quarter GDP seen shrinking for first time in decade: poll
By Joseph Sipalan KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's economy is expected to have contracted for the first time in more than a decade in the first quarter as the coronavirus crisis shattered private c...
May 11, 2020
Arabica coffee growers see harvest delays, possible losses due to coronavirus
By Roberto Samora, Julia Symmes Cobb and Marcelo Teixeira SAO PAULO/BOGOTA/NEW YORK (Reuters) - South American coffee growers may delay harvest this year and limit the number of workers they employ as...
May 11, 2020
