Category Archives: Syndicated
Czechs report six-week low in daily rise of new coronavirus cases
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech Republic has reported its lowest daily rise in new coronavirus cases in more than six weeks as it eases out of a lockdown imposed to curb the spread of infection. The numb...
Apr 28, 2020
UK corporate profitability hit 10-year low in late 2019
LONDON (Reuters) - British companies' profitability dropped to its lowest in more than a decade in the final three months of 2019, when concerns about Brexit and political uncertainty - rather than th...
Apr 28, 2020
Malaysia reports 31 new coronavirus cases and one death
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian health authorities on Tuesday reported 31 new coronavirus cases, raising the cumulative total to 5,851. The health ministry also reported one new death, bringing tot...
Apr 28, 2020
Australia, China tensions rise over coronavirus inquiry call
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia has asked the Chinese ambassador to explain what it called a threat of "economic coercion" in response to Canberra's push for an international inquiry in...
Apr 28, 2020
Japan automakers post 34% plunge in March global sales
By Naomi Tajitsu TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese automakers saw a 34% fall in global vehicle sales in March when the coronavirus outbreak began to spread globally, and face a further tumble in the coming m...
Apr 28, 2020
Banks must eliminate coronavirus refund confusion, consumer champion says
By Sinead Cruise LONDON (Reuters) - One of Britain's largest consumer interest groups has called on banks to adopt a consistent approach to managing claims from customers who have failed to secure ref...
Apr 28, 2020
UK regulator tells banks not to pressure corporate customers
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's markets watchdog said on Tuesday it might take enforcement action against banks that are putting pressure on their corporate borrowers during the pandemic to take other se...
Apr 28, 2020
Lufthansa CEO says has no plan to sell Brussels Airlines: VRT
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - German airline Lufthansa has no intention of selling its Belgian unit Brussels Airlines, the head of Lufthansa Carsten Spohr assured Belgian Prime Minister Sophie Wilms in a lette...
Apr 28, 2020
Spanish government considering loans for Iberia: El Pais
MADRID (Reuters) - The Spanish government is considering granting soft loans to flagship airline Iberia, a unit of London-listed International Consolidated Airlines Group , newspaper El Pais reported ...
Apr 28, 2020
Russia ‘surprised’ by Haftar’s Libya power grab: RIA cites source
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia described a power grab by Libya's eastern-based military leader Khalifa Haftar, whom Moscow supports, as "surprising", state news agency RIA reported on Tuesday, citing a for...
Apr 28, 2020
