Category Archives: Syndicated
Hello, social distancing. Goodbye, handshakes?
By Omar Younis and Clare Baldwin LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - It started centuries ago as a symbol of peace, a gesture to prove you weren't holding a weapon, and over time it became part of almost every so...
Apr 28, 2020
Coronavirus brings UK retailers worst month since 2008: CBI
LONDON (Reuters) - British retailers suffered their biggest fall in sales since the 2008 financial crisis in the first half of this month as the coronavirus hit demand and forced store closures, the C...
Apr 28, 2020
Ford investors keen for details on when automaker will restart U.S. operations
By Ben Klayman and Nick Carey DETROIT (Reuters) - Investors already know how the coronavirus outbreak has hurt Ford Motor Co's bottom line, so when the automaker releases first-quarter results on Tues...
Apr 28, 2020
Exclusive: North Korea economic delegation to visit Beijing for food, trade talks – sources
BEIJING (Reuters) - A North Korean economic delegation is due to arrive in Beijing this week to discuss food supplies and trade issues as the coronavirus pandemic has severely disrupted the country's ...
Apr 28, 2020
Iran’s coronavirus death toll rises by 71 to 5,877 -health ministry official
(Reuters) - The death toll in Iran from the coronavirus pandemic rose by 71 in the past 24 hours to 5,877, health ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur said on state TV on Tuesday. The total number of d...
Apr 28, 2020
Exclusive: Aurubis to win EU approval for Metallo takeover – sources
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe's biggest copper smelter Aurubis is set to win EU antitrust approval for its planned 380-million-euro ($412 million) acquisition of Belgian-Spanish metal re...
Apr 28, 2020
Turkey flies medical aid to coronavirus-stricken U.S.
ANKARA (Reuters) - A Turkish military plane carrying medical supplies and protective equipment was heading for the United States on Tuesday to deliver aid to its NATO ally battling the coronavirus out...
Apr 28, 2020
Trouble in paradise: Spanish holiday island reels from coronavirus
By Sonya Dowsett and Isla Binnie MADRID (Reuters) - On the tourism-dependent Spanish island of Mallorca, a total shutdown of hotels due to the coronavirus outbreak has destroyed livelihoods across the...
Apr 28, 2020
German retailers seek full reopening from May 4
BERLIN (Reuters) - German retailers sought on Tuesday to persuade the government to let all stores operate normally from May 4, saying customers had not stormed back into the smaller shops that were a...
Apr 28, 2020
WHO stepping up shipments but warns on disruption of vaccine, food supplies
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that it is stepping up shipments of diagnostic tests and protective equipment, with a new focus on Latin America where COVID-19 i...
Apr 28, 2020
