Category Archives: Syndicated
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
Coronavirus reproduction rate in Germany is at 1.0: Robert Koch Institute
BERLIN (Reuters) - The reproduction rate of the coronavirus is currently at 1.0 in Germany, the head of the Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases said on Tuesday. That means one person with th...
Apr 28, 2020
Philippines nears 8,000 coronavirus infections
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' health ministry on Tuesday reported 19 more coronavirus deaths and 181 infections. In a bulletin, the health ministry said total deaths have increased to 530 while ...
Apr 28, 2020
New York AG raises concerns about Amazon’s pandemic safety practices: source
By Kanishka Singh and Aakriti Bhalla (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc may have violated safety measures and labor practices amid the coronavirus pandemic as it fired a warehouse protest leader last month, N...
Apr 28, 2020
Bus-stop art gallery lifts spirits in lockdown London
LONDON (Reuters) - A London bus stop has been transformed into a children's art gallery by a local resident who wanted to brighten the drudgery of lockdown life, creating a colourful community hub ami...
Apr 28, 2020
