Category Archives: Syndicated
UK factories suffer worst month in three decades: IHS Markit
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - British manufacturers suffered the biggest fall in output and orders for at least three decades in April, as measures to slow the spread of the new coronavirus sen...
May 01, 2020
Stocks fall further after Trump’s China tariff threat
By Tom Arnold LONDON (Reuters) - World stocks pulled back further on Friday on grim U.S. economic data, mixed company results and President Donald Trump's threat to impose new tariffs on China over th...
May 01, 2020
Nigerian Afrobeat pioneer Tony Allen dies aged 79
LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigerian drummer and composer Tony Allen, who worked closely with musician Fela Kuti as a pioneer of the Afrobeat genre, died in Paris aged 79, his manager said. The Afrobeat sound, ...
May 01, 2020
Chinese startup Rokid sees opportunity with COVID-fighting smart glasses
HANGZHOU, China (Reuters) - A Chinese startup that develops augmented-reality products for use in manufacturing and gaming has found a promising growth area in the midst of a global pandemic - wearabl...
May 01, 2020
Amazon extends work from home regime till October 2
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc has told staff whose job can be done from home that they can do so until at least Oct. 2, pushing out the timeline on a return to work for many employees as it faces scrutin...
May 01, 2020
ECB says virus may hobble euro area growth until 2022
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The euro zone economy is likely to rebound in the second half of this year but it may fail to grow back to last year's level until as late as 2022 due to the coronavirus pandemic...
May 01, 2020
Turkey’s contact tracers race to contain coronavirus
By Tuvan Gumrukcu and Ali Kucukgocmen ANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Two medics in protective suits jumped out of a car in a deserted street in central Ankara and hurried inside a building - one carrying...
May 01, 2020
Russia reports record daily increase in coronavirus cases
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Friday reported 7,933 new cases of the coronavirus, a record daily rise, bringing its nationwide tally to 114,431. The official nationwide death toll rose to 1,169 after 9...
May 01, 2020
Pakistani parliament’s speaker tests positive for COVID-19
By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The speaker of Pakistan's National Assembly said late on Thursday that he had tested positive for COVID-19, after hosting an iftar dinner to celebrate Ramadan, an...
May 01, 2020
UK watchdog goes to court to clarify coronavirus business insurance
By Huw Jones and Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's financial watchdog said it would urgently ask the courts to clarify uncertainty over whether businesses can claim compensation for disruption...
May 01, 2020
