Category Archives: Syndicated
Britain’s supermarkets wrestle with coronavirus demand conundrum
By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's big supermarkets fear they won't be able to supply the country's 60 million people without longer opening hours or a relaxation of social distancing rules i...
Apr 07, 2020
Wimbledon champion Halep is pain-free from foot injury
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Wimbledon champion Simona Halep is recovering well from a foot injury she suffered in February and is able to run without pain, the former world number one has said. The Romanian wo...
Apr 07, 2020
Doping: Testing gap due to coronavirus a ‘gift’ to cheats: race walker Bosworth
(Reuters) - Reduced drug testing during the COVID-19 pandemic is like a "gift" for those unscrupulous athletes who will go to any lengths to win and make money, British race walker Tom Bosworth has to...
Apr 06, 2020
Singapore central bank to adjust banks’ capital requirements
SINGAPORE (Reuters - Singapore's central bank will adjust selected regulatory requirements and supervisory programs to enable financial institutions to focus on tackling issues stemming from the coron...
Apr 06, 2020
China’s Ucar, in which Luckin chairman is top shareholder, halts shares
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's Ucar Inc, in which Luckin Coffee Chairman Charles Zhengyao Lu is the biggest shareholder, suspended trading of its shares on Tuesday after regulators questioned the car se...
Apr 06, 2020
Body of Maeve Kennedy Townsend recovered, search for her son to continue
(Reuters) - The body of Maeve Kennedy Townsend, the granddaughter of the late Robert F. Kennedy, was recovered on Monday evening and the search for her son will continue, the Maryland Natural Resource...
Apr 06, 2020
China’s big developers shrug off short-term virus impact to splurge on land
By Clare Jim HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's top developers are prising open their war chests to snap up land this year as local governments sell more prime real estate to boost revenues and smaller, di...
Apr 06, 2020
El Salvador warns tougher action against violations of coronavirus quarantine
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The president of El Salvador warned on Monday that security forces had been ordered to enforce quarantine orders more rigorously to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, confi...
Apr 06, 2020
Australia’s central bank holds cash rate at 0.25%
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's central bank left its cash rate at a record low of 0.25% on Tuesday, a widely expected decision since it only recently cut rates as part of an aggressive easing campaign...
Apr 06, 2020
Toshiba should sell stake in ex-chip unit at IPO, says HK activist fund in letter
By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) - A Hong Kong-based activist investor in Toshiba Corp has asked the Japanese conglomerate to sell its entire stake in Kioxia Holdings when the flash memory chip firm...
Apr 06, 2020
