Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Charges of contravening lockdown provisions against Implats executive dropped
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's Impala Platinum's (Implats) said on Tuesday that charges relating to contraventions of lockdown rules against the chief executive of its Rustenburg operations h...
Aug 18, 2020
Merkel: Belarusian government must avoid violence and start national dialogue
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone on Tuesday about the situation in Belarus and made clear that the Belarusian government must avoid...
Aug 18, 2020
Lebanon tribunal begins reading verdict in Hariri bombing trial
Leidschendam, NETHERLANDS (Reuters) - A U.N.-backed court on Tuesday began reading the verdict in the case of four Hezbollah members charged with conspiracy to carry out the 2005 bombing that killed f...
Aug 18, 2020
‘We must go on,’ says Lebanese designer Elie Saab after blast
By Ayat Basma and Charlotte Bruneau BEIRUT (Reuters) - It felt like an eternity rather than just a few minutes as haute couture fashion designer Elie Saab scrambled to make sure his 200 staff members,...
Aug 18, 2020
ECB’s de Guindos says European banks unlikely to fully recover before 2022
MADRID (Reuters) - European banks are unlikely to recover from the coronavirus crisis before 2022, European Central Bank Vice President Luis de Guindos said on Tuesday. The recovery of the bloc's econ...
Aug 18, 2020
From Africa to America, businesses and insurers face survival showdowns
By Emma Rumney and Noor Zainab Hussain PILANESBERG NATIONAL PARK, South Africa (Reuters) - Wynand du Toit's safari camp in South Africa's Pilanesberg National Park lies abandoned, its tents ripped ope...
Aug 18, 2020
Delta partners with CVS Health for rapid COVID-19 tests
(Reuters) - Delta Air Lines Inc said on Tuesday it has partnered with CVS Health Corp to use its rapid-response nasal-swab test to detect the novel coronavirus among its flight crew. The airline said ...
Aug 18, 2020
Philippine central bank to pause after 4 successive rate cuts: Reuters poll
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippine central bank is widely expected to pause monetary easing on Thursday after four consecutive rate cuts to save ammunition in case the economy, already in a recession, ...
Aug 18, 2020
Pro-democracy Milk Tea Alliance brews in Asia
By Patpicha Tanakasempipat and Yanni Chow BANGKOK/HONG KONG (Reuters) - As Hong Kong pro-democracy advocates voiced support for Thai anti-government protests at the weekend, they used the hashtag #Mil...
Aug 18, 2020
UK COVID lending to businesses nears 53 billion pounds
LONDON (Reuters) - British banks' lending to businesses under government-backed COVID-19 loan schemes neared 53 billion pounds ($69.7 billion) as of last weekend, weekly finance ministry figures showe...
Aug 18, 2020
