Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Pandemic forces Europe's largest tech event to go fully online
LISBON (Reuters) - Web Summit, Europe's biggest technology conference, will be held entirely online in December due to the coronavirus outbreak, which has forced the cancellation or postponement of ma...
Oct 08, 2020
Danske Bank to cut 1,600 jobs within a year
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danske Bank on Thursday said it will cut up to 1,600 jobs in the next 6-12 months as part of 2023 cost-cutting plans. Some of the cuts, which will affect most departments across...
Oct 08, 2020
Louis Vuitton, Volvo tapping Thai social commerce via Line chat app
By Chayut Setboonsarng BANGKOK (Reuters) - Luxury fashion and auto brands in Thailand have turned to selling their products on Japanese chat app Line amid the coronavirus pandemic, tapping the country...
Oct 08, 2020
With Suga's full-court press, optimism grows that Tokyo will hold Games
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Yoshifumi Takemoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Aggressive lobbying by Japanese premier Yoshihide Suga has bolstered expectations within the government that the Olympic Games will go ahe...
Oct 08, 2020
Two police injured after shooting in Herblay, north of Paris
PARIS (Reuters) - Two policemen have been injured after a late night shooting in the French city of Herblay, north of the capital, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Thursday, adding that polic...
Oct 08, 2020
Coe suggests Tokyo as future World Championships host city
By Jack Tarrant TOKYO (Reuters) - World Athletics President Sebastian Coe said on Thursday that he wants Tokyo to host an athletics World Championships in the National Stadium rebuilt for the 2020 Oly...
Oct 08, 2020
Hyundai to voluntarily recall Kona EV over battery fire concerns: South Korea ministry
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's transport ministry said on Thursday Hyundai Motor Co will voluntarily recall its Kona electric vehicles as a possible short circuit due to faulty manufacturing of its h...
Oct 08, 2020
Kuwait parliament endorses Sheikh Meshal as crown prince
KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwait's parliament on Thursday endorsed Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad as crown prince, after the new emir named him on Wednesday, the parliament said on its Twitter page. Sheikh Nawaf al-...
Oct 08, 2020
BoE's Bailey says Britain and EU should reach trade deal
LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said he believed Britain and the European Union should be able to reach a trade deal, and that he did not expect the new wave of coronavirus c...
Oct 08, 2020
Singapore to host cruises to nowhere from November
By Chen Lin SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore is launching cruises to nowhere from November, as the travel hub tries to kick-start a tourism industry battered by the coronavirus pandemic. Genting Cruise...
Oct 08, 2020
