Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Philippines confirms 3,475 more novel coronavirus cases, 15 deaths
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' health ministry on Monday confirmed 3,475 new coronavirus infections and 15 more deaths, the lowest daily increase in fatalities in two weeks. In a bulletin, the mi...
Sep 21, 2020
Swiss second quarter current account surplus halves to 9.88 billion Sfr
ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland's current account surplus shrank to 9.88 billion Swiss francs ($10.86 billion) in the second quarter of 2020, the Swiss National Bank said on Monday, less than half the ...
Sep 21, 2020
Taiwan plant hunters race to collect rare species before they're gone
By Ann Wang TAITUNG, Taiwan (Reuters) - In the forests and on remote offshore islands of Taiwan, a group of conservationists are racing to collect as many rare plant species as they can before they ar...
Sep 21, 2020
Rolls-Royce shares hit 2004 low over mooted $3 billion equity raise
LONDON (Reuters) - Shares in Rolls-Royce sunk to their lowest level since 2004 after the British aero-engine company confirmed it was considering a rights issue of up to 2.5 billion pounds ($3.23 bill...
Sep 21, 2020
Israeli court approves extradition to Australia of sex-crime suspect
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli court ruled on Monday that a former principal of an Australian school accused of sexually assaulting students could be extradited to Australia for trial, but implement...
Sep 21, 2020
Air taxi firm Volocopter teams up with Schenker to deploy heavy-lift drones
By Nadine Schimroszik and Douglas Busvine BERLIN (Reuters) - German aviation startup Volocopter has teamed up with logistics group DB Schenker to deploy its heavy-lift drones, in a project that will g...
Sep 21, 2020
Grenke's founder suspends board seat in wake of critical report
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German leasing business Grenke said on Monday that its founder Wolfgang Grenke would temporarily give up his seat on the supervisory board in the wake of a critical report by a s...
Sep 21, 2020
German economy minister says EU will support steelworkers
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said the European Union would support steelworkers through the transition to environmentally-friendly manufacturing, even though this would be...
Sep 21, 2020
AF-KLM must 'do much more' to reduce its costs - CEO
PARIS (Reuters) - Air France-KLM must "do much more" to reduce its costs due to the COVID-19 induced crisis in the airline sector, chief executive Ben Smith said in an interview published on Monday by...
Sep 21, 2020
Indonesia president urged to delay regional polls over contagion threat
By Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian religious groups and experts, including a former vice president, are urging authorities to delay regional elections set for December, as coronavirus ...
Sep 21, 2020
