Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Solomon Islands seeks $100 billion loan from Chinese interests-documents
By Jonathan Barrett SYDNEY (Reuters) - The government of the Solomon Islands is seeking a $100 billion loan from Chinese interests in negotiations that started shortly after the small South Pacific ar...
Feb 21, 2020
French business activity firms in February despite manufacturing slump: PMIs
PARIS (Reuters) - French business activity expanded faster than expected in February as a rebound in the service sector following transport strikes at the end of last year helped offset a slump in man...
Feb 21, 2020
European shares fall as investors eye data showing virus impact
(Reuters) - European shares dropped on Friday as markets awaited a local reading on economic health to gauge the extent of the impact of the coronavirus on business activity in the bloc. The outbreak ...
Feb 21, 2020
UniCredit shares fall at open after report Mustier vying for HSBC top job
MILAN (Reuters) - Shares in Italy's biggest bank UniCredit fell more than 1% at open on Friday following reports Chief Executive Jean Pierre Mustier is being considered for the top job at rival HSBC ....
Feb 21, 2020
McCourt set to kick-start new Irish MMA era in Dublin
(Reuters) - Mixed martial artist Leah McCourt is relishing the chance to headline Bellator's Dublin card at the Three Arena on Saturday, knowing a win over Judith Ruis in the building where Conor McGr...
Feb 21, 2020
Virus shows plight of China's overstretched doctors
By Alexandra Harney HONG KONG (Reuters) - The coronavirus epidemic has shined a spotlight on another simmering crisis in China's healthcare system: a critical shortage of doctors. Rising demand for he...
Feb 21, 2020
Vietnam reports supply chain issues from virus, says may hit Samsung output
By Phuong Nguyen and Khanh Vu HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's manufacturing sector is suffering supply chain issues caused by the coronavirus epidemic, which may lead to a delay in production of Samsung E...
Feb 21, 2020
China's ambitious 5G push heading into slow lane due to coronavirus disruptions
By Josh Horwitz SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Government measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus in China look set to delay the rollout of next-generation 5G telecom networks, a key technology initia...
Feb 21, 2020
Nissan, Honda delay restart of some China plants due to coronavirus
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese automakers on Friday delayed the restart of plants in China near the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, in compliance with local directives, raising the risk of further ...
Feb 21, 2020
Libya's Haftar says any ceasefire would be contingent on Turkish withdrawal: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Khalifa Haftar, Libya's eastern military commander, said he would be ready for a ceasefire if Turkish and Syrian mercenaries left the country and Ankara stopped supplying weapons to...
Feb 21, 2020
