Author Archives: Syndicated Content
General Dynamics unit wins $870 million contract from Spain
(Reuters) - General Dynamics Corp said on Tuesday its joint venture along with Spanish defense contractor Santa Brbara Sistemas had won a contract worth $870 million for wheeled combat vehicles from t...
Aug 25, 2020
Virgin Atlantic creditors vote in favor of $1.6 billion rescue plan
LONDON (Reuters) - Virgin Atlantic's creditors on Tuesday voted in favor of a 1.2 billion pound ($1.6 billion) rescue plan, moving the airline a step closer to completing a restructuring deal designed...
Aug 25, 2020
U.S. bank profits down 70% from year prior on coronavirus uncertainty
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. bank profits were down 70% from a year prior in the second quarter of 2020 on continued economic uncertainty driven by the coronavirus pandemic, a regulator reported Tuesda...
Aug 25, 2020
American Airlines to cut 19,000 jobs when U.S. aid expires in October
By Tracy Rucinski CHICAGO (Reuters) - American Airlines said on Tuesday it will cut 19,000 U.S. jobs in October as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to weigh on air travel, unless the government extends...
Aug 25, 2020
EU trade chief insists he broke no rules on Irish trip
By John Chalmers and Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan insisted on Tuesday he had adhered to all COVID-19 rules during a trip to Ireland in the past month, ...
Aug 25, 2020
UAE, Israel defence ministers discuss normalisation accord by phone: WAM
DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates minister of state for defence affairs and Israel's defence minister discussed the UAE-Israel agreement to normalise ties by phone on Tuesday, UAE state news ...
Aug 25, 2020
Bieber scheduled to start as Cleveland hosts Minnesota
Minnesota Twins (20-10, first in the AL Central) vs. Cleveland Indians (17-12, third in the AL Central) Cleveland; Tuesday, 6:10 p.m. PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Rich Hill (1-1, 4.70 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 3 ...
Aug 25, 2020
Thousands of Swedes got false positive COVID-19 result due to test kit fault
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - About 3,700 people in Sweden were told in error that they had the coronavirus due to a fault in a COVID-19 testing kit from China, the Public Health Agency said on Tuesday. The k...
Aug 25, 2020
India charges 19, including 7 Pakistanis, over Kashmir bombing
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's National Investigation Agency (NIA) charged 19 people, including 7 Pakistani nationals, on Tuesday over a deadly bomb attack on a security convoy in the Indian-controlled...
Aug 25, 2020
Facebook plans news service launch in UK, India, Brazil
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Tuesday it plans to launch its news service in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, India and Brazil in the coming months, after having introduced the feature in the U...
Aug 25, 2020
