Author Archives: Syndicated Content
TUI looking at new equity, divestments to cut COVID-19 debt pile
By Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) - TUI , the world's largest tourism company, said it was considering raising new equity from shareholders or selling off parts of the business to reduce debt taken on t...
Aug 13, 2020
Philippines confirms death of ex-Wirecard exec Bauer
MANILA (Reuters) - Former Wirecard executive Christopher Bauer, one of several people being investigated over a multi-billion dollar fraud at the German payments firm, died in The Philippines last mon...
Aug 13, 2020
Owner of ship behind Mauritius oil spill pledges to face up to liability
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nagashiki Shipping, owner of the vessel behind a major oil spill off Mauritius, said on Thursday it felt its responsibility acutely and intends to take steps towards assessin...
Aug 13, 2020
Futures muted with S&P 500 just shy of record high
By Ambar Warrick and Medha Singh (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were trading flat on Thursday after the benchmark S&P 500 ended the previous session points below its record high close, as politi...
Aug 13, 2020
England says 4,973 people referred to test and trace service in latest week
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said 4,973 people who tested positive for coronavirus were referred to the English test and trace system in the week to August 5, 7% up on the previous week, of whom 80% wer...
Aug 13, 2020
Indonesian teachers warn of new virus clusters as schools reopen
By Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's move to reopen schools in some areas risks creating new clusters of coronavirus cases, with at least 180 students and teachers infected since a new ...
Aug 13, 2020
Corporate America worries WeChat ban could be bad for business: WSJ
(Reuters) - U.S. companies whose fortunes are linked to China are pushing back against the Trump administration's plans to restrict business transactions involving Tencent Holdings Ltd's WeChat app, t...
Aug 13, 2020
Famed St. Tropez restaurant Sénéquier shuts temporarily after COVID-19 cases
PARIS (Reuters) - Snquier, a famous restaurant based in the French Riviera town of St Tropez, said on Thursday it was shutting for two weeks after the discovery of two COVID-19 cases on its premises. ...
Aug 13, 2020
Georgia Republican primary win sets 'QAnon' conspiracy buff on path to U.S. Congress
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Georgia businesswoman's win in a U.S. House of Representatives primary this week set a path for supporters of the online conspiracy theory known as "QAnon" t...
Aug 13, 2020
Special report: A collapsing economy and a family feud pile pressure on Syria's Assad
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi, Maha El Dahan, Tom Perry and Michael Georgy BEIRUT/AMMAN/DUBAI (Reuters) - In May, Syrian tycoon Rami Makhlouf, a cousin and long-time ally of President Bashar al-Assad, took a...
Aug 13, 2020
