Author Archives: Syndicated Content
SAP, Deutsche Telekom close to European coronavirus app deal: Wiwo
BERLIN (Reuters) - SAP and Deutsche Telekom are close to a deal to build a software platform that would enable smartphone apps for measuring risks of coronavirus infections to exchange information, Wi...
Jul 31, 2020
German retail sales drop 1.6% month-on-month in June
BERLIN (Reuters) - German retail sales dropped in June after a sharp rise in May when Germany eased restrictions imposed to stop the spread of the coronavirus, data showed on Friday. Retail sales fell...
Jul 31, 2020
BAT first-half profit tops estimates on 'resilient' U.S. demand
(Reuters) - British American Tobacco reported a better-than-expected profit on Friday, as the company sold more higher-priced cigarettes and saw strong demand for vaping products in the United States,...
Jul 31, 2020
Second wave: UK tightens lockdown in northern England
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain imposed a tougher lockdown in swathes of northern England after a rise in the rate of novel coronavirus transmission, raising concerns that a second wave of the deadly virus...
Jul 31, 2020
We'll discuss how German forces can help regions to be hit by U.S. troop withdrawal: minister
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German defence minister said on Friday that she would hold talks after the summer with the premiers of states affected by U.S. plans to withdraw about 12,000 troops from Germany...
Jul 31, 2020
KLM says 1,500 new layoffs to bring total job cuts to 20%
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - KLM, the Dutch arm of Air France-KLM , said on Friday it would cut 1,500 additional jobs as part of a restructuring in which it needs to cut emissions by 50% by 2030 as well as p...
Jul 31, 2020
Exclusive: TikTok owner ByteDance considers listing China business in Hong Kong or Shanghai - sources
By Yingzhi Yang and Julie Zhu BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese tech giant ByteDance is considering listing its domestic business in Hong Kong or Shanghai, people familiar with the matter told Reu...
Jul 31, 2020
Commerzbank considers Landesbank veteran Vetter for chair: sources
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Commerzbank is considering nominating Hans-Joerg Vetter to chair the German lender's supervisory board, two people familiar with the matter said. A decision on Monday by the boar...
Jul 31, 2020
Hail, high water and lockdown: Europe's fruit growers prepare for tough harvest
By Gus Trompiz, Sybille de La Hamaide and Nigel Hunt PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) - Europe's been eating more fruit under lockdown, by all accounts. The problem is, it could struggle to find people to pick ...
Jul 31, 2020
Taiwan plans state funeral for democracy champion labelled 'sinner' by mainland media
TAIPEI (Reuters) - The Taiwanese government on Friday said it will hold a state funeral for former President Lee Teng-hui, a figure respected on the island for ending autocratic rule but branded by ma...
Jul 31, 2020
