Author Archives: Syndicated Content
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
(Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Ramping up response Vietnam has sent a special task force of health experts, along with more than 1,000 health workers, to Dan...
Jul 31, 2020
French economy shrank by 13.8% in the second quarter: INSEE
PARIS (Reuters) - The French economy contracted by a massive 13.8% in the second quarter, as household consumption, company investment and trade all collapsed under a nationwide lockdown imposed to co...
Jul 31, 2020
Tokyo could declare emergency if situation worsens: Koike
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike warned on Friday that the Japanese capital could declare a state of emergency if the coronavirus situation deteriorated further, after new cases jumped by...
Jul 31, 2020
Bank of England to keep policy on hold as COVID prognosis murky
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's central bank will shed more light next week on how fast it expects the economy to rebound from the financial damage wrought by COVID-19, but is unlikely ...
Jul 31, 2020
BNP Paribas to move 400 jobs to Europe due to Brexit
PARIS (Reuters) - French bank BNP Paribas said on Friday it was creating 400 jobs in continental Europe due to Britain's exit from the European Union, and that it has taken all measures required by re...
Jul 31, 2020
MLB looking for Indians to trade willow for ash
By Amlan Chakraborty NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Baseball is one of several sports seeking a slice of the huge Indian market and its similarity with cricket, often called a religion in the country of 1.4 bi...
Jul 31, 2020
Nokia posts surprise second-quarter profit rise ahead of CEO change
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finnish telecom network equipment maker Nokia reported an unexpected rise in its first-quarter underlying profit on Friday, amid the COVID-19 pandemic as its new chief executive P...
Jul 31, 2020
Mexico switches up fuel import contracts as it clamps down on costs
By Devika Krishna Kumar and Marianna Parraga NEW YORK/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Pemex's trading arm is overhauling its fuel importing practices, five sources close to the matter said, which includes shi...
Jul 31, 2020
Japan finance minister Aso warns against 'rapid' yen rises
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso described the yen's recent rise as "rapid" on Friday, signalling concern that a strong currency could add further pain to an e...
Jul 30, 2020
Indonesia eyes Vietnam as it seeks to diversify thermal coal exports
By Fransiska Nangoy JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia, the world's top exporter of thermal coal, is stepping up efforts to diversify sales of the fuel as shipments to top buyer India slump and with export...
Jul 30, 2020
