Author Archives: Syndicated Content
IMF sees sharper than anticipated recession in Saudi Arabia
By Davide Barbuscia DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's economy will shrink by 6.8% this year, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Wednesday, a sharper decline than the 2.3% contraction estimat...
Jun 24, 2020
Italy says 28 migrants test positive to COVID-19 on quarantine ship
By Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) - Dozens of migrants rescued in the Mediterranean have tested positive for the new coronavirus while held in a quarantine ship off the southern Italian coast, Sicily's ...
Jun 24, 2020
U.S. probes touchscreen failures in Tesla Model S cars
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Tuesday it had opened an investigation into 63,000 Tesla Model S cars after reports of media control unit fa...
Jun 24, 2020
EU delays greater competition in derivatives market by a year
LONDON (Reuters) - The European Union said it has delayed the introduction of rules aimed at increasing competition in derivatives clearing after concerns that the COVID-19 pandemic has hindered marke...
Jun 24, 2020
Lawmakers in Europe call on Israel to ditch annexation plans
By Robin Emmott and Luke Baker BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) - Any Israeli move to annex parts of the West Bank would be "fatal" for Middle East peace hopes and must be prevented, if necessary with counte...
Jun 24, 2020
Atlantia concession deal elusive but talks resume: sources
By Francesca Landini and Giuseppe Fonte MILAN (Reuters) - Benetton-led Atlantia and the Italian government have launched a new attempt to break a stalemate over the group's motorway concession, but a ...
Jun 24, 2020
Golf: McDowell out of Connecticut event after caddie tests positive for COVID-19
(Reuters) - Former world number four Graeme McDowell has said he will withdraw from this week's Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Connecticut after his caddie Ken Comboy tested positive for COVID-19...
Jun 24, 2020
Iran's coronavirus death toll continues to resurge, nears 10,000
(Reuters) - Iran's death toll from COVID-19 has risen to nearly 10,000 with 133 new fatalities in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said, extending a reversal from a steady fall in daily numbers ...
Jun 24, 2020
GoDaddy says restructuring to impact 814 employees
(Reuters) - Web hosting company GoDaddy Inc on Wednesday announced a restructuring plan that will affect about 12% of its total workforce, or about 814 employees, due to the fallout from the coronavir...
Jun 24, 2020
China's debt relief to support some stressed emerging markets: Fitch
By Tom Arnold LONDON (Reuters) - China's pledge to relieve the debt burden owed to it by some emerging market governments could ease near-term liquidity pressures in nations struggling with the fallou...
Jun 24, 2020
