Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Frankie and Benny's owner to shut stores, up to 3,000 jobs at risk: source
(Reuters) - Frankie and Benny's owner Restaurant Group plans to permanently close 100-120 stores, putting up to 3,000 jobs at risk across the UK, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thur...
Jun 04, 2020
Argentine reserves drip out even as government tightens controls
By Walter Bianchi BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's foreign currency reserves are falling fast despite the government's tightening of access to dollars, hitting the lowest level since early 2017 in...
Jun 04, 2020
Swamped by diesel, refiners struggle with coronavirus recovery
By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin, Laura Sanicola and Koustav Samanta LONDON/NEW YORK/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Brimming diesel inventories and stronger oil prices are driving down refining profits, stifling incen...
Jun 04, 2020
Tunisians emerge from lockdown into mosques and cafes
TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisians returned to mosques and cafes on Thursday as the country ended most lockdown restrictions after largely containing the spread of the novel coronavirus for now. Sitting with...
Jun 04, 2020
One century on, Hungarians still feel World War One 'injustice'
By Krisztina Than and Krisztina Fenyo ESZTERGOM, Hungary/STUROVO, Slovakia (Reuters) - For Laszlo Petrik, an ethnic Hungarian living on the Slovak side of the River Danube, the treaty after World War ...
Jun 04, 2020
Esports: Laporte and Donnarumma join F1 virtual racers
LONDON (Reuters) - Manchester City defender Aymeric Laporte and AC Milan's Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma will be up against eight regular Formula One drivers in the sport's penultimate virtual...
Jun 04, 2020
Canadian dollar likely to weaken in short term if no sign of vigorous recovery: Reuters poll
By Fergal Smith TORONTO (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar is likely to slip in coming months as a collapse in global trade and the prospect of a more prolonged slowdown from the coronavirus pandemic put...
Jun 04, 2020
Inspired by U.S. protests, some Belgians want colonial king statues removed
By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Inspired by global protests at the death of unarmed black American George Floyd, some 30,000 people in Belgium have signed two petitions to remove statues of the c...
Jun 04, 2020
Factbox: German stimulus to drive forward green vehicles
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's coronavirus recovery stimulus package contains measures to boost low emission cars and electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Here are some of them: * An increase in...
Jun 04, 2020
Spain's lower house opens process to create digital tax on internet giants
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's lower house voted on Thursday to begin legislating a controversial tax on internet giants that has prompted the United States to open a probe which could lead to punitive ta...
Jun 04, 2020
