Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UK house prices fall for third month on COVID hit, Halifax says
LONDON (Reuters) - British house prices fell for a third straight month in May as the coronavirus crisis hit the market, but the decline was smaller than April's, mortgage lender Halifax said on Frida...
Jun 05, 2020
Barclays poaches Citigroup's Chawla in latest insurance investment banker move
By David French NEW YORK (Reuters) - Gautam Chawla is joining Barclays from Citigroup Inc , a statement from the British lender said on Friday, continuing the recent spate of job changes among senior ...
Jun 05, 2020
Special Report: Meet the masters of social distancing - Couple live alone in wilderness for decades
By Joshua Schneyer SOMEWHERE NEAR RESERVE, New Mexico (Reuters) - To leave society behind was a wedding vow Wendell and Mariann spoke only to each other. It was a solemn one, though, and to save for i...
Jun 05, 2020
UK halts trial of hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 patients after no benefit found
LONDON (Reuters) - British scientists halted a large trial on Monday that had been exploring the use of the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine in patients with the pandemic disease COVID-19 after in...
Jun 05, 2020
South Africa's COVID-19 cases rise and president worries about Cape Town region
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Even as South Africa eases its coronavirus lockdown, infection numbers have started to rise quickly and President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Friday he was particularly concerned abo...
Jun 05, 2020
Biplane fliers enjoy exploring lockdown London by air
LONDON (Reuters) - Biplane fliers are enjoying spectacular views of the Millennium Dome, the towering Canary Wharf financial district and the Thames Barrier for the first time as the COVID-19 lockdown...
Jun 05, 2020
Hong Kong's last British governor likens city's democrats to Mandela, King
BEIJING (Reuters) - The last British colonial governor of Hong Kong said the city's democrats are on the same side of history as Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King, and blamed Chinese President Xi ...
Jun 05, 2020
Palace of Versailles to reopen, but will visitors come?
By Elizabeth Pineau PARIS (Reuters) - France's sumptuous Palace of Versailles, built in the 17th century by the "Sun King" Louis XIV, throws its doors open to the public again on Saturday but with lit...
Jun 05, 2020
Iranian Foreign minister challenges Trump to return to nuclear deal
DUBAI (Reuters) - Seizing on Donald Trump's conciliatory tone after Tehran released an American Navy veteran, Iran's foreign minister challenged the U.S. president on Friday to return to the nuclear d...
Jun 05, 2020
LVMH backs down on renegotiating Tiffany deal: sources
NEW YORK (Reuters) - French luxury goods giant is not seeking to renegotiate its $16.2 billion acquisition of U.S. jewelry chain Tiffany & Co after deliberating whether to do so, people familiar with ...
Jun 05, 2020
