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On this day: Born June 10, 1982 - Tara Lipinski, American figure skater
By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) - Leaving the ice with tears of joy after her gold medal-winning free skate at the 1998 Nagano Olympics, a shaking 15-year-old Tara Lipinski shared a sentiment shared...
Thomson Reuters Jun 09, 2020
UK tourism group says government plans to open travel corridors from June 29
LONDON (Reuters) - Travel corridors allowing unrestricted movement between Britain and some other countries will open from June 29, a UK tourism lobby group said on Tuesday, citing assurances it said ...
Thomson Reuters Jun 09, 2020
Eurobank leads Greek peers with lowest bad loan ratio after doValue deal
ATHENS (Reuters) - Eurobank has moved ahead of Greek peers in the drive to cut bad loan volumes after completing a deal with Italian debt recovery firm doValue, and is now focused on boosting lending,...
Thomson Reuters Jun 09, 2020
China tells students to consider whether to study in Australia or leave
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's education ministry warned on Tuesday that Chinese students should consider whether to study in Australia, amid escalating tensions between Beijing and Canberra. The ministr...
Thomson Reuters Jun 09, 2020
South Africa's Life Healthcare hit by cyber attack
(Reuters) - South Africa's Life Healthcare said on Tuesday its southern African operation was hit by a cyber attack affecting its admissions systems, business processing systems and email servers, but...
Thomson Reuters Jun 09, 2020
French economy to return to pre-crisis levels only in 2022, central bank says
PARIS (Reuters) - France's economy will take two years to recover from its worst post-war recession, triggered this year by the coronavirus outbreak, the central bank said on Tuesday. The euro zone's ...
Thomson Reuters Jun 09, 2020
No ware to sell: Beijing's street vendors back on the run
By Lusha Zhang and Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) - Clad in black, Beijing's city inspectors descended on street vendors this week and ordered them to clear out, just days after the Chinese premier had sp...
Thomson Reuters Jun 09, 2020
Mainland China reports three new confirmed, 21 asymptomatic COVID-19 cases
BEIJING (Reuters) - Mainland China reported three confirmed and 21 asymptomatic COVID-19 cases as of Monday, the National Health Commission said. All the new confirmed cases involved travellers from o...
Thomson Reuters Jun 09, 2020
German exports collapse in April as coronavirus hits
BERLIN (Reuters) - German exports and imports slumped in April, posting their biggest declines since 1990 as the coronavirus crisis slashed demand, adding to a gloomy outlook for Europe's biggest econ...
Thomson Reuters Jun 09, 2020
A year on, Hong Kong democracy protesters torn between hope and fear
By Yanni Chow and Carol Mang HONG KONG (Reuters) - Medical sector worker Tana has attended peaceful lunchtime rallies in Hong Kong regularly for months along with thousands of others protesting Beijin...
Thomson Reuters Jun 09, 2020
