Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Ryanair cuts more than 250 office staff across Europe
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ryanair has cut more than 250 staff in offices in Dublin, London, Madrid and Wroclaw, Poland, Europe's largest low-cost airline said on Friday. The Irish company is continuing to me...
May 15, 2020
Swabbers Wanted: Singapore recruits virus testers as cases climb
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore is offering generous salaries for people to perform nasal swabs at places like quarantined migrant dormitories as the city-state ramps up its testing regime to bring do...
May 15, 2020
Coronavirus sends CEE economies into tailspin in first quarter
By Jason Hovet PRAGUE (Reuters) - Central and east European economies fell as much as 5% on a quarterly basis to start 2020 though some managed a last gasp of growth as the coronavirus forced lockdown...
May 15, 2020
Germany to ban subcontracting in meatpacking industry after virus outbreaks
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany will order meatpacking plants to stop using subcontractors and to improve hygiene standards in the workplace and accommodations, after more than 600 cases of coronavirus amo...
May 15, 2020
Special Report: Caught in Trump-China feud, WHO leader under siege
By Kate Kelland and and Stephanie Nebehay (Reuters) - When the head of the World Health Organization returned from a whirlwind trip to Beijing in late January, he wanted to praise China's leadership p...
May 15, 2020
Goldman pushes ahead with 1,460 India hires, internships
By Patrick Graham and Anirban Sen BENGALURU (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc will honor job and internship offers to 1,460 Indian graduates and students this summer, the equivalent of a quarter of ...
May 15, 2020
Amnesty says 1,000 Rohingya stranded at sea as Southeast Asia seals borders
By Kate Lamb and Agustinus Beo Da Costa JAKARTA (Reuters) - At least 1,000 Rohingya are stranded at sea as Southeast Asian nations tighten their borders to keep out the new coronavirus, Amnesty Intern...
May 15, 2020
Clowns visit Indian shelters, briefly giving stranded migrants a laugh
By Sunil Kataria NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Two sisters dressed up as clowns are visiting shelters packed with Indian migrants, trying to bring a moment of levity to poor families stranded in cities where ...
May 15, 2020
Blast hits chemical plant near Italian city of Venice
MILAN (Reuters) - An explosion at a chemicals plant in an industrial zone in Venice sent clouds of black smoke and flames into the sky on Friday, prompting local authorities to order residents to stay...
May 15, 2020
Germany loosens quarantine restrictions for travellers from Schengen area, UK
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany will loosen coronavirus quarantine rules for travellers arriving from the European Union, the Schengen passport-free zone and Britain, a spokesman for the Interior Ministry ...
May 15, 2020
