Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Exclusive: Thyssenkrupp, Fincantieri in talks to form warship champion-source
By Christoph Steitz, Tom Kckenhoff and Sabine Siebold FRANKFURT/DUESSELDORF/BERLIN (Reuters) - Thyssenkrupp is exploring several strategic options for its warship unit, ranging from combining it with ...
May 13, 2020
EU parliament demands states allocate new revenues to next EU budget
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Parliament is threatening to withhold approval of the next long-term EU budget unless EU governments allocate new sources of revenue to it, acc...
May 13, 2020
Traders reduce bets on negative U.S. rates after Powell says Fed not considering
(Reuters) - Traders of short-term U.S. interest-rate futures on Wednesday reduced bets the Federal Reserve will take the unprecedented step of pushing interest rates below zero after Fed Chair Jerome ...
May 13, 2020
Swiss doctor taps his past to help Zurich meet PPE needs
By John Miller MAENNEDORF, Switzerland (Reuters) - Love led a young Swiss doctor to emigrate to South Africa, his wife's home country. Years later, love for his disabled child brought him back to Swit...
May 13, 2020
Boeing to pay Brazil airline Gol $412 million for 737 MAX groundings
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil airline Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes said Wednesday it will receive a total of 2.4 billion reais ($412.03 million) from Boeing Co as compensation for the grounding of th...
May 13, 2020
Exclusive: Fearing shortages, EU may deploy emergency funds in COVID-19 vaccine race
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission is weighing using a $2.6 billion emergency fund to boost pharmaceutical labs' capacity, fearing that even if a COVID-19 vaccine is d...
May 13, 2020
Sun, sea, silence: lack of tourist dollars crushes small economies
By Tom Arnold LONDON (Reuters) - From Mauritius to Montenegro, small nations that depend on foreign visitors, face economic devastation as enduring travel restrictions force would-be tourists to stay ...
May 13, 2020
UK's confirmed COVID-19 death toll rises by 494 to 33,186
LONDON (Reuters) - A total of 33,186 people who tested positive for the new coronavirus have died in the United Kingdom, a rise of 494 in a 24-hour period, the health ministry said on Wednesday. The f...
May 13, 2020
Rihanna debuts on Sunday Times Rich List of musicians at no. 3
LONDON (Reuters) - Singer Rihanna has stormed into the Sunday Times Rich List of musicians at number three, with an estimated wealth of 468 million pounds ($576 million), thanks partly to the success ...
May 13, 2020
Tesla can prepare to reopen U.S. plant in California as early as next week
By David Shepardson (Reuters) - Tesla Inc can take additional steps ahead of a potential reopening of its California assembly plant as soon as Monday after Chief Executive Elon Musk had vowed to defy ...
May 13, 2020
