Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Use of virus-tracing apps should be voluntary: EU document
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The use of virus contact-tracing apps should be voluntary, the European Commission will say on Wednesday, as part of a package of measures aimed at lifting border restrictions and...
May 13, 2020
EU sets out guidelines for tourism resumption, cross-border travel
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission has set out guidelines to allow the resumption of tourism so that people may be able to stay in hotels, eat in restaurants or go to beaches safely in the c...
May 13, 2020
Korean Air says to issue new shares worth about $817 million
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's largest airline, Korean Air , said on Wednesday its board decided to sell about 1 trillion won ($816.55 million) in shares to raise funds as airlines' finances come und...
May 13, 2020
Airlines will not need to spare middle seat to restart travel: EU
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission will say on Wednesday that airlines will not have to leave the middle seats empty but the wearing of masks onboard and in airports should be required as tr...
May 13, 2020
Deutsche Bank targets 200 billion euros of sustainable investment by 2025
LONDON (Reuters) - German lender Deutsche Bank plans to pump at least 200 billion euros ($216.8 billion) into so-called sustainable financing and investments by 2025, its first formal targets for doin...
May 13, 2020
Philippines records 21 new coronavirus deaths, 268 more infections
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' health ministry on Wednesday recorded 21 more coronavirus deaths and 268 additional infections. In a bulletin, the ministry said total deaths from the novel coronav...
May 13, 2020
Japan stands by its integrated resort policy despite Sands' move
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan has no plan to change its schedule regarding the launch of integrated resorts (IR) - Las Vegas-style complexes that include casinos and shopping arcades - despite Las Vegas San...
May 13, 2020
Russia suspends use of ventilator type after hospital fires: regulator
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has suspended the use of Russian-made medical ventilators of a certain model manufactured after April 1, a state healthcare regulator said on Wednesday, following two hospita...
May 13, 2020
Insurer Brit, Google Cloud launch digital Lloyd's syndicate
LONDON (Reuters) - Insurer Brit and Google Cloud are launching the first digital Lloyd's of London syndicate, accessible from anywhere and at any time, Brit said in a statement on Wednesday. Lloyd's i...
May 13, 2020
England tiptoes out of full lockdown as economy plunges
By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) - England tentatively began easing its coronavirus lockdown on Wednesday, with some people who cannot do their jobs at home urged to return to work, as stark economi...
May 13, 2020
