Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Cevian Capital trims Ericsson stake by 34 million B-shares: SEC filing
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Activist investor Cevian Capital has trimmed its holding in telecom equipment maker Ericsson according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday. The...
Apr 27, 2020
Czech car industry faces shaky relaunch as Skoda returns to work
By Jason Hovet PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech Republic's biggest exporter, Skoda Auto, restarted production on Monday but the auto sector faces a shaky relaunch with the coronavirus outbreak hammering d...
Apr 27, 2020
More than 500 civilians die in Afghan violence in first quarter: U.N.
By Abdul Qadir Sediqi and Charlotte Greenfield KABUL/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - More than 500 civilians were killed in Afghanistan in the first three months of the year as violence raged even after an agre...
Apr 27, 2020
Thailand sees GDP, investment boost if joins CPTPP trade pact
By Orathai Sriring and Kitiphong Thaichareon BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand could expect a boost to its economic growth, investment and exports to help offset the negative impact of the new coronavirus ...
Apr 27, 2020
London tailors swap costume designing to make medical uniforms
LONDON (Reuters) - As Britain faces a shortage of personal protective equipment for health care workers battling the coronavirus outbreak, London's tailors are putting their cutting and sewing machine...
Apr 27, 2020
Russia's coronavirus cases rise to 87,147, surpass China's
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia reported 6,198 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Monday versus 6,361 on the previous day, which took the national tally of infections to 87,147. The Russian coronavirus cris...
Apr 27, 2020
Greencoat UK Wind to buy £320 million wind UK wind project from Vattenfall
By Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) - Infrastructure fund Greencoat UK Wind PLC has agreed to buy the South Kyle wind farm in Scotland from developer Vattenfall for 320 million pounds ($397.66 million...
Apr 27, 2020
HK scientists say new antiviral coating can protect surfaces for 90 days
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Researchers at a Hong Kong university say they have developed an antiviral coating which could provide 90 days of "significant" protection against bacteria and viruses such as th...
Apr 27, 2020
Germany should only carefully lift virus restrictions: minister
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's economy minister urged the country's 16 federal states on Monday to go slowly in lifting coronavirus restrictions to avoid the outbreak spreading further and being forced ...
Apr 27, 2020
UK airlines want coronavirus wage support scheme extended beyond June
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's airlines want the government's coronavirus wage support scheme to be extended beyond June, maintaining the assistance for longer with a only slow recovery in air travel ex...
Apr 27, 2020
