Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Land Securities gets 65% of rent in March quarter, scraps dividend
(Reuters) - Land Securities has received only two-thirds of the rent due last month from its tenants and has cancelled its third interim dividend, the British property developer said on Thursday. The ...
Apr 02, 2020
Cyprus extends flight ban for another two weeks
NICOSIA (Reuters) - Cyprus extended a ban on commercial air links with 28 countries for another two weeks on Thursday to curb the spread of coronavirus. The ban, introduced on March 21 for a 14 day pe...
Apr 02, 2020
100 Taliban fighters to be released from Afghan jails Thursday
KABUL (Reuters) - The Afghan government will release 100 Taliban prisoners from jails on Thursday, said a senior security official, adding that in exchange the Taliban will release 20 Afghan security ...
Apr 02, 2020
Britain's food banks prepare for surge in demand as millions lose their jobs
LONDON (Reuters) - Before the parcel from the food bank arrived, Natasha Cartey had just half a bag of rice and a tub of butter. She was wondering when her next meal would be. Cartey lives in social h...
Apr 02, 2020
Death in the Holy Land: Coronavirus changes burial for Jews, Muslims
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A rising death toll in the coronavirus crisis is forcing a change in Jewish and Muslim burial and mourning traditions in the Holy Land. In Israel, Jewish dead are normally laid t...
Apr 02, 2020
British Airways in union talks to suspend around 32,000 staff: source
LONDON (Reuters) - British Airways is in talks with its union about a plan to suspend around 32,000 staff in response to the coronavirus pandemic, a person familiar with the situation said. The Britis...
Apr 02, 2020
French region reports 570 people died in nursing homes since virus outbreak
PARIS (Reuters) - Five hundred and seventy people have died in nursing homes in France's eastern region since the outbreak of the coronavirus, the regional public health authority said late on Wednesd...
Apr 02, 2020
Swedish government promises 22 billion SEK to regions and municipalities for virus related costs
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The Swedish government said on Thursday it would provide an extra 22 billion crowns ($2.20 billion) in funding to regions and municipalities as part of a series of measures to cu...
Apr 02, 2020
Veoneer and Volvo Cars to split Zenuity software joint venture
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Geely-owned Volvo Cars and auto tech supplier Veoneer will split up their jointly owned software venture Zenuity, the companies said in separate statements on Thursday. Under the...
Apr 02, 2020
EU will find room for convergence on new funding instruments: Breton
PARIS (Reuters) - The European Union's industry chief Thierry Breton said on Thursday he was convinced that the bloc's states would be able to forge a consensus around how to find new funding instrume...
Apr 02, 2020
