Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Campaign group urges UK to keep virtual annual meetings temporary
By Simon Jessop and Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - The use of virtual annual meetings by companies during the coronavirus epidemic must not become the norm once restrictions on people's movements are li...
Mar 26, 2020
Israel's top court, in blow to Netanyahu, expedites a parliamentary vote
By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's Supreme Court arranged for a vote for a parliamentary speaker to be held on Thursday in a showdown with an ally of Benjamin Netanyahu, a move that coul...
Mar 26, 2020
Tokyo postponement could delay retirement for India's Paes
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Veteran Indian tennis player Leander Paes is contemplating extending his career by another year to bid for an eighth Olympic appearance following the postponement of the Tokyo Games...
Mar 26, 2020
Banks call for delay to derivatives margin rule during virus outbreak
LONDON (Reuters) - Banking and markets trade bodies have asked regulators to postpone a rule requiring them to post extra cash against their uncleared derivatives transactions as the coronavirus disru...
Mar 26, 2020
Lebanese defense council urges two-week extension of shutdown: radio report
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's supreme defense council has advised the government to extend by two weeks a countrywide shutdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus, Voice of Lebanon radio reported aft...
Mar 26, 2020
Malaysia reports 235 new coronavirus cases in biggest daily jump
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia on Thursday reported 235 new coronavirus cases in its biggest daily jump, bringing the total number of cases to 2,031. The number of deaths from coronavirus rose to 2...
Mar 26, 2020
Germany eyes long-term profits from selling stakes it buys in crisis: paper
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany aims to make long-term financial gains from selling stakes in companies it acquires during the coronavirus crisis to ensure their survival, Finance Minister Olaf Scholz told...
Mar 26, 2020
Iran has no knowledge of former FBI agent's whereabouts: Iranian official
DUBAI (Reuters) - Tehran has no knowledge about the whereabouts of a former FBI agent who disappeared in Iran in March 2007, a spokesman for the Iranian mission at the United Nations said on Thursday....
Mar 26, 2020
Fresh produce in Europe set to be more scarce as coronavirus strikes
By Duncan Miriri and Nigel Hunt NAIROBI/LONDON (Reuters) - Fresh fruit and vegetables will become increasingly scarce in Europe, suppliers warn, as the coronavirus pandemic hampers the global movement...
Mar 26, 2020
Indonesia reports 103 new coronavirus cases, 20 more deaths
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia has confirmed 103 new coronavirus cases, bringing the Southeast Asian country's total to 893, Health Ministry official Achmad Yurianto said on Thursday. The number of new...
Mar 26, 2020
