Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Pope 'slightly indisposed', cancels one event, Vatican says
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis is slightly indisposed and has canceled an event at a Rome basilica but is carrying out the rest of his schedule in his residence, the Vatican said on Thursday. "...
Feb 27, 2020
Britain on collision course with EU with trade talks mandate
By Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Thursday unveiled a tough negotiating mandate for talks with the European Union, underlining its desire for future economic and political independence ...
Feb 27, 2020
Judge rejects UK government's Heathrow Airport expansion plan
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's plan to expand Heathrow Airport has been rejected by an appeal court judge on climate change grounds, meaning that the government will have to go back to the drawing board...
Feb 27, 2020
UK watchdog tells asset managers to plan for Libor demise
LONDON (Reuters) - Asset managers must take immediate steps to write and implement plans to stop using the Libor interest rate benchmark in financial contracts, Britain's Financial Conduct Authority s...
Feb 27, 2020
Boxing: AIBA cancels European Forum amid coronavirus fears
(Reuters) - The international boxing federation (AIBA) has canceled its European forum, which was scheduled to take place in the Italian town of Assisi on Saturday, amid fears over the coronavirus out...
Feb 27, 2020
Shooting: India cancels pre-Olympic base in Korea amid coronavirus outbreak
By Amlan Chakraborty NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Indian shooting federation has dropped Italy as a training venue for its shooters and also canceled plans to set up a pre-Olympic base in South Korea fol...
Feb 27, 2020
Blackstone's Schwarzman says cannot buy Bloomberg while owning Refinitiv
By Chibuike Oguh and Abhinav Ramnarayan BERLIN (Reuters) - Blackstone Group Inc Chief Executive Stephen Schwarzman said the world's biggest private equity firm cannot buy Bloomberg should it come up f...
Feb 27, 2020
Italy think-tank sees recession in first quarter over coronavirus
MILAN (Reuters) - Think tank Prometeia on Thursday said it expected Italy to fall into recession in the first quarter following the coronavirus outbreak in northern regions and as it forecast a 0.3% c...
Feb 27, 2020
Biting passengers on flight is no reason for cash compensation delay: EU court adviser
By Marine Strauss BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Air travelers cannot receive cash compensation if their flight is delayed by a passenger biting others and assaulting crew members, an adviser at the Court of Ju...
Feb 27, 2020
Japan PM Abe says to ask all schools to close for most of March
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Thursday that the government would ask all elementary, junior high and high schools to close from March 2 until spring break, typically aro...
Feb 27, 2020
