Author Archives: Syndicated Content
French President Macron visits Paris hospital treating coronavirus
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday visited a hospital in Paris that has been treating coronavirus patients, as his government faces pressure to show the country it is deali...
Feb 27, 2020
Japan says China leader Xi's visit still on despite coronavirus
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan said on Thursday that preparations for a rare state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping planned for April were going ahead, even as it called for sports and cultural events t...
Feb 27, 2020
Malaysia's parliament to decide next PM: Mahathir
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's interim prime minister Mahathir Mohamad on Thursday said the king has decided to call on parliament to decide who has enough support to become the next prime minist...
Feb 27, 2020
UK receives highest number of non-EU immigrants in 15 years
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain received the highest number of immigrants from outside the European Union since 2004 in the year to the end of September, driven by an increased number of Chinese and Indian...
Feb 27, 2020
U.N.'s Bachelet urges Saudi to release women activists, uphold rights
GENEVA (Reuters) - U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet urged Saudi Arabia on Thursday to uphold freedoms of expression and peaceful assembly and review convictions of activists, religious leader...
Feb 27, 2020
Malaysia's Mahathir announces $4.7 billion economic stimulus package
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's interim prime minister Mahathir Mohamad on Thursday announced a 20 billion ringgit ($4.7 billion) stimulus package to counter the impact of the coronavirus outbreak...
Feb 27, 2020
BoE's Carney urges City of London to step up ahead of climate summit
By Matthew Green LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England Governor Mark Carney called on London's money managers to help speed a transition to a low-carbon future on Thursday, aiming to usher in a new era w...
Feb 27, 2020
India's GDP seen growing at 4.7% year-on-year in December quarter, with virus impact to come
By Manoj Kumar NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Having suffered its weakest expansion in over six years in the September quarter, India's economy probably fared slightly better in the December quarter, before su...
Feb 27, 2020
Zalando to tap designer labels, vintage to boost sales
By Emma Thomasson BERLIN (Reuters) - Online fashion retailer Zalando plans to offer more premium and luxury ranges and move into the vintage clothing market as it predicted slower sales growth in 2020...
Feb 27, 2020
Norway wealth fund earned a record $180 billion in 2019
OSLO (Reuters) - Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, made a 19.9% return on investment last year, earning a record 1.69 trillion Norwegian crowns ($180.49 billion), it said on Thursda...
Feb 27, 2020
