Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Virgin Money plans to cut 500 jobs and close 52 branches
LONDON (Reuters) - British challenger bank Virgin Money is planning to cut 500 jobs as it presses ahead with cost-cutting after bulking up through the merger of Virgin Money and Clydesdale and Yorkshi...
Feb 26, 2020
Trial of U.S. men accused of killing Italian policeman opens in Rome
ROME (Reuters) - The trial of two young Americans accused of stabbing an Italian policeman to death last year began in Rome on Wednesday, with the lawyer for the family of the slain officer immediatel...
Feb 26, 2020
Germany may ease debt limit rules as pressure to spend more grows
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's government is considering suspending strict rules on the amount of debt it can raise, the finance ministry said on Wednesday, as it faces growing pressure to kick-start a ...
Feb 26, 2020
Climate activist Thunberg heads growing field of Nobel Peace Prize candidates
By Terje Solsvik OSLO (Reuters) - Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg, pro-democracy campaigners in Hong Kong and the NATO military alliance are among those tipped for the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize, ...
Feb 26, 2020
Coronavirus lockdown: the heroes risking their health for Italy’s 'red zone'
SAN FIORANO, Italy (Reuters) - "There is me and my shadow," primary school teacher Marzio Toniolo says, standing alone in a usually bustling car park in northern Italy's coronavirus "red zone". The ca...
Feb 26, 2020
Spain's Zarzuela Theatre cancels Spanish opera singer Placido Domingo's performances in Madrid in may
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's Ministry of Culture said on Wednesday it has canceled Placido Domingo's performances at Madrid's Zarzuela Theatre scheduled for May. In a statement, the ministry said it had...
Feb 26, 2020
Lufthansa and United weigh takeover of Portugal's TAP: Sueddeutsche
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Lufthansa and United Airlines are considering taking over TAP-Air Portugal, a German newspaper reported on Wednesday. Sueddeutsche Zeitung, citing unidentified corporate sources,...
Feb 26, 2020
Climate change could add around $100 billion to costs of extreme weather
LONDON (Reuters) - Climate change could add around $100 billion, or more than 20%, to the global cost of extreme weather events such as floods, heatwaves and droughts by 2040, research from Cambridge ...
Feb 26, 2020
Walmart in talks with third parties over investment in UK arm Asda
LONDON (Reuters) - Walmart , the world's largest retailer, said on Wednesday that following "inbound interest" it was in talks with a small number of interested parties regarding an opportunity to inv...
Feb 26, 2020
Carnival-going German couple contract coronavirus, authorities fear it has spread
DUESSELDORF, Germany (Reuters) - A German couple who have contracted the coronavirus had taken part in local carnival celebrations and also visited the Netherlands in the 10 days before they were diag...
Feb 26, 2020
