Author Archives: Syndicated Content
S.Africa’s Discovery forecasts jump in half-yearly profit
(Reuters) - South African insurer Discovery forecast on Friday a higher half-yearly profit, supported by new clients at its health insurance business and adequate provisions to cushion the impact of c...
Feb 18, 2022
Olympics-Ice hockey-Finland beat Slovakia to reach gold medal final
By Steve Keating BEIJING (Reuters) - Finland claimed a 2-0 win over Slovakia to reach the men's ice hockey final at the Beijing Games on Friday helped by Sakari Manninen's first period goal and Harri ...
Feb 18, 2022
Japan’s inflation may exceed 1% but stay below BOJ goal, says central bank official
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's consumer inflation may exceed 1% but will remain distant from the central bank's 2% target, a senior Bank of Japan official said on Friday. "Japan's economy has yet to fully ...
Feb 18, 2022
Shortage of Suzuki car mirrors reflects Sri Lanka’s growing economic crisis
By Devjyot Ghoshal and Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) - Car spare parts dealers in Sri Lanka's main city of Colombo are receiving a steady stream of customers looking for what is fast becoming a ...
Feb 18, 2022
Major strike at Paris metro disrupts daily commute for millions
PARIS (Reuters) - A major strike paralysed most of Paris's metro network and city train grid on Friday, disrupting the daily commutes of millions of people, as workers demand pay hikes. The French cap...
Feb 18, 2022
France unemployment falls to 13-year low of 7.4% in fourth quarter
PARIS (Reuters) - France's unemployment rate fell in the final quarter of last year to the lowest level since 2008, official data showed on Friday, boosting Emmanuel Macron's economic credentials less...
Feb 18, 2022
Cambodia job scam accusation brings backlash for 58.com in China
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese online classifieds platform 58.com has come under heavy criticism in China after a Chinese national said he was tricked by one of its job advertisements to become the victi...
Feb 18, 2022
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
(Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Hong Kong says 20,000 hotel rooms earmarked for quarantine Hong Kong has identified more than 20,000 hotel rooms for quarantin...
Feb 18, 2022
Norwegian Air swings to profit after restructuring
OSLO (Reuters) -Norwegian Air reported a full-year profit for 2021 on Friday in a turnaround from losses suffered the previous year, and said booking trends point to busier travel ahead for Europe as ...
Feb 18, 2022
Golf-Mickelson criticises Saudi Arabia as he flirts with Super League: report
(Removes extraneous words "in an" in paragraph two) By Andrew Both (Reuters) -Phil Mickelson has criticised Saudi Arabia's human rights record even while in discussions to join a new Saudi-backed golf...
Feb 18, 2022
