Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Small the new big for hotels post-pandemic, says Oyo CEO
By Axel Threlfall and Joshua Franklin LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The COVID-19 pandemic will mean holiday-goers will shy away from larger hotels for the foreseeable future in favor of boutiques and ho...
Sep 01, 2020
India says troops hold Himalayan hilltops after face-off with Chinese forces
By Devjyot Ghoshal NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A senior Indian official said on Tuesday Indian troops had deployed on four strategic hilltops after what New Delhi called an attempted Chinese incursion along...
Sep 01, 2020
EU resumes Air Canada/Transat merger review, sets December 11 deadline
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators have resumed their investigation into Air Canada's proposed acquisition of rival Canadian carrier Air Transat and set a deadline of December 11 for a decis...
Sep 01, 2020
Brazil’s Bolsonaro extends COVID-19 assistance until end of year at 300 reais
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday he has extended financial assistance to help offset the economic fallout from the pandemic until the end of the year, at a lowe...
Sep 01, 2020
Zuckerberg, Chan to donate $300 million for U.S. elections to deal with COVID-19 pandemic
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan will donate $300 million to help the U.S. election process deal with challenges related to the COVID-19 pan...
Sep 01, 2020
Virgin Atlantic, eyeing approval of rescue deal, restarts more routes
LONDON (Reuters) - Virgin Atlantic will resume flying to Delhi, Tel Aviv, Atlanta, Mumbai and Lagos from London in September as travel restrictions ease, the airline said on Tuesday, as it eyes the co...
Sep 01, 2020
Alpine skiing: Germany’s Olympic champion Rebensburg retires
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's leading skier and 2010 Olympic giant slalom champion Viktoria Rebensburg is retiring after a dip in form, she said on Tuesday. Rebensburg, 30, added that her performances ...
Sep 01, 2020
Brazil’s Gol pays $300 million loan guaranteed by Delta: filing
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian airline Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes said on Tuesday it paid a $300 million debt guaranteed by U.S. carrier Delta Air Lines , according to a securities filing. Gol ad...
Sep 01, 2020
UK plans media campaign to get workers back into workplaces
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will later this week launch a media campaign to encourage employees to return to their workplaces, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson looks to limit the damage to the economy f...
Sep 01, 2020
UK says always reviewing quarantine data, no comment on Portugal shift
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain continues to keep its quarantine policy under review, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's spokesman said, but declined to comment on media reports that Portugal will be added bac...
Sep 01, 2020
