Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Lufthansa’s Swiss unit plans 1,000 job cuts over two years through attrition
VIENNA (Reuters) - Lufthansa unit Swiss International Air Lines plans to cut roughly 1,000 jobs over the next two years through voluntary measures rather than layoffs, its outgoing Chief Executive Tho...
Oct 03, 2020
Fines and business closures among new Iran COVID-19 restrictions
(Reuters) - Concealing one's COVID-19 infection should carry the severest penalty, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday in announcing new measures to stem a rapid rise in cases. "Anyone w...
Oct 03, 2020
Tennis: German qualifier Daniel Altmaier ousts seventh seed Berrettini
PARIS (Reuters) - German qualifier Daniel Altmaier, ranked 186th in the world, bundled out Italian seventh seed Matteo Berrettini from the French Open with a comprehensive 6-2 7-6(5) 6-4 victory on Sa...
Oct 03, 2020
UK’s Gove says job market ‘churn’ inevitable after COVID-19 crisis
LONDON (Reuters) - British cabinet office minister Michael Gove on Saturday said it was inevitable there would be some 'churn' in the labour market as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, speaking at th...
Oct 03, 2020
Tennis: Rublev swats aside Anderson to reach fourth round in Paris
PARIS (Reuters) - Russian Andrey Rublev strolled into the fourth round of the French Open with a facile 6-3 6-2 6-3 win over South African Kevin Anderson on Saturday. Rublev, seeded 13th at Roland Gar...
Oct 03, 2020
Truck bomb in eastern Afghan province kills at least 15: officials
KABUL (Reuters) - Attackers set off a truck bomb in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province on Saturday, killing at least 15 people and wounding dozens, according to provincial officials, as violence...
Oct 03, 2020
E-commerce firm Shopee in Thai twitter storm for banning anti-government store
By Chayut Setboonsarng and Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) - E-commerce firm Shopee has reversed a ban on a store linked to a dissolved opposition party in Thailand, a spokeswoman said, after o...
Oct 03, 2020
Paytm, other Indian startups vow to fight ‘big daddy’ Google’s clout: sources
By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Dozens of India's technology startups, chafing at Google's local dominance of key apps, are banding together to consider ways to challenge the U.S. tech giant, in...
Oct 03, 2020
France struggles for Karabakh peace breakthrough amid fierce fighting
By Nvard Hovhannisyan and Nailia Bagirova YEREVAN/BAKU (Reuters) - A French attempt to relaunch peace talks over Nagorno-Karabakh showed no sign of a breakthrough on Saturday as Azerbaijan blamed Arme...
Oct 03, 2020
East Asia allies likely to bide time as U.S. election looms over Pompeo trip
By Humeyra Pamuk and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A warm welcome and expressions of solidarity against China likely await U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo next week when he visits East A...
Oct 03, 2020
