TAIPEI (Reuters) – With Taiwan’s borders closed to tourists as part of coronavirus controls, the staff at Taipei’s Dynasty massage parlour have little to do all day but pace the […]
France again demands that Iran release French-Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah
PARIS (Reuters) – French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Friday reiterated his demands for Iran to release French-Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah, whom Iran has sentenced to six years in […]
Australian officials move to block Black Lives Matter protest in Sydney
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian authorities are taking legal action to try stop a Black Lives Matter protest scheduled to take place in Sydney on Saturday, citing the risk of an […]
Calls to suicide helpline show Thais' stress in downturn
BANGKOK (Reuters) – In the weeks before she took her own life, Thai waitress Nitiwadee Sae-Tia felt growing financial pressure after she lost her job, a member of the family […]
ECB sends euro higher, stocks struggle with fatigue
LONDON (Reuters) – World markets swung between hope and caution on Thursday as a another shot of European Central Bank stimulus was offset by still-troublesome U.S. data and general fatigue […]
For U.S. economy, the bottom may be here, but the rebound is slow so far
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. economy may have hit its low point in the coronavirus crash but the rebound so far remains tepid, according to both broad indexes of activity […]
Two girls' lockdown learning underlines South Africa's educational divide
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – When Zinzi Lerefolo was sent home from her fee-paying girls’ school in a leafy Johannesburg suburb in March, her family set up a virtual classroom that allowed […]
Some Israeli settlers hit out at Trump-backed annexation plan
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s intention to annex parts of the occupied West Bank is being challenged by Jewish settlers who might have been expected to cheer the plan promoted by […]
Outside bidders keen on Thyssenkrupp elevator assets, says RAG CFO
FRANKFURT/DUESSELDORF (Reuters) – A consortium that agreed to buy Thyssenkrupp’s (TKAG.DE) elevator division for 17.2 billion euros ($19.25 billion) earlier this year is getting regular requests to sell parts of […]
Citi defies coronavirus with Western European corporate lending push
LONDON (Reuters) – Citigroup (C.N) is looking to ramp up its commercial banking operations across Europe, Middle East and Africa, plugging gaps left by rivals facing fallout from a coronavirus-induced […]