(Reuters) – Harit Talwar, the global head of Goldman Sachs Group Inc’s GS.N consumer bank, Marcus, is stepping down as part of a management shuffle, Bloomberg News reported bloom.bg/2GllE0k on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. Omer Ismail, head of the bank’s U.S. consumer business, will take on Talwar’s role, the report added. Talwar […]
MOSCOW — A long-simmering territorial dispute in the Caucasus region that reignited in recent days, with tanks, artillery helicopters and infantry engaged in combat, suggests that the two sides — Azerbaijan and Armenia — are girding for an extended conflict rather than the border skirmishes that they have engaged in over the years. And what […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Crispin Odey, one of Britain’s highest-profile hedge fund managers and political donors, pleaded not guilty in court on Monday to a charge of indecent assault.Slideshow ( 4 images )Odey, 61, was charged in May with indecently assaulting a woman in 1998 under the Sexual Offences Act. Appearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court, the […]
FILE PHOTO: People walk in front of the Bank of England, as the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases grow around the world, in London, Britain, March 19, 2020. REUTERS/Simon DawsonLONDON (Reuters) – Bank of England Deputy Governor Dave Ramsden said he thought the floor for the central bank’s key interest rate was 0.1% but […]
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia has added the number of health workers and equipment at the country’s main Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) to check on flight passengers from Sabah, following complaints on social media that many had to queue between three to six hours to get Covid-19 tests. The country’s two top health officials made […]
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s leaders are poised to endorse a lower economic growth target for Beijing’s next five-year plan compared with 2016-2020, as authorities navigate growing challenges fuelled by a deepening rift with the United States, policy sources said.FILE PHOTO: A general view of buildings in Shanghai, China August 11, 2020. REUTER/Aly SongPresident Xi Jinping […]
WUHAN, CHINA (AFP) – As the coronavirus claimed its millionth life, people in Wuhan expressed sadness on Monday (Sept 28) at the continuing global impact of the pandemic – more than nine months after it emerged in the central Chinese city. Pride at the city’s resilience in the face of the calamity is tinged with […]
FILE PHOTO: The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, September 25, 2020. REUTERS/Staff(Reuters) – European stocks partly recovered from last week’s hefty losses on Monday, helped by upbeat industrial profits data from China and a jump in German lender Commerzbank after it appointed a new chief […]
SINGAPORE – Social service agencies can now tap a second round of funding to transform their service delivery and operations to cope better with future demands, such as by acquiring digital technology. The second tranche of The Invictus Fund, launched in April, is open for applications from now till Oct 30. The fund is meant to […]
SINGAPORE – A 20-year-old man pleaded guilty on Monday (Sept 28) to handcuffing and blindfolding a girl, then 13, before committing various indecent acts on her in a handicapped toilet at Plaza Singapura last year. Alaric Lim Qixian was then a full-time national serviceman with the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF). The girl cannot be […]