Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. Forces Japan extends health emergency to all of Japan
TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. Forces Japan on Wednesday extended the public health emergency for its military bases to all of Japan, where there has been a steady increase in new coronavirus infections and t...
Apr 15, 2020
India permits resumption of some industries in rural areas next week
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India will allow opening up of some industries in rural areas after April 20 to reduce the distress caused to millions of people because of a prolonged lockdown to halt the sprea...
Apr 15, 2020
French PM: French insurers pledge more money in fight against coronavirus
PARIS (Reuters) - France's insurers have pledged more money to help the country in its fight against the coronavirus, said a statement published on Wednesday from Prime Minister Edouard Philippe's dep...
Apr 15, 2020
Oil in the age of coronavirus: a U.S. shale bust like no other
By Jennifer Hiller and Liz Hampton HOUSTON/DENVER (Reuters) - Texas oilman Mike Shellman has kept his MCA Petroleum Corp going for four decades, drilling wells through booms and busts and always selli...
Apr 15, 2020
Thailand reports 30 new coronavirus cases, two new deaths
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand reported 30 new coronavirus cases and 2 deaths on Wednesday. Of the new cases, 19 patients were linked to previous cases, and three had no links to old cases, said Taweesi...
Apr 15, 2020
Germany's coronavirus cases rise by 2,486, deaths by 285: RKI
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases have risen by 2,486 to 127,584, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Wednesday, meaning the number of ne...
Apr 14, 2020
Fujifilm says significantly boosts capacity for COVID-19 treatment Avigan
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Fujifilm Holdings Corp said it has expanded manufacturing capacity to "significantly increase" production of its anti-flu drug Avigan that is being tested as a treatment for ...
Apr 14, 2020
Vietnam introduces 'fake news' fines for coronavirus misinformation
By Phuong Nguyen and James Pearson HANOI (Reuters) - A new decree took effect in Vietnam on Wednesday introducing fines for the dissemination of 'fake news' or rumours on social media, amid the rapid ...
Apr 14, 2020
Explainer: What is contact tracing and how can it help fight the new coronavirus?
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters) - Contact tracing has been used for decades to control the spread of infectious diseases. The basic idea is simple: track down infected people, then find everyone who has be...
Apr 14, 2020
Tesla's China car registrations surge in March as Shanghai factory back up
BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc's China car registrations jumped 450% in March, month on month, data from auto consultancy LMC Automotive showed. Tesla's China registrations ...
Apr 14, 2020
