Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Sex toy sales take off amid Colombia's coronavirus quarantine
By Steven Grattan BOGOTA (Reuters) - Gerson Monje holds up his cellphone to proudly show off his online sex shop. A red banner reading "sold out!" is plastered across half of the products. While most ...
Apr 14, 2020
G20 sets ground rules ahead of Facebook's Libra stablecoin
By Huw Jones and Tom Wilson LONDON (Reuters) - The world's leading economies need to plug gaps in their rulebooks to avoid digital currencies like Facebook's planned Libra stablecoin from undermining ...
Apr 14, 2020
Pandemic shows investment fund vulnerabilities, G20 watchdog says
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Non-bank financial firms such as investment funds have exhibited vulnerabilities during the coronavirus crisis that may need fixing to help economies recover, a global ...
Apr 14, 2020
Insults and fines: autistic young Spaniards struggle under lockdown
By Susana Vera and Clara-Laeila Laudette MADRID (Reuters) - For Susana Cristo and other parents of autistic children, Spain's strict coronavirus lockdown is proving especially harrowing and has led to...
Apr 14, 2020
Taiwan reports no new coronavirus cases for first time in a month
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan on Tuesday reported no new cases of the coronavirus for the first time in more than a month, in the latest sign that the island's early and effective prevention methods have ...
Apr 14, 2020
Russia's coronavirus cases surpass 20,000 in record daily rise
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Tuesday reported 2,774 new cases of the coronavirus, a record daily rise, bringing its overall nationwide tally to 21,102, the country's coronavirus response centre said. ...
Apr 14, 2020
Coronavirus 'new reality' bites deep into Beijing eatery chain
BEIJING (Reuters) - The worst of the COVID-19 outbreak in China may be over, but one Beijing-based restaurant chain is struggling with a "new reality" -- fewer customers, reduced seating capacity, sho...
Apr 14, 2020
Taiwan's largest airline in the spotlight over China name confusion
By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's largest carrier, China Airlines, has become the latest focus of political angst on the island about identity and its relationship with China amid the coron...
Apr 14, 2020
Brewer AB InBev halves final dividend and pushes back AGM
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Anheuser-Busch InBev , the world's largest brewer, proposes to halve its final dividend and has postponed its annual shareholder meeting owing to uncertainty around the COVID-19 p...
Apr 14, 2020
Norwegian Air shares drop 60% after proposed debt-for-equity swap
OSLO (Reuters) - The share price of Norwegian Air fell by 60% on Tuesday, the first day of trading following the company's proposal of a financial rescue package on April 8. If approved by creditors a...
Apr 14, 2020
