Author Archives: Syndicated Content
South Korea reports 105 new coronavirus cases, total now at 9,583: KCDC
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea had confirmed 105 new coronavirus cases as of midnight Saturday, bringing the country's total now to 9,583, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on S...
Mar 28, 2020
Australia PM says social distancing helping to slow coronavirus spread
By Lidia Kelly MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia's rate of the spread of the novel coronavirus has halved in recent days, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday as he announced an additional A$1.1...
Mar 28, 2020
Mexico's President says will comply with public vote to halt brewery project
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Saturday said his government will comply with a public consultation to halt the construction of U.S. brewer Constellation Bran...
Mar 28, 2020
Clothing rental service Rent the Runway lays off workers amid coronavirus outbreak
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - U.S. clothing rental firm Rent the Runway said on Saturday it had laid off retail employees following temporary store closures amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. "Lik...
Mar 28, 2020
Japan's economy minister says Olympic postponement to push back trillions of yen in demand
TOKYO (Reuters) - The government's stimulus package will take into account the fact that the postponement of the Tokyo Olympic Games will push back several trillions of yen worth of demand until next ...
Mar 28, 2020
UK companies were worried about outlook even before lockdown: CBI
LONDON (Reuters) - British companies in key sectors were already bracing for the biggest hit to business since 2009 even before last week's shutdown of the much of the economy as the government moved ...
Mar 28, 2020
Australia government says growth rate of coronavirus infection slows
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's health minister said on Sunday there were "early, positive signs" of a slowdown in the growth rate in new coronavirus infections in the country, with the growth rate app...
Mar 28, 2020
Airbnb hosts to provide free rooms for British health workers
LONDON (Reuters) - Airbnb hosts will provide free rooms for workers in Britain's National Health Service (NHS) to support their work during the coronavirus outbreak, the company said on Sunday. Nearly...
Mar 28, 2020
Pence says virus taskforce soon to deliver recommendation on whether to re-open economy
(Reuters) - Vice President Mike Pence, heading the Trump administration's response to the coronavirus outbreak, said on Saturday that he would deliver a recommendation to the president on whether to r...
Mar 28, 2020
New Zealand records first death tied to coronavirus: health official
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - New Zealand recorded its first death related to the new coronavirus, and the number of people infected with the virus rose by 63 cases to a total of 514, Director-General of Heal...
Mar 28, 2020
