Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Breaking down Wuhan's blueprint for lifting lockdown
By Simon Scarr and Cate Cadell BEIJING (Reuters) - From outbreak to lockdown and reopening, the Chinese city of Wuhan, where the novel coronavirus emerged late last year, has been through all stages o...
Thomson Reuters Jun 04, 2020
Last dance for legendary Madrid flamenco joint, stung by coronavirus
By Elena Rodriguez and Raul Cadenas MADRID (Reuters) - A Madrid flamenco bar that has played host to some of Spain's top performers, including an early-career set from Grammy-award winner Rosalia, is ...
Thomson Reuters Jun 04, 2020
Denmark should end oil and gas hunt, says government adviser
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark should end all future oil and gas exploration in the North Sea, an independent adviser to the government said on Thursday, saying it would hurt Denmark's ambition as a f...
Thomson Reuters Jun 04, 2020
UK construction's crash eases only partially in May: PMI
LONDON (Reuters) - The unprecedented slump in Britain's construction industry caused by the coronavirus lockdown eased only partially in May, according to a survey that showed that building companies ...
Thomson Reuters Jun 04, 2020
Guard in China injures 39 in attack at elementary school
BEIJING (Reuters) - An elementary school guard in China injured 39 people in a knife attack on Thursday with many children among the victims, a state office and media reported. Two of the injured were...
Thomson Reuters Jun 04, 2020
Belarus president names new prime minister: Belta news agency
MINSK (Reuters) - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko appointed Roman Golovchenko on Thursday as prime minister, the Belta news agency reported. Golovchenko previously served as head of the stat...
Thomson Reuters Jun 04, 2020
Thailand plans to provide domestic tourism stimulus from July
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand will draw up a stimulus plan for domestic tourism to be rolled out for four months starting in July, a senior official said on Thursday, as the country seeks to revive a s...
Thomson Reuters Jun 04, 2020
World food price index hits 17-month low in May: U.N.
ROME (Reuters) - World food prices fell for a fourth consecutive month in May, hit by the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic which has stymied demand, the United Nations food agency said on ...
Thomson Reuters Jun 04, 2020
On this day... June 5
(Reuters) - ON THIS DAY - JUNE 5 June 5, 1993 SUMO WRESTLING - Hawaii-born Japanese-Samoan sumo wrestler, Konishiki Yasokichi, weighing 550 pounds, competes against a small child in a mock competition...
Thomson Reuters Jun 04, 2020
Iran signs two-year contract with Iraq to export electricity: IRNA
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran has signed a two-year contract with Iraq to export electricity to the neighbouring country, Iranian state news agency IRNA on Thursday quoted the country's Energy Minister Reza ...
Thomson Reuters Jun 04, 2020
