Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Czech Republic closing schools, banning events to fight coronavirus spread
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech Republic will suspend schools other than universities from Wednesday, and ban events hosting more than 100 people, as the government steps up measures to contain the sprea...
Mar 10, 2020
U.S. clears Infineon's $10 billion takeover of Cypress
BERLIN (Reuters) - Shares in Infineon Technologies rallied in early trading on Tuesday after a U.S. national security review raised no concerns over its proposed $10 billion takeover of Cypress Semico...
Mar 10, 2020
Moldova bans foreigners on all flights from countries with coronavirus
CHISINAU (Reuters) - Moldova has banned all foreigners from entering by plane from any country affected by the coronavirus. The ban took effect on Tuesday, three days after the eastern European state ...
Mar 10, 2020
European shares claw back some losses as oil prices gain
(Reuters) - European shares on Tuesday recouped some of the brutal losses in the previous session, as higher oil prices and expectations of more stimulus measures eased anxiety around the economic hit...
Mar 10, 2020
Japan to unveil coronavirus package, not yet eyeing extra budget
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will unveil on Tuesday a second package of measures to offset the impact of a coronavirus outbreak, focusing on support for small busin...
Mar 10, 2020
Japan's live music clubs emerge as new coronavirus transmission sites
By Chang-Ran Kim and Naomi Tajitsu TOKYO (Reuters) - A number of small music clubs in Japan's western city of Osaka have emerged as a new transmission ground for the coronavirus, showing the difficult...
Mar 10, 2020
Pearl Jam postpones North American tour due to coronavirus
(Reuters) - U.S. rock band Pearl Jam, with hit songs including "Black" and "Even Flow", said on Monday it would postpone the first leg of its Gigaton Tour, which has 17 shows in North America and was ...
Mar 10, 2020
Alibaba's Alipay to open up to 40 million service providers in three years
BEIJING (Reuters) - Ant Financial, an affiliate of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, will open its Alipay mobile app platform to 40 million service providers in China over the next three years and hel...
Mar 10, 2020
Japanese man in his 80s dies of coronavirus - NHK
TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese man in his 80s from Kanagawa prefecture, near Tokyo, has died from the coronavirus, public broadcaster NHK reported on Tuesday. Japan had seen 16 deaths from the virus, in...
Mar 10, 2020
Taliban wait for Afghan president to order release of fighters in prisoner swap
By Jibran Ahmad and Abdul Qadir Sediqi PESHAWAR/KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban sent vehicles for fighters set to be released by the Afghan government in a prisoner swap expected to be announced on Tues...
Mar 10, 2020
