Author Archives: Syndicated Content
NWSL planning month-long tournament in June: reports
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The National Women's Soccer League is set to move forward with plans for a month-long, single-city National Women's Soccer League tournament starting in late June, according to me...
Thomson Reuters May 20, 2020
Mexico registers record one-day coronavirus death toll with 424 fatalities: health ministry
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's health ministry on Wednesday registered 2,248 new coronavirus infections and an additional 424 fatalities, a record one-day death toll since the start of the pandemic....
Thomson Reuters May 20, 2020
Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes central Mediterranean Sea: EMSC
(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck in the central Mediterranean Sea region early on Thursday, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). The epicentre of the q...
Thomson Reuters May 20, 2020
Ecuador's largest city eases quarantine as COVID-19 deaths decline
QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador's largest city allowed some businesses to reopen on Wednesday following a fall in daily deaths from the coronavirus pandemic that had for weeks required the city to remain in...
Thomson Reuters May 20, 2020
President Trump's re-election campaign raises $16.9 million in April
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump raised $16.9 million in April for his re-election campaign, ending the month with $107.7 million in cash, according to a disclosure filed on Wednesda...
Thomson Reuters May 20, 2020
In cash-rich Japan, a fifth of firms now see risk of insufficient capital
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - One in five Japanese companies are worried they may not have sufficient capital if the coronavirus crisis persists, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday, underscori...
Thomson Reuters May 20, 2020
Japan April exports fall 21.9% year-on-year: MOF
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's exports fell 21.9% in April from a year earlier, Ministry of Finance (MOF) data showed on Thursday, in a sign the coronavirus pandemic is taking a heavy toll on the country's...
Thomson Reuters May 20, 2020
Asia shares set for early gains as focus swings to recovery
By Chris Prentice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Asian shares were poised to open higher on Thursday after global equities and crude prices rallied overnight on hopes of a rapid economic recovery and governme...
Thomson Reuters May 20, 2020
Lufthansa in advanced talks for state rescue deal worth about $10 billion
BERLIN (Reuters) - Airline Lufthansa said on Thursday it is in advanced talks with the German government's economic stabilisation fund over a rescue deal worth up to 9 billion euros ($9.88 billion), i...
Thomson Reuters May 20, 2020
New Zealand opens bars as more curbs eased, four-day work week idea floated
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Bars and pubs opened in New Zealand for the first time in months on Thursday, as restrictions to limit the spread of the coronavirus were eased further and the government looked...
Thomson Reuters May 20, 2020
