Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Australia's Qantas to provide in-flight masks but will not leave seats vacant
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Qantas Airways Ltd said on Tuesday it would introduce new measures on board such as providing masks and cleaning wipes to ensure safe travel and give passengers peace of mind during...
May 18, 2020
Japan government to delay budget request deadline to end-Sept: finance minister
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday that his ministry would postpone the deadline for budget requests to Sept. 30 as the government focuses on responses to the coronav...
May 18, 2020
New Zealand central bank could expand, extend QE: official
By Swati Pandey SYDNEY (Reuters) - New Zealand's central bank could expand its government bond buying programme further though it hopes to have more certainty in about three months' time on whether to...
May 18, 2020
Qatar extends loan guarantee program, interest-free for full year
CAIRO (Reuters) - Qatar has extended a program that provides guarantees to local banks by the Qatar development bank, with interest-free loans for a full year instead of 6 months, its state news agenc...
May 18, 2020
Brazilian doctors medevac indigenous COVID-19 cases to Amazon city
By Bruno Kelly MANAUS (Reuters) - The novel coronavirus is spreading so fast among the indigenous people in the furthest parts of Brazil's Amazon rainforest that doctors are now evacuating critical CO...
May 18, 2020
Rocket falls inside green zone in Baghdad, no casualties
Baghdad (Reuters) - A rocket landed on an empty house inside the heavily fortified green zone in Baghdad without causing any casualties, military statement said on Tuesday. The rocket was launched fro...
May 18, 2020
Asia shares set to follow Wall Street rally on vaccine hopes
By Chris Prentice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Asian shares were set to rise on Tuesday after data from an early-stage trial for a coronavirus vaccine lifted hopes for a near-term economic recovery, sending...
May 18, 2020
Mexican government eyes builder ICA for 'Mayan Train' contract
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's government will likely directly grant the contract for the fourth phase of its "Mayan Train" project to Mexican construction company ICA without a bidding process, the...
May 18, 2020
Israel linked to cyberattack on Iranian port: Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israel appears to be behind a cyberattack earlier this month on computers at Iran's Shahid Rajaee port that caused massive backups on waterways and roads leading to the facility...
May 18, 2020
Professional Bull Riding to bring fans back to the stands in July
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Professional Bull Riding (PBR) will swing open its gates this summer, offering what it claims will be the first live pro sporting event in the U.S. with fans in attendance since t...
May 18, 2020
