Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China reports six new coronavirus cases on May 18 vs seven a day earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China reported six new coronavirus cases for May 18, compared to seven a day earlier, the health authority said on Tuesday. The National Health Commission said in its daily bullet...
May 18, 2020
Mexico posts 2,414 new coronavirus cases, total deaths reach 5,332
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico registered 2,414 new cases of the coronavirus and 155 more deaths on Monday, the health ministry said, raising its overall number of infections since Mexico recorded its...
May 18, 2020
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
