Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Motor racing: Sainz joining Ferrari in 2021 as Vettel's replacement
LONDON (Reuters) - Spaniard Carlos Sainz will race for Ferrari in 2021 and 2022 as replacement for four times world champion Sebastian Vettel alongside Charles Leclerc, the Italian Formula One team sa...
Thomson Reuters May 14, 2020
Israel offers peek at new normal for air travel during pandemic
BEN GURION AIRPORT, Israel (Reuters) - Arrive four hours early, in a mask and without any escort. Get checked for a fever, disinfect your hands, watch out for the fleet of robotic cleaners, and again ...
Thomson Reuters May 14, 2020
Thailand to set up $3 billion fund to help small businesses hit by virus
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand will set up a fund worth up to 100 billion baht ($3.11 billion) to support small businesses affected by the coronavirus outbreak, a deputy prime minister said on Thursday....
Thomson Reuters May 14, 2020
Snaking queues at Jakarta airport as crowds ignore distancing rules
By Wahyuwidi Cinthya JAKARTA (Reuters) - Thousands of travellers queued cheek by jowl at an airport terminal in the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Thursday, ignoring regulations on social distancing an...
Thomson Reuters May 14, 2020
JPMorgan's U.S. credit card holders spent 40% less due to coronavirus
By Elizabeth Dilts Marshall NEW YORK (Reuters) - Credit card spending among some of JP Morgan Chase & Co's U.S. customers fell 40% during March and early April compared to last year, as Americans stay...
Thomson Reuters May 14, 2020
Health groups ask India to rescind Gilead's patents for COVID-19 drug remdesivir
By Zeba Siddiqui NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Two health advocacy groups have written to the Indian government asking it to rescind patents given to Gilead Sciences for the drug remdesivir so it can be distr...
Thomson Reuters May 14, 2020
Hungary flags some easing of virus restrictions in Budapest next week
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's government is considering some easing of restrictions to contain the spread of coronavirus in Budapest from next week due to a decline in the number of infections, Prime...
Thomson Reuters May 14, 2020
Taiwan says WHO has 'forgotten' neutrality by barring island
By Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has "forgotten" its professionalism and neutrality in locking Taiwan out of the body for political reasons, Taiwan Vice President Ch...
Thomson Reuters May 14, 2020
Ireland's Cairn sees new work practices adding to costs, build times
By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's largest publicly listed housebuilder Cairn Homes will reopen its sites on a staggered basis from Monday under strict health and safety measures that will...
Thomson Reuters May 14, 2020
Spain's daily coronavirus death toll rises above 200 on Thursday
(Reuters) - Spain's daily coronavirus death toll rose on Thursday above 200 for the first time since May 8, the health ministry reported. The overall death toll from the disease rose to 27,321 on Thur...
Thomson Reuters May 14, 2020
