Author Archives: Syndicated Content
India follows China's lead to widen use of coronavirus tracing app
By Sankalp Phartiyal NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India is aggressively pushing a state-backed contact tracing app to fight the spread of COVID-19, raising fears that the world's second-most populous nation ...
May 14, 2020
Russia's coronavirus cases pass 250,000, lowest daily rise in almost two weeks
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Thursday reported 9,974 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, its lowest daily rise since May 2, bringing its nationwide tally to 252,245. Rus...
May 14, 2020
China faces increasing downward pressure on foreign trade this year: commerce ministry
BEIJING (Reuters) - China faces increasing downward pressure on foreign trade this year due to the huge shock the coronavirus pandemic has caused to the world economy and global supply chains, the com...
May 14, 2020
Philippines evacuates hundreds of thousands as typhoon makes landfall
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine authorities started moving 200,000 people away from their homes in coastal and mountainous areas because of fears of flooding and landslides as a typhoon made landfall on...
May 14, 2020
Burundi expels national WHO head during election campaign
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Burundi is expelling the national head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) during a presidential election campaign where politicians have pressed ahead with large rallies despit...
May 14, 2020
European shares drop as Powell fans recovery fears
(Reuters) - European shares retreated on Thursday as comments from U.S. officials fanned concerns of a prolonged economic downturn due to the coronavirus outbreak, while investors eyed the prospect of...
May 14, 2020
As Japan slow-walks stimulus, small businesses fear collapse
By Junko Fujita TOKYO (Reuters) - For Japan's shell-shocked small businesses, a promised $1.1 trillion in stimulus is proving too little, too late, raising the likelihood of a surge in bankruptcies at...
May 14, 2020
Singapore reports 752 new COVID-19 cases taking tally over 26,000
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's health ministry reported 752 new coronavirus infections on Thursday, taking city-state's total to 26,098. (Reporting by John Geddie; Editing by Alex Richardson)
May 14, 2020
Panda dolls kick pandemic blues for Thai diners
By Jiraporn Kuhakan BANGKOK (Reuters) - Can't bear to eat alone? One restaurant in Thailand is ensuring it meets new social distancing guidelines, and providing lonely diners a bit of company, by seat...
May 14, 2020
Finland's Nokia buys back 150 million euros of notes
(Reuters) - Finnish telecom equipment maker Nokia said on Thursday it would buy back 150 million euros ($162 million) of its March 2021 notes as it restructures its finances. "We are pleased to have p...
May 14, 2020
