Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Contact tracing, temperature checks and masks: airline industry outlines new norms
By Allison Lampert and Jamie Freed MONTREAL/SYDNEY (Reuters) - Airlines and airports are recommending a layered approach to temporary safety measures as air travel restarts, warning that no single mea...
May 12, 2020
World's biggest wealth fund blacklists four Canadian firms for greenhouse emissions
(Reuters) - The Norwegian central bank on Wednesday excluded four Canadian oil and gas companies from its $1-trillion wealth fund, the world's largest, for producing too much greenhouse gas emissions,...
May 12, 2020
Philippine economy to shrink 2%-3.4% in 2020
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippine economy is expected to shrink between 2% and 3.4% this year as measures to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus weigh on domestic demand and investments, the g...
May 12, 2020
Australia saw overseas visitors fall 99% in April amid coronavirus lockdown
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia saw overseas arrivals collapse to almost nothing in April as it closed its borders to fight the coronavirus pandemic, in a massive blow for the tourist industry. Prelimina...
May 12, 2020
U.S. commission says Taiwan's WHO exclusion caused lives to be lost
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Lives have been lost in the coronavirus pandemic because of the World Health Organization's (WHO) exclusion of Taiwan and refusal to allow it to share best practices and information...
May 12, 2020
Musk, Texas governor talk about potential Tesla move to Lone Star state
By Brad Brooks AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Texas Governor Greg Abbott said on Tuesday that he spoke with Elon Musk, the chief executive of Tesla Inc , in recent days about a potential move of the compan...
May 12, 2020
New Zealand's Ardern says budget to focus on creating jobs, stimulating economy
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Wednesday that the annual budget will invest to create more jobs and get the economy going, but warned the country was about ...
May 12, 2020
Oil falls amid concerns about new viral outbreaks, rise in inventories
TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices fell in early Asian trading on Wednesday after industry data showed a rise in U.S. crude inventories and concerns mount about a possible second wave of the coronavirus pan...
May 12, 2020
YouTube star Logan Thirtyacre pays $800K for dinner with Brady
(Reuters) - YouTube star Logan Thirtyacre has won a coronavirus charity auction that includes dinner with Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady after he laid down a $800,000 bid. The 25-year-old ...
May 12, 2020
Japan bank lending rises most in three years as pandemic-hit firms hoard cash
By Hiroko Hamada TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese bank lending jumped in April at the fastest annual pace in nearly three years, central bank data showed on Wednesday, reflecting a surge in fund demand from...
May 12, 2020
