Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the new coronavirus
(Reuters) - More than 3.34 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 237,137 have died, according to a Reuters tally, as of 0200 GMT on Saturday. DEATHS AN...
May 02, 2020
Iran authorises issuance of sukuk securities to fund oil, gas projects - Shana
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran authorised the issuance of sukuk securities to fund oil and natural gas projects, state-run energy news service Shana reported on Saturday. First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri ...
May 02, 2020
Japan's PM to hold news conference on Monday about coronavirus
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will hold a news conference on Monday at 0900 GMT about the coronavirus, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Saturday. Abe is expected to extend...
May 02, 2020
France's SocGen to provision between 3.5 and 5 billion euros this year: CEO
PARIS (Reuters) - French bank Societe Generale expects to have to provision 3.5 billion euros to 5 billion euros ($3.84 bln-5.49 bln) this year because of losses due to the coronavirus crisis, its chi...
May 02, 2020
Cycling: European championships postponed by a year - UEC
PARIS (Reuters) - The road cycling European championships scheduled for September in the Italian province of Trentino have been postponed by a year amid the COVID-19 crisis, the Union Europeenne de Cy...
May 02, 2020
Table tennis: All competitions scrapped until end July says ITTF
BERLIN (Reuters) - All table tennis competitions and events have been scrapped at least until the end of July due to the coronavirus, the international table tennis federation (ITTF) said on Saturday....
May 02, 2020
U.S. hospitals promise new safety measures to ease patient fears after coronavirus crush
By Deena Beasley and Gabriella Borter (Reuters) - U.S. hospitals, many past the peak coronavirus crush, are relying on plexiglass dividers, advance testing of patients and limited elevator traffic to ...
May 02, 2020
COVID-19 shines a light on inequality, Britain's elite Eton College says
By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) - The coronavirus outbreak will usher in profound change akin to the societal transformation that followed the two World Wars because of mounting anger about ineq...
May 02, 2020
More people hit China roads in first major holiday since coronavirus easing
By Muyu Xu and Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) - China's most populous cities saw a spike in outbound travellers, tourists and day-trippers on May 1, first day of a long holiday weekend, led by Wuhan, epic...
May 02, 2020
The art of re-emergence: North Korea leader Kim appears after long gap
By Jack Kim and Heekyong Yang SEOUL (Reuters) - When North Korea broke a three-week silence on leader Kim Jong Un's public activity on Saturday, it offered no clue where he has been during a period of...
May 02, 2020
