Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Egypt non-oil business collapses as coronavirus hits activity: PMI
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's non-oil private sector activity collapsed in April, hit by a shutdown in the tourism industry, weakening demand and the imposition of a curfew as the government battled the n...
May 04, 2020
UAE non-oil private sector hits second consecutive record low: PMI
DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates' (UAE) non-oil private sector shrank at a record rate for the second month running in April, as lockdown measures to fight the coronavirus pandemic piled pre...
May 04, 2020
Saudi non-oil private sector contracts again, output hits new low: PMI
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's non-oil private sector shrank for the second consecutive month in April and its output hit a record low as lockdowns and business closures to tackle the new coronaviru...
May 04, 2020
Duterte says sorry to Philippine tycoons, their firms' shares surge
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has apologised for his "hurting words" about two tycoons whom he openly dislikes, responding to their help in fighting the coronavirus by offeri...
May 04, 2020
Brazil's indigenous people call for WHO emergency fund to fight coronavirus
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Indigenous leaders in Brazil asked the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday to set up an emergency fund to help protect their communities from the threat of the coronavirus p...
May 04, 2020
Coronavirus health fears outweigh concern for economy: global survey
By Mark John LONDON (Reuters) - A substantial majority of people around the world want their governments to prioritise saving lives over moves to restart economies being hammered by measures aimed at ...
May 04, 2020
UK new car sales fall to lowest level since 1946
LONDON (Reuters) - British new car sales slumped by around 97% in April to the lowest level of any month since February 1946 with factories and dealerships shut due to the coronavirus outbreak, accord...
May 04, 2020
Call centres expose fault line in Japan's pandemic fight
By Makiko Yamazaki and Yuki Nitta TOKYO (Reuters) - Almost a month after Tokyo declared a state of emergency, dozens of call centre employees for telecom KDDI Corp still commute into their crowded off...
May 04, 2020
Returning before U.S. Open 'unrealistic': Fritz
By Jack Tarrant TOKYO (Reuters) - Rising American tennis star Taylor Fritz said on Monday that he is in the best shape of his life preparing to come out of quarantine but believes it is unrealistic to...
May 04, 2020
Clippers complete purchase of Forum
Steve Ballmer finalized his $400 million purchase of the Forum in Inglewood, Calif., on Monday, allowing the Los Angeles Clippers to move closer to building their new arena in the neighborhood. CAPSS ...
May 04, 2020
