Author Archives: Syndicated Content
South Africa's COVID-19 crisis strengthens Ramaphosa's economic reform hand
By Tim Cocks and Alexander Winning JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The coronavirus crisis that has decimated South Africa's already struggling economy presents President Cyril Ramaphosa with his best opportu...
Apr 23, 2020
UK COVID-19 hospital death toll rises to 18,738
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's COVID-19 death toll in hospitals rose by 616 to 18,738 in the 24 hours to 1600 GMT on April 22, the health ministry said on Thursday. "As of 9am 23 April, 583,496 tests ha...
Apr 23, 2020
World Bank slashes outlook for oil, metals as coronavirus crushes demand
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank slashed its outlook for oil and metals prices on Thursday due to the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic and said the commodity market shock could hit de...
Apr 23, 2020
Risking contagion, Israel upgrades empty roads and rails
By Ari Rabinovitch and Tova Cohen JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Roadwork is booming in Israel as construction crews take advantage of empty roads and railways in the time of coronavirus to upgrade the develop...
Apr 23, 2020
Mexico, U.S. 'need each other' on migration, Lopez Obrador says
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico and the United States depend on each other when it comes to migration, and it is important not to "paralyze" commercial activity between the two countries, Mexican Presi...
Apr 23, 2020
Tokyo launches coronavirus drive-through tests as crisis deepens
By Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo's first drive-through coronavirus test centre was launched this week, as Japan ramps up efforts to prevent its medical system crumbling under the growing we...
Apr 23, 2020
U.S. business activity hits fresh record lows amid coronavirus lockdowns
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. business activity plumbed new record lows in April as the novel coronavirus severely disrupted manufacturing and services industry production, pushing the...
Apr 23, 2020
Empty kitchens, closed stores: Small China firms struggle to cope with epidemic fallout
By Tingshu Wang and Gabriel Crossley BEIJING (Reuters) - Ma Xinli has shut four of his clothing stores and expects to close another three by mid-June. Unsold winter stock is now hard to sell, there's ...
Apr 23, 2020
Getting to know you: Life with 10 kids under Hungary's lockdown
By Krisztina Than and Krisztina Fenyo BUDAPEST (Reuters) - When Hungarian ex-world champion canoeist Marton Joob and fiancee Dora got married they planned to have six children. So far they've had 10, ...
Apr 23, 2020
Poland president may win landslide as opposition voters stay away: poll
By Marcin Goclowski WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish President Andrzej Duda, an ally of the ruling nationalists, may be re-elected next month by a landslide, an opinion poll showed on Thursday, as the opposi...
Apr 23, 2020
