Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Honda furloughs U.S. workers until May 1 as coronavirus suspends operations
TOKYO (Reuters) - Honda Motor Co on Tuesday said that it had furloughed workers at its U.S. plants which will be closed until May 1 as demand for cars in the country has plummeted due to the spread of...
Apr 07, 2020
Taiwan tells agencies not to use Zoom on security grounds
(Reuters) - Taiwan's cabinet has told government agencies to stop using Zoom Video Communications Inc's conferencing app, the latest blow to the company as it battles criticism of its booming platform...
Apr 07, 2020
France's COVID-19 epidemic has not yet peaked: health minister
PARIS (Reuters) - France has not yet reached the peak of its COVID-19 epidemic, Health Minister Olivier Veran said on Tuesday. "We are still in a worsening phase of the epidemic," Veran told broadcast...
Apr 07, 2020
Stock plunge gives Korean business owners chance to save on succession costs
By Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) - Ageing owners of South Korean companies are taking advantage of a coronavirus-induced plunge in stock prices to transfer stakes to kin on the cheap, in what will eventua...
Apr 07, 2020
German labs did 332,414 coronavirus tests last week: association
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German labs processed 332,414 tests for the coronavirus last week, up 5.9% from a week earlier, a trade group said on Tuesday, adding that the industry had some spare capacity fo...
Apr 07, 2020
As coronavirus hits tourism, Wizz Air finds new role
By Marton Dunai BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air is repatriating citizens and transporting medical equipment for east European governments, in a move coupling one-off charter t...
Apr 07, 2020
Last but not least: Exxon chops spending by 30%
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp on Tuesday throttled back a multi-year investment spree in shale, LNG and deep water oil production and will cut planned capital spending by 30% this year as the c...
Apr 07, 2020
Finland to begin randomised coronavirus antibody testing
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland will start tracking the spread of the new coronavirus in its population with randomised antibody tests, its public health authority said on Tuesday. The main hospitals wil...
Apr 07, 2020
China must step up on Africa debt relief: Ghana finance minister
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - China must do more to help ease the debt burden of African countries facing economic calamity as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, Ghana's finance minister said. Speaking ...
Apr 07, 2020
France's ADP loses 3 million euros a day in sales due to coronavirus - CEO
PARIS (Reuters) - French airports operator ADP is losing more than 3 million euros ($3.25 million) in sales a day due to the coronavirus crisis, Chief Executive Augustin de Romanet said on Tuesday. "O...
Apr 07, 2020
