Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Love lockdown: Danes snap up sex toys after being told to stay home
By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Sales of sex toys in Denmark have more than doubled after Danes were told to stay at home to limit the spread of the coronavirus, according to the cou...
Apr 07, 2020
Thailand announces $58 billion economic measures to mitigate coronavirus impact
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's cabinet approved on Tuesday a package of economic measures worth 1.9 trillion baht ($58 billion) to alleviate the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on Southeast Asia's ...
Apr 07, 2020
U.S.-Israeli cybersecurity firm CyberMDX raises $20 million
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - U.S.-Israeli CyberMDX, a healthcare cybersecurity provider, said on Tuesday it raised $20 million in funding, bringing its fundraising total to $30 million. The latest investment ...
Apr 07, 2020
Under coronavirus lockdown, Rwandans remember genocide from home
By Clement Uwiringiyimana KIGALI (Reuters) - Valerie Mukabayire lost her husband in Rwanda's genocide. Now she and her family know they need to stay strong to honour his memory as they join the countr...
Apr 07, 2020
Czech billionaire Kretinsky widens investment scope as energy deals ease
By Jason Hovet PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky, who forged one of Europe's largest energy groups through more than a decade of deals, is diversifying and scouring retail, media a...
Apr 07, 2020
Ideology may trump the market in Mexican president's energy revamp
By David Alire Garcia MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's leftist president may offer some concessions to pro-market voices in his cabinet when he unveils a $13.5 billion energy plan this week, but likel...
Apr 07, 2020
Special Report: Johnson listened to his scientists about coronavirus - but they were slow to sound the alarm
By Stephen Grey and Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) - It was early spring when British scientists laid out the bald truth to their government. It was "highly likely," they said, that there was now "...
Apr 07, 2020
American wins golden toilet roll after 63-hour virtual ultramarathon
(Reuters) - American Michael Wardian was the last runner standing in the 'Quarantine Backyard Ultra' on Tuesday as the endurance athlete took the title after completing 422km in 63 hours. With sports ...
Apr 07, 2020
India's small businesses struggle to pay wages amid coronavirus lockdown
By Manoj Kumar NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of cash-starved Indian small businesses have either deferred or cut their workers' wages this month, say industrialists and union leaders, am...
Apr 07, 2020
Demand for Luckin app surges as Chinese rush to drink up after admission of fraud
By Sophie Yu and Jennifer Hughes BEIJING / HONG KONG (Reuters) - Luckin Coffee's app has rocketed to become the second most popular in China as consumers rushed to claim a free drink that it has long ...
Apr 07, 2020
