Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Citing coronavirus, Wisconsin mayors urge postponement of Tuesday's election
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - Nine Wisconsin mayors, including those representing the state's five largest cities, on Sunday urged the state's top public health official to postpone Tuesday's primary elect...
Apr 06, 2020
India's March services activity contracts amid coronavirus disruptions
By Vivek Mishra BENGALURU (Reuters) - India's dominant services sector, the lifeblood for economic growth and jobs, contracted in March as new business and export demand fell sharply as the coronaviru...
Apr 06, 2020
Thailand reports 51 new coronavirus cases, three more deaths
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand reported 51 new coronavirus cases and three more deaths on Monday, according to a spokesman for the government's Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration. Thirteen of ...
Apr 05, 2020
Germany reports fourth straight drop in daily rate of new coronavirus infections
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's confirmed coronavirus infections rose by 3,677 in the past 24 hours to 95,391 on Monday, the fourth straight drop in the daily rate of new cases, according to data from th...
Apr 05, 2020
Factbox: Markets revise trading rules, hours, circuit breakers as volatility surges
(Reuters) - Global exchanges are changing trading rules to protect their markets from intense volatility and speculative trading as the coronavirus pandemic threatens the world economy. Many markets h...
Apr 05, 2020
Japan animal ventilator maker looks to boost output for human coronavirus patients
KAWAGUCHI, Japan (Reuters) - A Japanese medical equipment maker said it has been approached by Japan's government to mass produce its animal ventilators to treat people diagnosed with the new coronavi...
Apr 05, 2020
Argentina plans payment freeze on up to $10 billion in local-law dollar debt
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina plans to postpone payments on up to $10 billion of dollar debt that was issued under local law until the end of the year, the government said in a decree late on Sun...
Apr 05, 2020
'We're not hungry, we need masks' says Australian doctor on coronavirus frontline
By Lincoln Feast and Swati Pandey SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian hospital workers on the coronavirus frontline say they daily receive letters of thanks, some people even bring them pizzas, but what the...
Apr 05, 2020
Japanese celebrity redesigns signature song as hand washing melody
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese social media celebrity Pikotaro returned as a leading twitter trend in Japan with a coronavirus hand washing song that repurposes his signature Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen (PPAP...
Apr 05, 2020
American joins United, others in suspending more NYC flights on coronavirus spike
By Tracy Rucinski (Reuters) - American Airlines Group Inc said late Sunday it would suspend more flights in and out of New York City's three main airports for about a month, joining other airlines tha...
Apr 05, 2020
