Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Singapore flags $3.5 billion in economic spending to combat coronavirus
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore unveiled S$5.1 billion ($3.55 billion) in additional economic spending such as wage support, waiver of levies and one-off payments to combat the coronavirus pandemic. "...
Apr 06, 2020
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
(Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: No clear 'Plan B' Britain's constitution offers no clear answer to the question now on many Britons' minds: who takes over if ...
Apr 06, 2020
Esports: Dybala too good for Bale in charity video game clash
(Reuters) - Paulo Dybala left Gareth Bale out of his Real Madrid starting line-up but had no trouble beating the Welshman's Manchester City side in a FIFA 20 video game as part of a Combat Corona fund...
Apr 06, 2020
Taiwan execution casts pall over coronavirus diplomacy with Europe
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's outreach to the European Union has been overshadowed by the bloc's displeasure at the island's use of the death penalty, just days after a rare high-profile mention that th...
Apr 06, 2020
German orders slip in February in early taste of likely corona impact
BERLIN (Reuters) - Orders for German-made goods fell 1.4% in February from a revised 4.8% increase the month before, as a sharp fall in orders from abroad hinted at the likely impact of the coronaviru...
Apr 06, 2020
Cyclone pounds Vanuatu, levelling buildings, amid virus shutdown
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) - A powerful tropical cyclone made landfall on the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu on Monday, witnesses said, levelling buildings in a country already in a state ...
Apr 06, 2020
UAE agriculture tech start-up secures $120 million investment commitment
DUBAI (Reuters) - United Arab Emirates agriculture technology start-up Pure Harvest Smart Farms has raised $20.6 million in fresh funding and secured commitments for a further $100 million, it said on...
Apr 06, 2020
Swiss face shortage of ethanol for disinfectant after abandoning stockpile
ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland faces a shortage of the raw material needed to make disinfectant to tackle the coronavirus pandemic after the country abandoned its emergency reserve of 10,000 tonnes of...
Apr 06, 2020
Healthcare group Novacyt wins French approval for COVID testing product
PARIS (Reuters) - Novacyt's COVID-19 testing product has been approved by France's CNR arm of the Institut Pasteur, making it available for immediate distribution in France, the healthcare company sai...
Apr 06, 2020
Norwegian Air's March traffic tumbles 60% amid virus lockdown
OSLO (Reuters) - Norwegian Air's passenger volume fell by 60% year-on-year in March as the company gradually grounded its fleet amid global efforts to halt the spread of the novel coronavirus. The com...
Apr 06, 2020
