Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Cyclone Harold flattens homes, brings injuries in Fiji
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) - A powerful tropical cyclone battered the South Pacific island nation of Fiji on Wednesday, witnesses said, destroying buildings and causing injuries in Suva, the capit...
Apr 08, 2020
With supplies back, Hong Kong expats ship masks home to coronavirus hot spots
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Expatriates in Hong Kong are buying up masks to send to family and friends back home as supplies return to shops in the Asian financial hub and the coronavirus spreads around the...
Apr 08, 2020
Pulp friction: Border jams delay supply of toilet paper's only ingredient
By Richa Naidu and Siddharth Cavale LONDON/BENGALURU (Reuters) - As several European borders limit travel to stop the spread of COVID-19, two of the world's biggest pulp makers say transportation logj...
Apr 08, 2020
Readout of Fed's March meetings to capture a frenzied policy response
By Howard Schneider (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Reserve officials launched an economic rescue plan in record time last month as the coronavirus pandemic spread, reaching decisions that may shape the glob...
Apr 08, 2020
Wobbly U.S. fiscal response could deepen coronavirus recession
By Howard Schneider and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government's massive effort to nurse the economy through the coronavirus crisis was billed as a send-money-and-don't-sweat-the-deta...
Apr 08, 2020
Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise to 103,228, deaths to 1,861: RKI
BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Germany rose by 4,003 in the past 24 hours to 103,228 on Wednesday, climbing for the second straight day after four previous days o...
Apr 08, 2020
Yelich: 50-50 chance MLB is played in 2020
While Major League Baseball and the players union are exploring various avenues for starting the delayed season, at least one superstar isn't convinced the season will be held at all. Milwaukee Brewer...
Apr 08, 2020
Thailand reports 111 new coronavirus cases, 3 more deaths
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand on Wednesday reported 111 new coronavirus cases and 3 more deaths. The dead included a 48-year-old Russian, a 69-year-old Indian and a 69-year-old U.S. national, said Tawe...
Apr 07, 2020
Honduras aims to ensure food supply with plantings on unoccupied land
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduras will spur planting of grains, vegetables and fruit on unoccupied land as it intervenes in the agroindustrial sector to ensure the food supply amid the spreading corona...
Apr 07, 2020
New Zealand PM cautiously optimistic about coronavirus, urges Easter 'staycation'
SYDNEY (Reuters) - New Zealand's prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, said on Wednesday she was cautiously optimistic about slowing the spread of the novel coronavirus as authorities reported the lowest nu...
Apr 07, 2020
