Author Archives: Syndicated Content
IMF approves $1.3 billion loan for Jordan, adjusts for coronavirus expenses
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday its board had approved a four-year, $1.3 billion loan program for Jordan, signaling confidence in the country...
Mar 25, 2020
Singapore flags recession as economy shrinks sharply in first quarter due to virus
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's economy shrank 2.2% in the first quarter from a year earlier, preliminary data showed on Thursday, its biggest contraction in over a decade as the coronavirus outbrea...
Mar 25, 2020
NHL postpones draft, postseason awards
The NHL, which remains in a shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic, announced additional postponements to its calendar on Wednesday. The NHL draft, scheduled for June 26-27 in Montreal, will be h...
Mar 25, 2020
Dollar dips as investors brace for surge in jobless claims
By Stanley White TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar fell against the yen on Thursday before data expected to show a surge in U.S. claims for unemployment benefits as companies lay off workers due to the rap...
Mar 25, 2020
Mainland China reports rise in new coronavirus cases, all from overseas
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Mainland China reported an increase in new confirmed coronavirus cases, all of which involved travelers arriving from abroad, the National Health Commission said on Thursd...
Mar 25, 2020
Bolivia extends closure of borders, declares health emergency for coronavirus
LA PAZ (Reuters) - Bolivia declared a national health emergency and extended its border lockdown on Wednesday, as the government seeks to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Interim President Jeani...
Mar 25, 2020
Towns: Mother in coma with coronavirus
Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns is urging fans on social media to protect themselves from the coronavirus after his mother was placed in a medically induced coma as she battles the co...
Mar 25, 2020
Home-bound users fume as video apps do not sync with TVs
By Paresh Dave OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - Kat Volpe laid out an exercise mat and tried to sync her iPhone with her big screen TV for a fitness class webcast on Instagram last week during New York's c...
Mar 25, 2020
Airlines turn to cargo for revenue as U.S. Senate nears industry aid vote
By Jamie Freed and Tracy Rucinski SYDNEY/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines Inc and Air New Zealand Ltd said they would offer cargo charter services on passenger planes to boost revenue as the U.S. S...
Mar 25, 2020
Argentina coronavirus cases top 500 with biggest daily rise
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina reported 117 new cases of coronavirus on Wednesday, its biggest one-day leap yet, bringing its total cases to 502. The health ministry also confirmed for the first t...
Mar 25, 2020
