Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Indonesia's inflation rate eases slightly in March, as expected
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's inflation rate edged down in March, in line with expectations, as economic activity slowed because of curbs to contain the spread of the coronavirus, data from the stat...
Mar 31, 2020
Germany reports 5,453 additional coronavirus cases, 149 more deaths
BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany has risen to 67,366 and 732 people have died of the disease, statistics from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious dise...
Mar 31, 2020
China bans big crowd events to curb second wave of infections
HONG KONG (Reuters - Sports bodies in China have been banned from organizing events that will draw large crowds until further notice due to the coronavirus outbreak, the country's National Sports Bure...
Mar 31, 2020
South Africa should seek IMF funding to deal with pandemic: IIF
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - South Africa should seek funding from the International Monetary Fund given its high debt levels, large capital outflows and a potentially deep recession trigge...
Mar 31, 2020
Australian home prices rise in March, but market seen cooling
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian home prices extended gains in March, although conditions are expected to cool as the coronavirus pandemic causes widespread economic disruption and hits household confide...
Mar 31, 2020
Oil worker in BP's Alaska facility tests positive for coronavirus
By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - A worker at BP Plc's operation in Alaska's North Slope has tested positive for the novel coronavirus that has killed more than 42,000 people worldwide, th...
Mar 31, 2020
China's Hainan province to offer more than 30,000 jobs this year
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's southern province of Hainan is offering more than 30,000 jobs, including 470 jobs earmarked for foreigners, as it ramps up efforts to establish its free trade zone this yea...
Mar 31, 2020
New Zealand waits to see if lockdown working, as virus cases stay low
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand on Wednesday reported 61 new cases of the coronavirus, but said it was too early to assess if the lower number of cases this week meant the nationwide lockdown measu...
Mar 31, 2020
Cuba suspends arrival of international flights to stop coronavirus
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba said on Tuesday it was suspending the arrival of international passenger flights and asking all foreign boats to withdraw from the Caribbean island's waters to curb the spread ...
Mar 31, 2020
Taiwan stimulus to deal with economic impact of virus to reach $35 billion
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's economic stimulus to deal with the impact of the coronavirus will reach T$1.05 trillion ($35 billion), President Tsai Ing-wen said on Wednesday. Tsai, speaking at a news co...
Mar 31, 2020
