Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Australia's Webjet to raise $170 million to weather coronavirus impact
(Reuters) - Australian online travel agency Webjet Ltd said on Wednesday it would raise A$275 million ($170 million) to deal with the impact of the coronavirus and government travel restrictions on it...
Mar 31, 2020
NBA players to take part in NBA 2K tournament
The NBA is the latest professional sports league to turn to esports in the absence of real events, as the league, the players association and 2K Sports announced Tuesday the formation of a players-onl...
Mar 31, 2020
Japan on brink of emergency as coronavirus spreads: government spokesman
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan remains on the brink of a state of emergency as the rate of coronavirus infections continues to increase in the country, its top government spokesman said on Wednesday. Chief C...
Mar 31, 2020
Argentina to continue talks with creditors after missing deadline: economy minister
By Eliana Raszewski BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina will continue talks this week and next with creditors over restructuring its $83 billion in foreign debt, Economy Minister Martin Guzman said on ...
Mar 31, 2020
Mexico registers 1,215 coronavirus cases, 29 deaths: health ministry
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's health ministry on Tuesday registered 1,215 cases of coronavirus in the country, up from 1,094 the day before. It also said 29 people died from the virus in Mexico, up...
Mar 31, 2020
Mexican automakers want 'essential' industry designation
By Anthony Esposito and Sharay Angulo MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican car makers are lobbying the government to be designated an essential industry so they can keep part of their nearly one million wo...
Mar 31, 2020
U.S. says two locally employed staff at foreign missions died of the coronavirus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two locally employed staff at U.S. foreign missions, one in Indonesia and one in the Democratic Republic of Congo, have died of the coronavirus, the U.S. State Department said o...
Mar 31, 2020
'Very material' contraction likely in Australia due to coronavirus: central bank minutes
By Swati Pandey SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's central bank was worried about the potential for a "very material contraction" in economic activity when it decided to foray into quantitative easing in ...
Mar 31, 2020
SoftBank names Goldman alumnus Taiichi Hoshino head of investment planning dept
TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp said on Wednesday it has appointed former Goldman Sachs banker Taiichi Hoshino as head of a new investment planning department, as the group increases oversight o...
Mar 31, 2020
U.S. emergency medical stockpile nearly out of protective gear as demand rises: officials
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An emergency stockpile of medical equipment maintained by the U.S. government has nearly run out of protective gear that could be useful to combat the coronavirus ...
Mar 31, 2020
