Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Japan plans huge stimulus package to cushion blow from coronavirus
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Izumi Nakagawa TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government will soon kick off work on a stimulus package that could be worth 10% of the country's economic output, joining global effo...
Mar 27, 2020
More layoffs for Australian sport amid coronavirus shutdown
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia's soccer federation laid off most of its staff on Friday as domestic sports battled to stay afloat during the national lockdown to contain the spread of t...
Mar 27, 2020
India cuts rates as distress mounts across South Asia over coronavirus
By Sanjeev Miglani and Swati Bhat NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's central bank slashed interest rates in an emergency move on Friday to counter the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic ...
Mar 27, 2020
Red lights out: Singapore's sex industry shuts due to coronavirus
By Joe Brock SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Shortly after midnight on Friday, a young Asian sex worker dressed in a baggy cotton dress and slippers stepped out of a brothel in Singapore's deserted red light di...
Mar 27, 2020
Japan's B.League cancels rest of season over coronavirus
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's B.League said on Friday it has decided to cancel the rest of the basketball season including the playoffs because of the coronavirus pandemic. It is the latest league in Japa...
Mar 27, 2020
Now listen carefully 007: James Bond guns stolen in London burglary
LONDON (Reuters) - Five guns which were used in "James Bond" movies, including the last weapon brandished by actor Roger Moore while playing 007, have been stolen from a house in north London by suspe...
Mar 27, 2020
Volkswagen urges ECB to buy short-term debt to stabilize markets: FT
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Volkswagen's chief financial officer called on the European Central Bank (ECB) to accelerate purchases of short-term debt, the Financial Times reported on Friday. The German carm...
Mar 27, 2020
South Africa reports first two coronavirus deaths as cases breach 1,000
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Two people have died from coronavirus in South Africa, the health ministry said on Friday, adding that the total number of cases in the country have risen to more than 1,000, ...
Mar 27, 2020
Singtel-backed streaming service HOOQ files for liquidation
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - HOOQ Digital, a video streaming service majority owned by Singapore Telecommunications Ltd, said it was filing for liquidation as it had not been able to grow sufficiently to pro...
Mar 27, 2020
Indianapolis 500 postponed to August due to coronavirus
By Frank Pingue (Reuters) - The Indianapolis 500, one of the world's biggest single-day sporting events with an estimated crowd topping 350,000, has been postponed until Aug. 23 because of the coronav...
Mar 27, 2020
