Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Unity will help Iran overcome coronavirus, Rouhani says
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranians will overcome a coronavirus outbreak with unity, President Hassan Rouhani said in a televised speech on Friday, praising doctors and nurses for their courage in fighting the...
Mar 19, 2020
Olympics: Coronavirus closures force softball players into TFH mode - training from home
By Paresh Dave OAKLAND, California (Reuters) - Locked out of practice fields because of coronavirus-related restrictions, Olympic softball players this week began turning their homes into training cen...
Mar 19, 2020
Thailand reports 50 new coronavirus infections for total of 322
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand reported 50 new coronavirus infections, taking its tally to 322, a health official said on Friday, with the majority located in Bangkok, the capital. A group of 41 new cas...
Mar 19, 2020
Malaysia to deploy army amid movement curbs to contain coronavirus
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia will deploy the army from Sunday to assist police in enforcing a restricted movement order aimed at reining in the spread of a coronavirus, the government said. Frida...
Mar 19, 2020
Air Canada to lay off more than 5,100 employees amid coronavirus outbreak: CBC News
(Reuters) - Air Canada is set to lay off more than 5,100 members of its cabin crews because of a decline in flights following the coronavirus outbreak, CBC News reported https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada...
Mar 19, 2020
Delayed by sanctions, border checks, first medical aid trickles into North Korea
By Ju-min Park and Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - The first shipments of international medical aid are due to arrive at North Korea's borders this week to shore up its defenses against the coronavirus, ...
Mar 19, 2020
Khamenei says U.S. sanctions forced Iran to become 'self-sufficient'
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a live speech on state TV for the start of Iranian new year, said the United States' sanctions has forced the country to become self-...
Mar 19, 2020
Apple limits online iPhone purchases to two per person amid coronavirus
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Apple Inc is limiting customer purchases of iPhones over its online stores in many countries including the United States and China to a maximum of two handsets per person, checks ...
Mar 19, 2020
Listed China firms' filing delays hit five-year high as virus thwarts auditors
By Engen Tham, Julie Zhu and Alun John SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) - The number of mainland China-listed firms to delay filing annual reports has hit a five-year high, indicating auditors' struggle t...
Mar 19, 2020
Australian PM says will not deliver federal budget until October
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia will not release its federal budget until October as it was not "sensible" to put together economic forecasts during such uncertain times, Prime Minister Scott Morrison sa...
Mar 19, 2020
