Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Hollywood movie studios suspend release of box office data after coronavirus slump
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Movie studios Walt Disney and Universal Pictures said on Thursday they were suspending the release of box office data because of the closure of movie theaters in multiple count...
Mar 19, 2020
China's $118 billion virus lending push stymied by bureaucratic confusion
By Cheng Leng and Engen Tham BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's efforts to pump 800 billion yuan ($118 billion) into companies via cheap bank loans to counter the economic impact of the virus outbre...
Mar 19, 2020
Haiti declares emergency over coronavirus, imposes curfew, shuts border
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haiti's government on Thursday declared a state of emergency over the coronavirus outbreak, saying it would close its borders and impose a curfew after authorities detected ...
Mar 19, 2020
Two Los Angeles Lakers players have tested positive for COVID-19, team says
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Two Los Angeles Lakers players have tested positive for coronavirus, the NBA franchise said on Thursday, and have been quarantined under the care of the basketball team's docto...
Mar 19, 2020
India executes four men convicted in 2012 Delhi bus rape and murder
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India hanged four men on Friday who were convicted for the rape and murder of a young woman on a bus in New Delhi in 2012, in a case that shocked the world and shamed the country...
Mar 19, 2020
Occidental plans to name former CEO Chazen as chairman: WSJ
(Reuters) - Oil and gas producer Occidental Petroleum Corp is planning to name former Chief Executive Officer Stephen Chazen as its new chairman, WSJ reported https://on.wsj.com/33xeJJ7 on Thursday, c...
Mar 19, 2020
Pebley calls on USA Swimming to postpone Olympic trials
By Rory Carroll (Reuters) - United States backstroke specialist Jacob Pebley has called on USA Swimming to postpone June's Olympic trials and lobby for the Tokyo Games to be postponed due to the coron...
Mar 19, 2020
Ireland's Fianna Fail sees no new government for at least a month
DUBLIN (Reuters) - The leader of Ireland's Fianna Fail said he did not think a new government would be formed by the Easter holidays in the middle of next month as lawmakers put almost all their resou...
Mar 19, 2020
Fast food chains easing rent, fees for franchisees amid coronavirus
By Hilary Russ NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dunkin' Brands Group Inc on Thursday said it will ease royalty and advertising fee payments for franchisees in the United States and Canada, while McDonald's Corp i...
Mar 19, 2020
Renault board to meet, discuss coronavirus crisis: sources
PARIS (Reuters) - The board of French carmaker Renault will meet on Friday to discuss the coronavirus outbreak and its effect on operations, three sources close to the company said. The health crisis ...
Mar 19, 2020
