Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. companies draw on credit lines, fearing they may lose them
By Joshua Franklin and David Henry NEW YORK (Reuters) - Banks have hundreds of billions of dollars in credit lines extended to corporate America. Some companies are no longer banking on them. Airplane...
Mar 13, 2020
Formula E temporarily suspends championship due to coronavirus
(Reuters) - The Formula E championship has suspended its season because of the coronavirus pandemic, the all-electric series said on Friday. Races in Rome and China's Sanya have already been postponed...
Mar 13, 2020
Cooped up by coronavirus, millions in China discover the joy of cooking
By Sophie Yu and Brenda Goh BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Apron-clad Zhang Xuesi adjusted the flame on his cooking stove, while wielding a spatula to flip in his pan the ingredients for a dish of Canto...
Mar 13, 2020
After miracle recovery, Fukushima brewers look to the Games to push sake globally
By Junko Fujita AIZU WAKAMATSU, Fukushima (Reuters) - The earth in Fukushima still trembled when Yoshihiro Miyamori drove in the dark towards his sake brewery. When he got back after midnight, he foun...
Mar 13, 2020
Japan approves emergency powers for PM to tackle coronavirus outbreak
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's parliament on Friday approved a bill giving Prime Minister Shinzo Abe emergency powers that will let him close schools, halt large gatherings and requisition medical supplies...
Mar 13, 2020
Kenya confirms its first new coronavirus case
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya has confirmed its first case of the new coronavirus, Minister of Health Mutahi Kagwe said on Friday. The patient, who was diagnosed on the night of March 12, had traveled bac...
Mar 13, 2020
Poland's president calls off Russia trip due to coronavirus
By Joanna Plucinska WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's President Andrzej Duda will not travel to Russia next month due to the coronavirus, missing ceremonies marking the 10-year anniversary of a plane crash ...
Mar 13, 2020
What you need to know about the coronavirus today
(Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus epidemic today: Flight over fight Shares kept falling as the worst week on financial markets in recent memory entered the last trading da...
Mar 13, 2020
Singapore revises electoral boundaries, local media reports, as elections loom
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore has made revisions to its electoral boundaries, local media reported on Friday, in a move that is usually seen as a precursor to calling a vote. The committee recommend...
Mar 13, 2020
Buffett-backed Chinese EV maker BYD says making 5 million masks daily to fight virus
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD said on Friday it is making 5 million masks a day to fight the coronavirus pandemic that has killed nearly 3,200 people in China. The Sh...
Mar 13, 2020
