Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Australian toilet paper truck catches fire sparking new tissue tizzy
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) - A delivery truck carrying toilet paper has burst into flames in the Australian city of Brisbane, ratcheting up a sense of panic about the availability of the product g...
Mar 04, 2020
Tokyo Games boss says no thought of cancelling event due to coronavirus
By Antoni Slodkowski TOKYO (Reuters) - The president of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics organizing committee rebuffed speculation on Wednesday that the Games might be canceled due to deepening concern about t...
Mar 04, 2020
Former U.N. Secretary-General Perez de Cuellar dies
LIMA (Reuters) - Former U.N. Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar, a Peruvian diplomat who played a crucial role in ending the Iran-Iraq war of 1980 to 1988, has died, the United Nations said in ...
Mar 04, 2020
Investors trim bearish bets on yuan after Fed cut, stay wary of volatility: Reuters poll
By Rashmi Ashok (Reuters) - Investors lowered bearish bets on the Chinese yuan as a U.S. rate cut gave Chinese bonds a yield advantage, but they built short positions in the Indonesian rupiah with the...
Mar 04, 2020
South Korea declares new 'special care zone' as coronavirus spreads
By Josh Smith and Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea declared a "special care zone" on Thursday around a second city hit hard by the coronavirus and the U.S. military confirmed two new cases a...
Mar 04, 2020
Anges to develop coronavirus vaccine with Osaka University
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese biopharmaceutical firm Anges inc said on Thursday it would join hands with Osaka University to develop a coronavirus vaccine. Shares of Anges were up more than 12% after the...
Mar 04, 2020
British regional airline Flybe says enters into administration
By Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) - British regional airline Flybe said early on Thursday it entered into administration, as the already struggling carrier failed to withstand the plunge in travel deman...
Mar 04, 2020
In China, legislator says outbreak shows frailties of response plans
By David Stanway SHANGHAI (Reuters) - At last year's session of China's national parliament, delegates from Guangdong province warned that laws designed to contain outbreaks of infectious diseases wer...
Mar 04, 2020
Exclusive: Mexican private sector pitches $92 billion in energy investment - document
By Dave Graham MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's private sector has drawn up a broad package of proposed energy investments for the government worth almost $92 billion, according to a document seen by ...
Mar 04, 2020
Haiti's new prime minister calls for support in 'precarious' situation
By Andre Paultre PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haitian Prime Minister Joseph Jouthe said on Wednesday during his first public appearance since his appointment by presidential decree that he would focus o...
Mar 04, 2020
