Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Olympics: Tokyo torchlighting ceremony hit by coronavirus measures
By Karolos Grohmann LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) - Crowds will be smaller and receptions have been scrapped at the Tokyo 2020 torch lighting ceremony in ancient Olympia, Greece next week as the Hel...
Mar 03, 2020
Fed slashes rates in emergency move to thwart coronavirus outbreak risks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Tuesday in an emergency move designed to shield the world's largest economy from the impact of the coronavirus. It was the Fed's f...
Mar 03, 2020
U.S. not considering suspending tariffs on China in response to coronavirus: Mnuchin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Tuesday said the United States was not considering lowering tariffs on goods from China in response to the fast-spreading coronavirus, ...
Mar 03, 2020
Japan to cancel ceremony marking deadly quake as coronavirus spreads: media
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will cancel a ceremony to mark the anniversary of the deadly 2011 quake that devastated its northeast coast and triggered the Fukushima nuclear disaster, as it curbs gatherings...
Mar 03, 2020
Sterling to bounce this year in anticipation of EU-UK trade deal: Reuters poll
By Jonathan Cable LONDON (Reuters) - Sterling will be around 5% stronger against the dollar in a year, driven by hopes Britain and the European Union agree a trade deal, but the outlook is clouded by ...
Mar 03, 2020
Airbus, Boeing executives say too early to gauge coronavirus impact on aircraft demand
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Executives from planemakers Airbus and Boeing said on Tuesday that it was too early to say whether the outbreak of a new coronavirus would affect demand for aircraft. Christian Sc...
Mar 03, 2020
Spanish government backs tougher action against sex crimes in draft law
By Beln Carreo and Paola Luelmo MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's left-wing government approved a bill on Tuesday that would qualify all non-consensual sex as rape, acting on a pre-election promise to streng...
Mar 03, 2020
Alibaba's AliExpress warns of possible coronavirus delays
MADRID (Reuters) - AliExpress, the global e-commerce platform of Chinese online shopping giant Alibaba, warned customers in a Facebook post on Tuesday that there may be some delivery delays due to the...
Mar 03, 2020
Peugeot ready to adjust Huawei partnership if U.S. demands
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Peugeot Chief Executive Carlos Tavares said on Tuesday the French carmaker would adjust its partnership with China's Huawei if authorities in the United States make it a precondi...
Mar 03, 2020
In an emergency move, Federal Reserve cuts interest rates to battle coronavirus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Tuesday in an emergency move designed to shield the world's largest economy from the impact of the coronavirus. In a statement, th...
Mar 03, 2020
