Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Alibaba's Alipay to open up to 40 million service providers in three years
BEIJING (Reuters) - Ant Financial, an affiliate of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, will open its Alipay mobile app platform to 40 million service providers in China over the next three years and hel...
Mar 10, 2020
Japanese man in his 80s dies of coronavirus - NHK
TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese man in his 80s from Kanagawa prefecture, near Tokyo, has died from the coronavirus, public broadcaster NHK reported on Tuesday. Japan had seen 16 deaths from the virus, in...
Mar 10, 2020
Taliban wait for Afghan president to order release of fighters in prisoner swap
By Jibran Ahmad and Abdul Qadir Sediqi PESHAWAR/KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban sent vehicles for fighters set to be released by the Afghan government in a prisoner swap expected to be announced on Tues...
Mar 10, 2020
India's celebration of festival of colors muted amid coronavirus fears
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's Hindu festival of Holi was subdued on Tuesday with fears of the coronavirus putting a damper on the usually boisterous celebration marked by the throwing of colored powde...
Mar 10, 2020
Exclusive: Japan plans to spend $4.1 billion on coronavirus measures, sources say
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government plans to spend 430.8 billion yen ($4.1 billion) in a second package of steps to cope with the fallout of the coronavirus outbreak, two government sources with dire...
Mar 10, 2020
Norwegian Air halts flights to Italy because of coronavirus
OSLO (Reuters) - Norwegian Air has temporarily halted flights to and from Italy because of the coronavirus outbreak, the budget carrier said on Tuesday, adding to the company's financial woes. The who...
Mar 10, 2020
Berlin to take in children from Greek refugee camps - RTL
BERLIN (Reuters) - The city of Berlin will take in 80 to 100 children from Greek refugee camps, the German capital's senator for interior affairs told broadcaster RTL on Tuesday. Asked when the childr...
Mar 10, 2020
Factbox: Airlines suspend flights due to coronavirus outbreak
(Reuters) - Airlines across the globe have suspended flights or modified services in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Below are details (in alphabetical order): AIRLINES THAT HAVE CANCELED ALL FL...
Mar 10, 2020
Russia tells people not to use public transport at rush hour amid virus fears - RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's consumer safety watchdog recommended on Tuesday that people avoid public transport, shopping malls and other public places at rush hour as a precaution against the coronavi...
Mar 10, 2020
Over beer and herrings, CDU's eastern faithful spurn Merkel 2.0
By Joseph Nasr APOLDA, Germany (Reuters) - In a beer hall in eastern Germany, locals are toasting the man they are counting on to see out Chancellor Angela Merkel and her brand of liberal conservatism...
Mar 10, 2020
