Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Advent-led consortium to spend 'billions' on expanding Thyssenkrupp Elevator
BERLIN (Reuters) - The consortium that won the bid to acquire Thyssenkrupp's elevators division wants to spend billions of euros on expanding the business, a manager at one of three partners said in r...
Mar 1, 2020
Virus uncertainty rules, but markets functioning OK: BIS
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank for International Settlements said on Sunday that financial markets had functioned resiliently during last week's coronavirus-sparked sell-off and this was a ...
Mar 1, 2020
Nippon Steel braces for downside risk as coronavirus spreads
By Yuka Obayashi and Ritsuko Shimizu TOKYO (Reuters) - Nippon Steel, the world's No.3 steelmaker, is bracing for a downside risk as slower manufacturing activities in China in the wake of the coronavi...
Mar 1, 2020
Blazers G McCollum: No autographs during coronavirus outbreak
Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum no longer will sign autographs for fans amid fears over the coronavirus. He announced his decision in a tweet on Saturday. "The Corona Virus has officially hit...
Mar 1, 2020
Turkish police briefly detain Russia's Sputnik Turkiye editor-in-chief
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Turkish police on Sunday detained the editor-in-chief of Russia's Sputnik Turkiye news agency in Istanbul, the global head of the state-run agency said, but he was released after a ...
Mar 1, 2020
Cycling: Morkov shrugs off coronavirus scare to win gold
By Martyn Herman BERLIN (Reuters) - As preparation for a race goes, 34 hours in self-isolation in a hotel room is unlikely to catch on, but Michael Morkov shrugged it off to power Denmark to another g...
Mar 1, 2020
Iran's death toll from coronavirus jumps to 54, with 978 infected
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's death toll from the new coronavirus has reached 54, Health Ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur told state TV, adding the number of those infected had reached 978. "There were ...
Mar 1, 2020
Paris' Louvre closes for staff meeting on coronavirus
PARIS (Reuters) - Art lovers were left locked out of the Louvre in Paris on Sunday morning as the world's most-visited museum held a staff meeting about the coronavirus outbreak. Long lines of disgrun...
Mar 1, 2020
Japan warns against trips to some parts of South Korea, Italy due to coronavirus
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan on Sunday raised its infectious disease advisory levels for parts of South Korea and Italy, urging its citizens not to take trips to South Korea's Daegu and Cheongdo regions an...
Mar 1, 2020
Golf: Finnish rookie Valimaki clinches Oman Open in playoff
(Reuters) - Finland's claimed his maiden European Tour title on Sunday, beating Brandon Stone in a playoff to win the Oman Open in Muscat. Valimaki and Stone finished level on 13 under par at Al Mouj ...
Mar 1, 2020
