Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Mexico’s coronavirus toll rises to 68,620 cases, 7,394 deaths
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican health officials on Sunday reported 2,764 new cases of the novel coronavirus and 215 deaths, bringing the totals to 68,620 and 7,394, respectively. (Reporting by Stefan...
May 24, 2020
Dollar edges higher as Hong Kong tensions fuel safe-haven demand
By Stanley White TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar edged higher on Monday as worries about a standoff between the United States and China over civil liberties in Hong Kong fuelled demand for safe-haven cur...
May 24, 2020
Australia’s most populous state braces for travel chaos as schools, offices reopen
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's most populous state on Monday deployed hundreds of crowd control staff to enforce social distancing on public transport amid an expected commuter surge as schools and of...
May 24, 2020
Australia won’t make ‘wholesale changes’ to wage subsidies: treasurer
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia has no plans to make "wholesale changes" to its coronavirus wage subsidy scheme, after reporting errors revised the total cost estimates to the programme by around A$60 bi...
May 24, 2020
U.S. court rules Florida cannot force felons to pay fees before voting
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge ruled on Sunday that the state of Florida cannot force felons to pay legal fines and other fees before allowing them to register to vote. The ruli...
May 24, 2020
Coronavirus could cost Mexico a million jobs: president
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Sunday that the novel coronavirus could cost as many as a million jobs in the country as many industries considered not es...
May 24, 2020
Brazil, world No. 2 coronavirus hotspot, suffers 653 new deaths
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil, the world's No. 2 coronavirus hotspot behind the United States, registered 653 new coronavirus deaths on Sunday, taking the total number of fatalities to 22,666, the Heal...
May 24, 2020
In China’s auto market, worries grow that cashback deals and gifts presage damaging price war
By Yilei Sun and Brenda Goh HANGZHOU, China/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Cashback offers, up to 10 free oil changes, generous prepaid gasoline cards - these are just some of the giveaways China's auto dealers...
May 24, 2020
NBA: Big man Leuer announces retirement
Forward Jon Leuer announced his retirement Sunday after eight NBA seasons. The 31-year-old Leuer didn't play in the 2019-20 season after being waived by the Milwaukee Bucks in July. Leuer made his ann...
May 24, 2020
Japan eyeing second extra budget worth over $929 billion: Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government is considering compiling a second extra budget for the current fiscal year worth over 100 trillion yen ($929.45 billion) to combat the economic fallout from the co...
May 24, 2020
