Author Archives: Syndicated Content
IMF sees Caribbean economy shrinking 6.2% in 2020 due to pandemic
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A sudden stop in tourism caused by border closures and lockdowns aimed at containing the coronavirus pandemic will cause a 6.2% contraction of the Caribbean economy in 2020, the...
Apr 29, 2020
China cancels annual Boao forum due to coronavirus
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has cancelled the 2020 Boao Forum for Asia, which Beijing is trying to promote as the region's answer to Davos, due to the coronavirus epidemic, the official China News agenc...
Apr 29, 2020
Clash of tech titans: Zuckerberg praises coronavirus lockdowns; Musk sees ‘fascism’
By Munsif Vengattil (Reuters) - Silicon Valley billionaires Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg offered dueling views on lockdown measures designed to slow the spread of the coronavirus on Wednesday, with F...
Apr 29, 2020
NHL targets May opening of training facilities if COVID-19 restrictions ease
(Reuters) - The National Hockey League said on Wednesday it hopes to reopen training facilities to players by mid-to-late May as long as local restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic allow for a ret...
Apr 29, 2020
IMF approves $650 million in emergency pandemic aid for Dominican Republic
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday its executive board had approved $650 million in emergency financial assistance to help the Dominican Republic respond to the c...
Apr 29, 2020
Oil prices rise on early signs of slowing U.S. glut build
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Thursday, building on big gains in the previous session on signs the U.S. crude glut is not growing as fast as expected and that gasoline demand...
Apr 29, 2020
Report: NBA eyes Disney World, encouraged by new medicines
The NBA is looking at the Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Fla., as a possible playing site should the 2019-20 season resume, and has even gotten the OK from Disney to use the site, Stadium's Sh...
Apr 29, 2020
South Korea reports no new domestic coronavirus cases, first time since Feb peak
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea reported on Thursday no new domestic coronavirus cases for the first time since its Feb. 29 peak, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said. KCDC r...
Apr 29, 2020
NHL, NHLPA not ready to abandon season
On the same day when White House COVID-19 expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said that some sports may have to abandon their seasons, the NHL announced that it is not ready to scrap the suspended 2019-20 campai...
Apr 29, 2020
Top Polish government critic, Supreme Court chief retires
By Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk and Joanna Plucinska WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's Supreme Court chief Malgorzata Gersdorf ends a six-year term on Thursday, opening way for the nationalist Law and Justice (P...
Apr 29, 2020
