Author Archives: Syndicated Content
North Korea’s Kim getting treatment after cardiovascular procedure: report
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is receiving treatment after undergoing a cardiovascular procedure early this month, a South Korean media report said, amid speculation over Kim's hea...
Apr 20, 2020
Exclusive: Lord & Taylor explores bankruptcy as stores remain shut in coronavirus pandemic – sources
By Jessica DiNapoli and Mike Spector (Reuters) - Lord & Taylor is exploring filing for bankruptcy protection after it was forced to temporarily shut all of its 38 U.S. department stores in the wake of...
Apr 20, 2020
Asian stocks set to sink after historic U.S. oil rout
By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Asia shares were poised to track a Wall Street tumble on Tuesday after U.S. crude futures turned negative for the first time in history, crushed by a spectacu...
Apr 20, 2020
Australia edges towards reopening schools as coronavirus infections slow
By Colin Packham and Jonathan Barrett SYDNEY (Reuters) - Students in Australia's most populous state, New South Wales, will start returning to school next month in much larger numbers amid a rapid dec...
Apr 20, 2020
Panama posts nearly 200 new coronavirus cases: health ministry
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Panama registered 191 new cases of the coronavirus on Monday, bringing the country's total to 4,658 cases, the health ministry said. Officials also confirmed 10 more deaths, ra...
Apr 20, 2020
Colombia extends coronavirus lockdown until May 11, some sectors to re-open
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia will extend its coronavirus quarantine until May 11, President Ivan Duque said on Monday, but will allow some sectors like construction to re-open. The Andean country has n...
Apr 20, 2020
Trump says he rejected sum South Korea offered for defense costs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he had rejected a sum offered by South Korea in response to his demand that Seoul pay for a larger share of the cost of U.S. military ...
Apr 20, 2020
Los Angeles coronavirus infections 40 times greater than known cases, antibody tests show
By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Some 4.1% of adults tested positive for coronavirus antibodies in a study of Los Angeles County residents, health officials said on Monday, suggesting the rate ...
Apr 20, 2020
Virgin Australia enters voluntary administration with aim to recapitalise
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd said on Tuesday it entered voluntary administration to recapitalise the business and emerge in a stronger financial position after being battered by th...
Apr 20, 2020
Exclusive: Brazil considers further flight cuts as coronavirus crisis bites
By Rodrigo Viga Gaier and Marcelo Rochabrun RIO DE JANEIRO/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's government is discussing with the country's main airlines further reducing a minimal flight schedule implement...
Apr 20, 2020
