Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Hit by coronavirus? Come clean, Singapore bourse tells companies
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore Exchange's regulatory chief called on listed companies to provide "prompt and high quality" information on the impact of the novel coronavirus on their business or risk...
Apr 22, 2020
Put your people and your forests first, not growth, Greenpeace tells Poland
WARSAW (Reuters) - Greenpeace has called on Poland's nationalist government to focus on citizens' wellbeing and the environment rather than on economic growth when it lifts its coal-reliant economy fr...
Apr 22, 2020
Next BOJ meeting to be shortened to prevent virus infections: NHK
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan will shorten its upcoming monetary policy meeting, originally planned for next Monday and Tuesday, to a single day to prevent coronavirus infections, public broadca...
Apr 22, 2020
Swiss coronavirus death toll surpasses 1,200
ZURICH (Reuters) - The Swiss death toll from the new coronavirus has reached 1,217, the country's public health ministry said on Wednesday, rising from 1,187 people on Tuesday. The number of positive ...
Apr 22, 2020
Car insurers should repay premiums, British lawmakers say
LONDON (Reuters) - British motor insurers should repay all or some of their premiums to customers because of a steep drop in car use and claims due to the coronavirus lockdown, a group of lawmakers sa...
Apr 22, 2020
Kimberly-Clark’s tissue sales surge 13%, suspends annual forecast
(Reuters) - Kimberly-Clark Corp on Wednesday suspended its forecast for the year and said sales of tissue rose 13% in the first quarter as consumers stocked up in preparation for the coronavirus pande...
Apr 22, 2020
German economy likely to shrink 5.5% in 2020, advisor tells Die Zeit
BERLIN (Reuters) - The head of Germany's panel of economic advisors expects Europe's biggest economy to shrink by at least 5.5% this year due to the coronavirus crisis compared with a previous forecas...
Apr 22, 2020
UK confident of hitting 100,000 COVID-19 daily tests target, Raab says
LONDON (Reuters) - British foreign minister Dominic Raab said on Wednesday the government was confident it would meet its target of carrying out 100,000 tests a day for the coronavirus by the end of t...
Apr 22, 2020
Canada’s Rogers withdraws 2020 outlook as coronavirus crisis deepens
(Reuters) - Canada's Rogers Communications Inc on Wednesday pulled its 2020 forecast due to uncertain economic conditions as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. The telecom operator's revenue for fi...
Apr 22, 2020
Special Report: A night on the New York subway – Homeless find shelter underground during pandemic
By Maurice Tamman NEW YORK (Reuters) - The lights still scream for attention, but on this night Times Square has the feel of an abandoned Hollywood film set. Gone are the hordes of tourists shooting s...
Apr 22, 2020
