Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Half of German firms using shortened working hours due to coronavirus: Ifo
BERLIN (Reuters) - Half of German companies are using the government's short-time work facility as most see a decline in revenues due to the coronavirus outbreak, a survey published by the Ifo economi...
Apr 23, 2020
Singapore sees deflation in core prices for second straight month
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's main price gauge contracted for a second consecutive month in March, data showed on Thursday, with prices falling 0.2% from a year earlier. Core inflation - the centr...
Apr 23, 2020
Bankruptcy looms over U.S. energy industry, from oil fields to pipelines
By Jessica Resnick-Ault and David French NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. shale producers, refiners and pipeline companies are scrambling for cash and face likely restructuring as they struggle under heavy d...
Apr 23, 2020
Thailand reports 13 new coronavirus cases, one new death
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand reported 13 new coronavirus cases on Thursday and one more death, a 78-year-old woman who had other health complications. Of the new cases, five were linked to previous ca...
Apr 23, 2020
Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 2,352 to 148,046: RKI
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases increased by 2,352 to 148,046, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Thursday, marking a third consecutiv...
Apr 22, 2020
Pompeo: U.S. calls on China to permanently close wildlife wet markets
(Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the United States has called on China to permanently close its wildlife wet markets, citing links between those markets and zoonotic diseases....
Apr 22, 2020
NHL: It’s not a race, Bettman says about resuming play amid coronavirus
(Reuters) - NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said on Wednesday the league is not in a race with other North American sports to resume play amid the coronavirus outbreak, which could yet wipe out the rest...
Apr 22, 2020
Record U.S. jobless claims wipe out post-Great Recession employment gains
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A record 26 million Americans likely sought unemployment benefits over the last five weeks, confirming that all the jobs created during the longest employment ...
Apr 22, 2020
‘I do feel afraid’: Indian workers disinfect coronavirus hotspots
By Sunil Kataria NEW DELHI (Reuters) - One recent morning in his two-room New Delhi home, sanitation worker Dev Dutt Sharma drank tea before putting on an orange jacket and bidding goodbye to his two ...
Apr 22, 2020
U.N. chief warns against repressive measures amid coronavirus crisis
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday the coronavirus could give some countries an excuse to adopt repressive measures for reasons unrelated...
Apr 22, 2020
