Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Australia consumer sentiment collapses to 30-year low on recession risks
By Swati Pandey SYDNEY (Reuters) - A measure of Australian consumer sentiment collapsed in April to a 30-year low as social distancing restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic threatened to push t...
Apr 14, 2020
Top China official to Hong Kong says city’s national security shortcomings need to be fixed
BEIJING (Reuters) - The top Chinese official in Hong Kong said efforts must be made as soon as possible to address the shortcomings in the island's legal system and enforcement mechanisms for safeguar...
Apr 14, 2020
Japan urges citizens to limit movements to curb virus spread
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's citizens should do everything in their power to limit interactions with others by 70% to curb the spread of the coronavirus, government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said on Wedne...
Apr 14, 2020
Citing a technicality, Australian court quashes search warrant on journalist
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's High Court ruled on Wednesday that a warrant used by police to search a journalist's home was invalid but declined to order seized material destroyed, a setback for inve...
Apr 14, 2020
Frontier Communications files for bankruptcy protection
(Reuters) - Frontier Communications Corp said on Tuesday it would file for bankruptcy protection in the United States as the high-speed internet company restructures finances to cut down its debt load...
Apr 14, 2020
Trump cuts WHO funding over coronavirus, global death toll mounts
By Steve Holland and Michelle Nichols WASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday halted funding to the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus ...
Apr 14, 2020
Chinese airlines report $4.8 billion loss in first quarter as virus erodes travel demand
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese airlines reported a total loss of 33.62 billion yuan ($4.8 billion) in the first quarter as the coronavirus pandemic hit travel demand, the aviation regulator said on Wedne...
Apr 14, 2020
NBA’s Silver, NFL’s Goodell among those advising Trump on sports restart
By Rory Carroll (Reuters) - NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, NFL chief Roger Goodell and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban are among the 14 sports figures advising the U.S. government on when to resume w...
Apr 14, 2020
Baseball: League employees, families invited to COVID-19 test study
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Major League Baseball employees and their families were invited to participate in an independent community testing study for COVID-19 in order to gauge the presence of the disease...
Apr 14, 2020
Trump’s name to be on stimulus checks going to Americans: Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department has ordered President Donald Trump's name to be printed on checks the Internal Revenue Service is planning to send to tens of millions of Americans,...
Apr 14, 2020
