Author Archives: Syndicated Content
On this day: Died April 7, 1968: Jim Clark, British racing driver
By Alan Baldwin (Reuters) - Jackie Stewart starts a chapter of his autobiography with a simple sentence: "Jim Clark was the finest racing driver of my era." Few would disagree with the triple world ch...
Apr 06, 2020
Carmaker PSA secures further 3 billion euros worth of loans
PARIS (Reuters) - French carmaker and Peugeot-owner PSA announced on Monday a further 3 billion euros ($3.3 billion) worth of loans to strengthen its financial position in the wake of the hit to the g...
Apr 06, 2020
BMW sales plunge in first quarter as coronavirus takes toll
BERLIN (Reuters) - BMW said on Monday that group sales dropped by 20.6% to 477,111 vehicles in the first quarter as the outbreak of coronavirus took its toll and many retail outlets temporarily closed...
Apr 06, 2020
Japan vows to fight ‘biggest global crisis since WWII’ with massive coronavirus stimulus package – draft
By Takaya Yamaguchi TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government is to pledge to take "all steps" encompassing fiscal, monetary and tax policies to battle the deepening fallout fr...
Apr 06, 2020
New Zealand to stick with coronavirus curbs despite signs of improvement
SYDNEY (Reuters) - New Zealand will stick to its tough curbs to combat the coronavirus, despite some early signs the spread of the illness has been stabilising, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on M...
Apr 06, 2020
Running out of beds and gear, Tokyo medical staff say Japan’s ‘state of emergency’ already here
By Ju-min Park, Izumi Nakagawa and Eimi Yamamitsu TOKYO (Reuters) - As Japan faces a fresh wave of coronavirus infections and the government prepares for a state of emergency, medical staff say a shor...
Apr 06, 2020
Accor has enough cash to withstand virus crisis -CEO
PARIS (Reuters) - French hospitality group Accor has sufficient cash to operate through the coronavirus crisis, its chief executive said on Monday. "We started the year with 2.5 billion euros in cash ...
Apr 06, 2020
NMC in talks with lenders to avoid administration
(Reuters) - Troubled hospital group NMC Health said on Monday it is in talks with Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank , seeking to convince it to withdraw an application that the lender had filed proposing that...
Apr 06, 2020
Singapore flags $3.5 billion in economic spending to combat coronavirus
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore unveiled S$5.1 billion ($3.55 billion) in additional economic spending such as wage support, waiver of levies and one-off payments to combat the coronavirus pandemic. "...
Apr 06, 2020
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
(Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: No clear 'Plan B' Britain's constitution offers no clear answer to the question now on many Britons' minds: who takes over if ...
Apr 06, 2020
