Author Archives: Syndicated Content
American wins golden toilet roll after 63-hour virtual ultramarathon
(Reuters) - American Michael Wardian was the last runner standing in the 'Quarantine Backyard Ultra' on Tuesday as the endurance athlete took the title after completing 422km in 63 hours. With sports ...
Apr 07, 2020
Demand for Luckin app surges as Chinese rush to drink up after admission of fraud
By Sophie Yu and Jennifer Hughes BEIJING / HONG KONG (Reuters) - Luckin Coffee's app has rocketed to become the second most popular in China as consumers rushed to claim a free drink that it has long ...
Apr 07, 2020
Finland extends border controls until May 13
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland's government on Tuesday extended and tightened border controls restricting travel to and from the country until May 13 in order to contain the spread of the novel coronavi...
Apr 07, 2020
Qatar to postpone $8 billion of contracts from projects due to coronavirus
DUBAI (Reuters) - Qatar's ruler has asked the government to postpone $8.2 billion in unawarded contracts on capital expenditure projects due to the coronavirus outbreak, a bond prospectus seen by Reut...
Apr 07, 2020
Russia’s daily rise in coronavirus cases tops 1,000 for first time
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The number of coronavirus cases in Russia rose by more than 1,000 for the first time to reach 7,497 in the past 24 hours, the country's crisis response centre said on Tuesday. The n...
Apr 07, 2020
UK housing market on hold due to coronavirus crisis: Halifax
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's housing market is largely on pause due to the coronavirus crisis which will make it hard to calculate price changes ahead, but it is too early to gauge the long-term impac...
Apr 07, 2020
Indian states scramble for funds as virus takes toll on coffers
By Swati Bhat MUMBAI (Reuters) - A three-week nationwide lockdown is testing the resilience of India's state governments, with analysts warning that essential public services and health care for milli...
Apr 07, 2020
Russian space agency says Trump paving way to seize other planets
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian space agency, Roscosmos, accused Donald Trump on Tuesday of creating a basis to take over other planets by signing an executive order outlining U.S. policy on commercial...
Apr 07, 2020
Germany launches smartwatch app to monitor coronavirus spread
By Douglas Busvine BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's public health authority launched a smartwatch app on Tuesday in partnership with healthtech startup Thryve to help monitor the spread of COVID-19 and an...
Apr 07, 2020
World Championships provisionally scheduled for Sept-Oct in South Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) - The Table Tennis World Championships, which was postponed due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, has been provisionally scheduled to be held in South Korea between Sept. 27 a...
Apr 07, 2020
