Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Experts urge smokers and tobacco firms to quit for COVID-19
LONDON (Reuters) - Health experts on Monday urged smokers to quit and cigarette companies to stop producing and selling tobacco products to help reduce the risks from COVID-19. "The best thing the tob...
Apr 06, 2020
China’s vehicle production to drop 11.5% this year: IHS Markit
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's light vehicle production will drop 11.5% this year to around 21.6 million vehicles and will rebound by 7.5% next year, research firm IHS Markit predicted on Monday. Product...
Apr 06, 2020
ILO annual gathering of labour ministers postponed for a year
GENEVA (Reuters) - An annual gathering of the world's labour ministers will not take place this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, but will convene in June 2021, the International Labour Organi...
Apr 06, 2020
IBM taps former Bank of America CTO to oversee cloud business
(Reuters) - International Business Machines Corp on Monday named former Bank of America Corp top technology executive Howard Boville head of its cloud business, as Arvind Krishna takes over from long-...
Apr 06, 2020
Czechs may relax lockdown as coronavirus infections slow
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech government is considering relaxing lockdown measures that have stifled the economy if an apparent levelling off in the growth of new coronavirus infections is confirmed in...
Apr 06, 2020
Allstate to return $600 million in auto premiums to customers as pandemic cuts driving
(Reuters) - U.S. insurer Allstate Corp said on Monday that it would return more than $600 million in auto insurance premiums to customers as many Americans stay home and drive less due to "shelter-in-...
Apr 06, 2020
Getinge to ramp up ventilator production capacity by 160% due to coronavirus
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Getinge, one of the world's biggest makers of medical ventilators, said on Monday it will increase production capacity this year by 160% to 26,000 ventilators to meet demand spur...
Apr 06, 2020
Poland’s parliament rejects ruling party plan to vote on postal ballot proposal
WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish lawmakers rejected a ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party proposal on Monday to hold a presidential election on May 10 by post, making it more uncertain whether the ballot will...
Apr 06, 2020
Cemex to shut Mexico operations until at least April 30 due to coronavirus
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican cement company Cemex will suspend its operations in the country until at least April 30 in line with government guidelines aimed at stopping the spread of coronavirus, ...
Apr 06, 2020
Indonesia Open among host of events suspended due to COVID-19
MUMBAI (Reuters) - The Indonesia Open was among a host of badminton events that have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Badminton World Federation said on Monday. The Indonesia Open, whi...
Apr 06, 2020
