Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Japan appoints first female central bank executive director
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government on Monday appointed Tokiko Shimizu as the central bank's new executive director, who will be the first female official to assume the post. Shimizu, a career centra...
May 10, 2020
Tunisia reports no new coronavirus cases for first time since early March
TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia recorded zero new coronavirus cases for the first time since early March, health authorities said on Monday, as the government will further relax restrictions on movement and...
May 10, 2020
Pandemic stirs BOJ debate of Great Depression-like downturn
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Some Japanese central bankers called for even bolder steps than those announced at last month's policy decision, a summary of bank views showed on Monday, to prevent ...
May 10, 2020
Saudi to distribute $493 million as ‘Ramadan Aid’ for social security beneficiaries
CAIRO (Reuters) - Saudi king Salman ordered on Monday the distribution of "Ramadan Aid" worth 1.85 billion riyal ($492.6 million) for social security beneficiaries, the state news agency reported. Pro...
May 10, 2020
For Malaysian schoolgirl, homework is sewing PPE gowns to help beat coronavirus
By Ebrahim Harris SEREMBAN, Malaysia (Reuters) - For a nine-year-old Malaysian schoolgirl, the new coronavirus was hard to fathom. But Nur Afia Qistina Zamzuri knew one thing for sure: It was dangerou...
May 10, 2020
Masks and no touching: Indonesia aims to keep traditional markets alive
By Budi Purwanto and Heru Asprihanto SALATIGA, Indonesia (Reuters) - A traditional market on the island of Java has moved outdoors and set stalls at least a metre (3.3 ft) apart as Indonesia looks to ...
May 10, 2020
President says one person infected 533 with coronavirus at Ghana fish factory
ACCRA (Reuters) - A worker at a fish-processing factory in Ghana's Atlantic seafront city of Tema infected 533 other workers at the facility with the coronavirus, Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo sai...
May 10, 2020
China reports 17 more COVID-19 cases amid new infections in Wuhan
BEIJING (Reuters) - China reported 17 new COVID-19 cases for May 10, rising from a day earlier and marking the highest daily increase since April 28, according to official data published on Monday. Of...
May 10, 2020
Mexico sees 3,500 new coronavirus cases in projected peak weekend
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's health ministry confirmed 1,562 new cases of coronavirus infection on Sunday, along with 112 additional deaths, as government models projected that infections could pe...
May 10, 2020
Japan may end state of emergency this week for regions with stable virus cases
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese government will consider lifting the state of emergency on many of the 34 prefectures that are not among the hardest-hit by the coronavirus epidemic before the nationwid...
May 10, 2020
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