Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Honduras registers 31 new cases of coronavirus, bringing total to 343 cases and 23 deaths
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduras will extend its national curfew to April 19 as the country ramps up efforts to contain the coronavirus, the security ministry said on Wednesday. The Central American c...
Apr 08, 2020
Exxon used economic uncertainty to push for Paulsboro, N.J., contract: sources
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp used economic uncertainty tied to the coronavirus pandemic to urge workers at its lubricants and packaging plant in Paulsboro, New Jersey, to vote for a proposed c...
Apr 08, 2020
Central Japanese prefecture to declare state of emergency
(Reuters) - The governor of central Japan's Aichi, which includes the city of Nagoya and also hosts Toyota Motor Corp, on Thursday said he would declare a state of emergency for his prefecture the fol...
Apr 08, 2020
BOJ’s Kuroda warns corporate funding strains worsening
TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Thursday warned that uncertainty over the country's economic outlook was "extremely high," with corporate funding strains worsening. "The sp...
Apr 08, 2020
Nursing home deaths rise in Maryland with tests, protective gear scarce
By Makini Brice and Jane Ross WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Retired firefighter Gary Holmberg was only supposed to be at the Pleasant View nursing home in Maryland for a little while, recovering from a fall ...
Apr 08, 2020
Australian businesses, households can withstand GDP contraction: RBA
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian businesses and households are well placed to face the "large contraction" in economic activity from the coronavirus crisis though it will test their financial resilience,...
Apr 08, 2020
Woods and caddie sued by spectator over alleged 2018 incident
(Reuters) - A Florida man has filed a lawsuit against Tiger Woods and his caddie Joe LaCava alleging he sustained injuries after LaCava shoved him when he tried to take a selfie with the golfer in the...
Apr 08, 2020
Mexican president lashes out at companies over layoffs, taxes as big business seethes
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's president threw himself into a new confrontation with businesses on Wednesday, accusing big companies of not paying taxes and upbraiding others for laying off workers ...
Apr 08, 2020
Taiwan condemns ‘groundless’ accusations it attacked WHO chief
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's Foreign Ministry on Thursday condemned "groundless" accusations from the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) that racist slurs against him had come from the island,...
Apr 08, 2020
Risk currencies buoyed by cautious hopes pandemic is peaking
By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) - Risk-sensitive currencies climbed on Thursday on budding optimism the coronavirus pandemic may be peaking although the euro was dented by the European Union's failur...
Apr 08, 2020
