Author Archives: Syndicated Content
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
Esports: Dybala too good for Bale in charity video game clash
(Reuters) - Paulo Dybala left Gareth Bale out of his Real Madrid starting line-up but had no trouble beating the Welshman's Manchester City side in a FIFA 20 video game as part of a Combat Corona fund...
Apr 06, 2020
Taiwan execution casts pall over coronavirus diplomacy with Europe
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's outreach to the European Union has been overshadowed by the bloc's displeasure at the island's use of the death penalty, just days after a rare high-profile mention that th...
Apr 06, 2020
