Category Archives: Syndicated
China rattles sabres as world battles coronavirus pandemic
By Yew Lun Tian and Ben Blanchard BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) - China is becoming increasingly assertive in the region as the coronavirus crisis eases on the mainland while raging elsewhere in the world,...
Apr 20, 2020
Indonesia bans Ramadan mass exodus tradition to curb coronavirus spread
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia will ban the mass exodus tradition, locally known as 'mudik,' at the end of the Muslim fasting month in May in a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus in the Southeast As...
Apr 20, 2020
Japan tests show 11 dead were infected with coronavirus: media
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese police reported last month the deaths of 11 people deemed to be unnatural before tests showed the victims had been infected with the new coronavirus, media said on Tuesday. ...
Apr 20, 2020
Afghan prisoner exchanges, U.S. peace plan threatened by coronavirus
By Jonathan Landay, Arshad Mohammed and Rupam Jain WASHINGTON/MUMBAI (Reuters) - The coronavirus pandemic threatens to unravel a U.S. effort to end the war in Afghanistan if Taliban and government pri...
Apr 20, 2020
Fast Retailing aims to re-open two Uniqlo stores in Berlin this week
TOKYO (Reuters) - Fast Retailing Co , the owner of casual clothing chain Uniqlo, is ready to re-open two stores in Berlin this week, the company said on Tuesday, the first in Europe to reopen its door...
Apr 20, 2020
Australia eases restrictions on elective surgeries after slowing coronavirus spread
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia will relax restrictions on elective surgeries after slowing the spread of coronavirus, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Tuesday. Australia had in March banned all non...
Apr 20, 2020
U.S. President Trump’s re-election campaign raises $13.6 million in March
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump raised $13.6 million in March for his re-election campaign, ending the month with $98.5 million in cash, according to a disclosure filed on Monday wi...
Apr 20, 2020
Coronavirus infections rate among Philippine health workers ‘worrisome’: WHO expert
MANILA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization has recognised a worrisome trend of infections among healthcare workers in the Philippines and is working closely with the country's health ministry on...
Apr 20, 2020
WHO says concerned about rising confirmed cases in Japan
BEIJING (Reuters) - The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that it was concerned about the increasing number of confirmed cases of the new coronavirus in Japan. But Japan is not yet in the stag...
Apr 20, 2020
WHO warns lifting of coronavirus lockdowns must be gradual
BEIJING (Reuters) - The World Health Organization warned on Tuesday that any lifting of lockdowns to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus must be gradual, and if restrictions were to be relaxed...
Apr 20, 2020
