Category Archives: Syndicated
Singapore reports 1,111 new coronavirus cases
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore said on Tuesday it had preliminarily confirmed 1,111 new coronavirus cases, taking the city-state's total infections to 9,125. The health ministry said most of the case...
Apr 21, 2020
Daimler teams up with Volvo Trucks in fuel cell venture
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Daimler and Volvo Trucks have agreed to join forces to develop, produce and sell fuel cell systems for heavy-duty vehicles, in a sign that the coronavirus crisis is accelerating ...
Apr 21, 2020
European shares tumble on oil crash, dour earnings
(Reuters) - European stocks fell on Tuesday as the double whammy from a crash in U.S. crude to minus $40 per barrel and dismal first-quarter earnings reports spooked investors about the lasting damage...
Apr 21, 2020
China supports Hong Kong government’s arrest of 15 activists
BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Tuesday it supported the Hong Kong government's decision to arrest 15 activists and said criticisms from the United States and Britain exposed their "political conspi...
Apr 21, 2020
As China splashes out vouchers to revive retail, many just buy necessities
By Sophie Yu and Tony Munroe BEIJING (Reuters) - China is handing out billions of yuan in shopping coupons to support retailers crushed by the COVID-19 outbreak, but the subsidies are doing little to ...
Apr 21, 2020
German Oktoberfest cancelled due to coronavirus
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Oktoberfest, the world's largest folk festival, where revellers from all over the world gather to swig large quantities of beer, has been cancelled due to the coronavirus ...
Apr 21, 2020
The S11 dormitory: inside Singapore’s biggest coronavirus cluster
By Ruma Paul, Koustav Samanta and Aradhana Aravindan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - For Habibur Rahman, the only glimpse of life outside the four walls of the cramped Singapore dormitory room he shares with 11...
Apr 21, 2020
Apple expands services business to markets in Africa and beyond
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Apple Inc on Tuesday said it would expand its App Store, Apple Music and other services to dozens of new markets in Africa, the Middle East and beyond in the biggest geog...
Apr 21, 2020
Bookseller who fled Hong Kong attacked with red paint in Taiwan
TAIPEI (Reuters) - A Hong Kong bookseller who fled to Taiwan amid fears of Chinese persecution was attacked on Tuesday by a man who threw red paint at him, just days before he was set to open a new bo...
Apr 21, 2020
Denmark to allow public gatherings of up to 500 people from May 10: TV2
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark will increase the maximum number of people allowed to meet in public to 500 from May 10, up from a 10-person limit, broadcaster TV2 reported on Tuesday citing the health...
Apr 21, 2020
