Category Archives: Syndicated
Bodies found in unrefrigerated trucks in New York during COVID-19 pandemic
By Lucas Jackson NEW YORK (Reuters) - The city of New York delivered a freezer truck to a funeral home on Wednesday after it was found to be storing dead bodies in unrefrigerated U-Haul vehicles, a Re...
Apr 29, 2020
China says has prepared pool of transport projects worth $113 billion
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's transport ministry said on Thursday it has a pool of transportion projects with a total investment value of 800 billion yuan ($113.02 billion) that can start as soon as fun...
Apr 29, 2020
Virgin Australia administrators halt bondholder payments, appoint Morgan Stanley for sale
By Jamie Freed and Paulina Duran SYDNEY (Reuters) - Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd's administrators have halted payments to bondholders and appointed Morgan Stanley to help sell the airline within four...
Apr 29, 2020
Mexican miners ask U.S. to consider it in talks on re-opening
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's miners on Wednesday asked the U.S. government to consider their sector in talks over the reopening of key areas of the Mexican and U.S. economies once quarantine measu...
Apr 29, 2020
Nintendo seen extending profit streak as housebound consumers switch on
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nintendo Co Ltd is expected to extend its decade-high earnings streak when it reports fourth-quarter results next week, powered by the hit Switch console which ...
Apr 29, 2020
IMF sees Caribbean economy shrinking 6.2% in 2020 due to pandemic
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A sudden stop in tourism caused by border closures and lockdowns aimed at containing the coronavirus pandemic will cause a 6.2% contraction of the Caribbean economy in 2020, the...
Apr 29, 2020
China cancels annual Boao forum due to coronavirus
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has cancelled the 2020 Boao Forum for Asia, which Beijing is trying to promote as the region's answer to Davos, due to the coronavirus epidemic, the official China News agenc...
Apr 29, 2020
Clash of tech titans: Zuckerberg praises coronavirus lockdowns; Musk sees ‘fascism’
By Munsif Vengattil (Reuters) - Silicon Valley billionaires Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg offered dueling views on lockdown measures designed to slow the spread of the coronavirus on Wednesday, with F...
Apr 29, 2020
NHL targets May opening of training facilities if COVID-19 restrictions ease
(Reuters) - The National Hockey League said on Wednesday it hopes to reopen training facilities to players by mid-to-late May as long as local restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic allow for a ret...
Apr 29, 2020
IMF approves $650 million in emergency pandemic aid for Dominican Republic
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday its executive board had approved $650 million in emergency financial assistance to help the Dominican Republic respond to the c...
Apr 29, 2020
