Category Archives: Syndicated
Oman Sultan pardons 599 prisoners, including 336 foreigners: Oman News Agency
DUBAI (Reuters) - The Sultan of Oman, Haitham bin Tariq al-Said, has pardoned 599 prisoners jailed for various offenses, including 336 foreigners, the state-run Oman News Agency said on Twitter on Wed...
Apr 08, 2020
UK coronavirus testing capacity to be expanded in May: AstraZeneca CEO
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will have a new coronavirus testing facility capable of carrying out 30,000 tests per day by early May, said the chief executive of British pharmaceutical company AstraZenec...
Apr 08, 2020
Iran’s Rouhani urges IMF to give Tehran its requested loan amid coronavirus
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's President Hassan Rouhani urged the International Monetary Fund on Wednesday to give the country its requested $5 billion emergency funding to help Tehran fight the coronavirus...
Apr 08, 2020
Japan’s March service sector sentiment slumps to record low on coronavirus woes
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's service sector sentiment hit a record low in March, as the coronavirus crisis prompted travel bans and hurt consumption in a major shock to the economy. Th...
Apr 08, 2020
Fear of the unknown: Locked-down athletes face mental health challenge
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) - When Olympic swimming champion Kyle Chalmers completed what he knew would be his final training session before the coronavirus shutdown, his overwhelming feelings w...
Apr 08, 2020
Japan’s March bankruptcies rise as coronavirus halts business
TOKYO (Reuters) - Bankruptcies among Japanese companies rose for a seventh straight month in March as the coronavirus outbreak slammed the brakes on business activity across the country. Tokyo Shoko R...
Apr 08, 2020
German, Swiss companies combine to make disinfectant to kill virus
ZURICH (Reuters) - Businesses including Switzerland's Clariant and Germany's CropEnergies AG are combining to boost disinfectant production, part of a state-financed crisis programme in Bavaria to lif...
Apr 08, 2020
UK PM Johnson stable after second night in intensive care battling COVID-19
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson spent a second night in intensive care and was in a stable condition after receiving oxygen support for COVID-19 complications while his foreign...
Apr 08, 2020
Indivior withdraws 2020 forecast on coronavirus-led uncertainty
(Reuters) - British drugmaker Indivior PLC withdrew its annual financial forecast on Wednesday, citing uncertainties due to the coronavirus pandemic. The company said it does not expect to be in a pos...
Apr 08, 2020
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
(Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: WHO China-centric, organisation "blew it", Trump says "The W.H.O. really blew it," Trump said in a Twitter post on Tuesday, ca...
Apr 08, 2020
