Category Archives: Syndicated
Indian leaders hesitate to end world’s biggest lockdown
By Sanjeev Miglani NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's 21-day lockdown is set to end next week but several state leaders have called for an extension or only a partial lifting of restrictions, saying is the...
Apr 07, 2020
UK labour cost growth slows to two-year low in late 2019
LONDON (Reuters) - Growth in British labour costs slowed to its weakest in just over two years in late 2019, pointing to low underlying inflation pressures, though productivity remained weak, accordin...
Apr 07, 2020
U.S. health officials say death toll may fall short of most dire projections
By Doina Chiacu and Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two senior U.S. health officials have said they now believe the coronavirus outbreak may kill fewer Americans than some recent projections, poin...
Apr 07, 2020
Swiss aid package could head off jobless surge – government
By Silke Koltrowitz and John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland's largest ever aid package launched to counter the economic impact of the new coronavirus epidemic should help the country avoid a ma...
Apr 07, 2020
Tokyo 2020 delay gives everyone a fair chance, says Riner
PARIS (Reuters) - Double Olympic judo champion Teddy Riner believes that staging the Tokyo Games in 2021 will put all athletes on an equal footing after the sports extravaganza was postponed for a yea...
Apr 07, 2020
Uber suspends services in several parts of Saudi Arabia
DUBAI (Reuters) - Uber said on Tuesday it was temporarily halting its services in several Saudi cities and governorates after a round-the-clock curfew was announced to limit the spread of the coronavi...
Apr 07, 2020
Indonesia in talks with development banks for loans totalling $7 billion
JAKARTA (Reuters) - The Indonesian government is in talks with development banks for loans totalling $7 billion to finance its COVID-19 relief efforts, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati told a ca...
Apr 07, 2020
Italy’s Diasorin aims to launch COVID-19 antibody test by end-April
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's medical diagnostic group Diasorin said on Tuesday it aims to launch a new serological test to detect antibodies in patients infected with the new coronavirus by the end of Ap...
Apr 07, 2020
Australian regulator urges banks, insurers to defer dividends amid virus outbreak
(Reuters) - The Australian financial regulator on Tuesday urged banks and insurers to consider deferring dividend payouts or use buffers like dividend reinvestment plans until the impact of the corona...
Apr 07, 2020
Immelman named International team captain for 2021 Presidents Cup
(Reuters) - Former Masters champion Trevor Immelman has been named captain of the International team for the 2021 Presidents Cup, event organisers and PGA Tour officials announced on Tuesday. Immelman...
Apr 07, 2020
