Category Archives: Syndicated
Qatar to postpone $8 billion of contracts from projects due to coronavirus
DUBAI (Reuters) - Qatar's ruler has asked the government to postpone $8.2 billion in unawarded contracts on capital expenditure projects due to the coronavirus outbreak, a bond prospectus seen by Reut...
Apr 07, 2020
Russia’s daily rise in coronavirus cases tops 1,000 for first time
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The number of coronavirus cases in Russia rose by more than 1,000 for the first time to reach 7,497 in the past 24 hours, the country's crisis response centre said on Tuesday. The n...
Apr 07, 2020
UK housing market on hold due to coronavirus crisis: Halifax
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's housing market is largely on pause due to the coronavirus crisis which will make it hard to calculate price changes ahead, but it is too early to gauge the long-term impac...
Apr 07, 2020
Indian states scramble for funds as virus takes toll on coffers
By Swati Bhat MUMBAI (Reuters) - A three-week nationwide lockdown is testing the resilience of India's state governments, with analysts warning that essential public services and health care for milli...
Apr 07, 2020
Russian space agency says Trump paving way to seize other planets
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian space agency, Roscosmos, accused Donald Trump on Tuesday of creating a basis to take over other planets by signing an executive order outlining U.S. policy on commercial...
Apr 07, 2020
Germany launches smartwatch app to monitor coronavirus spread
By Douglas Busvine BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's public health authority launched a smartwatch app on Tuesday in partnership with healthtech startup Thryve to help monitor the spread of COVID-19 and an...
Apr 07, 2020
World Championships provisionally scheduled for Sept-Oct in South Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) - The Table Tennis World Championships, which was postponed due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, has been provisionally scheduled to be held in South Korea between Sept. 27 a...
Apr 07, 2020
European shares climb as coronavirus cases slow
(Reuters) - European shares rallied for a second straight day on Tuesday, with investors focusing on early signs that the coronavirus pandemic may be easing, even as major companies still take steps t...
Apr 07, 2020
WeWork special committee files lawsuit against SoftBank after tender offer falls through
(Reuters) - The special committee on the board of The We Company, which operates office-sharing startup WeWork, has filed a lawsuit against its largest shareholder SoftBank Group Corp , challenging it...
Apr 07, 2020
Players to swap rackets for game controllers as Madrid Open goes online
MUMBAI (Reuters) - The world's top tennis players will swap rackets for game controllers this month after organisers of the cancelled Madrid Open said they will stage a virtual competition to raise fu...
Apr 07, 2020
