Category Archives: Syndicated
Indonesia approves large-scale social restrictions for Jakarta: media
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's health ministry has approved a request by the government of Jakarta to impose large-scale social restrictions in the city to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, med...
Apr 06, 2020
BOK to keep rates unchanged this week but second-quarter easing possible: Reuters poll
By Joori Roh SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's central bank is expected to keep its policy rate unchanged at a record-low 0.75% when it meets on Thursday but it may ease later this quarter to offset the...
Apr 06, 2020
Japan set to announce coronavirus emergency, finalise near $1 trillion stimulus
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to announce a state of emergency on Tuesday for the capital Tokyo and six other prefectures to stem a worrying rise in coronavirus infection...
Apr 06, 2020
Rush for masks, toilet paper slows Japan’s household spending decline
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's consumer spending fell in February but at a slower-than-expected pace as households scrambled for protective masks, toilet paper and staple food amid the wors...
Apr 06, 2020
Australian job ads slide 10.3% in March amid virus shutdown
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian job advertisements suffered their largest drop in more than a decade in March as strict social distancing rules and business closures to combat the coronavirus curbed dem...
Apr 06, 2020
Acting U.S. Navy secretary apologizes to carrier commander after rebuke
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Acting U.S. Navy Secretary Thomas Modly issued an apology on Monday to the former commander of a coronavirus-stricken aircraft carrier after sharply criticizing him in a speech ...
Apr 06, 2020
UK’s Johnson fights worsening coronavirus symptoms in intensive care
By Paul Sandle and Costas Pitas LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was being treated for worsening coronavirus symptoms in an intensive care unit on Tuesday, with his foreign mini...
Apr 06, 2020
Silver: No NBA decision until at least May
The NBA doesn't expect to have a decision about the status of the 2019-20 season -- currently suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic -- until at least May, commissioner Adam Silver said Monday. Dur...
Apr 06, 2020
USGA considered December U.S. Open at Riviera
Before the U.S. Golf Association settled on a September date for the rescheduled U.S. Open at Winged Foot in Mamaroneck, N.Y., a backup plan to hold the major event at Riviera Country Club near Los An...
Apr 06, 2020
Mainland China reports 32 new confirmed cases of coronavirus
BEIJING (Reuters) - Mainland China reported 32 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus, down from 39 cases a day earlier, the National Health Commission said on Tuesday. All of the new confirmed cases ...
Apr 06, 2020
