Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Botswana’s president, lawmakers out of quarantine after testing negative for coronavirus
GABORONE (Reuters) - President Mokgweetsi Masisi and all of Botswana's lawmakers have been released from two weeks in quarantine after testing negative for the coronavirus, a senior official said on T...
Apr 23, 2020
Vietnam says accusations it hacked China for virus information ‘baseless’
HANOI (Reuters) - A report which said Vietnamese government-linked hackers had attempted to break into Chinese state organisations at the centre of Beijing's effort to contain the coronavirus outbreak...
Apr 23, 2020
Chinese citizen journalist resurfaces after going missing in Wuhan
By Yew Lun Tian BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese citizen journalist who posted videos about the coronavirus situation in the city of Wuhan has resurfaced after going missing for almost two months, saying...
Apr 23, 2020
Eight of 10 UK firms interested in coronavirus furlough scheme: ONS
LONDON (Reuters) - Around eight of every 10 of British companies are interested in the government's offer to pay 80% of the wages of staff who are temporarily laid off, according to a survey published...
Apr 23, 2020
UK lenders provide 2.8 billion pounds in emergency COVID loans
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's banks have provided 2.8 billion pounds ($3.5 billion)in emergency loans to small and medium-sized companies under a government-backed scheme to help businesses survive the...
Apr 23, 2020
Spanish hotels see 66% visitor slump in March amid epidemic
MADRID (Reuters) - The number of foreign visitors staying in Spanish hotels slumped almost 66% in March to 1.19 million as the coronavirus epidemic forced the tourism-dependent country to impose one o...
Apr 23, 2020
Japan offers bleakest view of economy in over a decade as virus damage deepens
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government on Thursday offered its bleakest assessment of the economy in over a decade as the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic threatens to tip the world...
Apr 23, 2020
Finland PM to work from home as precaution against coronavirus
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin will work from home from Thursday as a precaution against possible exposure to the coronavirus, her office said. The decision was made after Mar...
Apr 23, 2020
Volkswagen making masks in China for its staff at European plants
BEIJING (Reuters) - Volkswagen AG is making masks in China for distribution to Volkswagen plant employees in Europe, the German automaker said on Thursday as it prepares to restart European production...
Apr 23, 2020
Coronavirus brings UK economy to its knees in April: PMI
By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) - Coronavirus hit Britain's economy in April with more force than even the most pessimistic forecasters had feared as businesses reported an historic collapse in demand ...
Apr 23, 2020
