Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Hungary extends national lockdown to contain spread of coronavirus
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary is extending lockdown measures to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus by one week from Saturday, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's chief of staff said at a media confe...
Apr 16, 2020
China central bank will continue to support smaller firms via targeted RRR cuts
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's central bank said on Thursday it will continue to guide credit to support the real economy, especially smaller firms, via measures including targeted cuts in banks' reserve...
Apr 16, 2020
Millions face hunger as African cities impose coronavirus lockdowns
By Libby George and Katharine Houreld LAGOS/NAIROBI (Reuters) - Shehu Isah Daiyanu Dumus has run out of cash and says he only has a few handfuls of cassava flour left to eat. The 53-year-old paraplegi...
Apr 16, 2020
A coronavirus betrayal: Even friends shun mainland protesters in Hong Kong
By Sarah Wu HONG KONG (Reuters) - Minnie Li and Nannan were nervous as they walked into a Hong Kong restaurant with several friends offering donations of masks and hand sanitizer in the middle of a pa...
Apr 16, 2020
Penlon ventilator receives UK approval in battle against coronavirus
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has approved a ventilator from medical device company Penlon which will be built as part of a consortium including Airbus and Rolls-Royce in a bid to combat the coronavirus ...
Apr 16, 2020
Euro zone industry output dips in February on eve of virus measures
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone industrial production dipped slightly in February, the month before coronavirus restrictions were widely introduced in Europe, due to reverses in capital and consumer du...
Apr 16, 2020
Europe’s scramble for face masks prompts longer term rethink
By Ludwig Burger FRANKFURT (Reuters) - As countries scramble for face masks to protect their healthcare workers from the coronavirus, German and U.S. manufacturers in Europe are seeing an opportunity ...
Apr 16, 2020
Indonesia reports 380 new coronavirus infections, 27 deaths
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia confirmed on Thursday 380 new coronavirus infections, taking the total in the Southeast Asian country to 5,516, said a health ministry official Achmad Yurianto. Yurianto ...
Apr 16, 2020
Germany’s Scholz says coronavirus is a call for European solidarity
By Michael Nienaber and Christian Kraemer BERLIN (Reuters) - The coronavirus pandemic should act as call for solidarity among Europe's leaders, German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said, adding that he...
Apr 16, 2020
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
(Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Charged with homicide over COVID-19 infections India has charged the chief of a Muslim seminary with culpable homicide for hol...
Apr 16, 2020
