Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Slovakia closes off five Roma settlements due to coronavirus
By Tomas Mrva BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - Slovakia has closed off several Roma settlements in the eastern part of the country after reports of a cluster of coronavirus cases in five of them, highlighting d...
Apr 09, 2020
Lebanon extends coronavirus lockdown by two more weeks
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's government has extended its almost month-long coronavirus shutdown by another two weeks until April 26 to combat the spread of the disease, the information minister said o...
Apr 09, 2020
U.S. Treasury’s Mnuchin says airline aid ‘next big thing’ to be rolled out
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Thursday that aid for airlines will be the "next big thing" to be rolled out after the Federal Reserve announced new lending backs...
Apr 09, 2020
Kiev photographer works around lockdown with video photo shoots
KIEV (Reuters) - Kiev photographer Kate Kondratieva has found a way to continue doing her job by holding virtual photo shoots, and clients are pouring in. During video calls she captures screenshots a...
Apr 09, 2020
Stay home, eat chocolate: Belgian chefs celebrate Easter despite coronavirus
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Determined chocolatiers and chefs in Belgium have kept producing their Easter delicacies despite the coronavirus lockdown, with specialist chocolate shops remaining open and also ...
Apr 09, 2020
U.S. small business rescue loans to be allocated zero percent risk weight, regulators say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bank loans made under a Congressional small business rescue program will be allocated a zero percent risk weight, federal banking regulators said on Thursday, in a move that sho...
Apr 09, 2020
U.S. producer prices fall in March
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. producer prices fell in March, with the cost of goods dropping by the most since 2015, and further declines are likely as the novel coronavirus weighs on demand for energy ...
Apr 09, 2020
Belgian doctor feels coronavirus lows and highs as neighbours step away, but then applaud
By Marine Strauss BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgian doctor Elisabeth Lenoir is always careful to respect social distancing rules when she goes jogging after work in the village where she lives. But locals,...
Apr 09, 2020
Mexico’s prostitutes end up homeless as coronavirus keeps clients at home, shuts hotels
By Anthony Esposito MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Hungry, scared and tired, scores of sex workers in Mexico City have been forced to live on the streets as fear of contracting the coronavirus keeps clients ...
Apr 09, 2020
UK’s NIESR sees 15-25% fall in GDP in second quarter due to coronavirus
LONDON (Reuters) - British economic output could shrink by as much as a quarter during the April-June period after a 5% fall in the first three months of the year, forecasters at the National Institut...
Apr 09, 2020
