Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Caffeinated conservation: Colombian farmers switch coca for coffee to protect wildlife
By Oliver Griffin SAN LUCAS MOUNTAINS, Colombia (Reuters) - In a clearing around his modest smallholding, farmer Arcadio Barajas stands before a sea of coffee plants, cloaked in the shadow cast by a w...
Apr 09, 2020
Philippines’ coronavirus infections top 4,000
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines reported 21 new deaths and 206 additional cases of the coronavirus, the health ministry said on Thursday. Total deaths have reached 203 and cases have risen to 4,076...
Apr 09, 2020
Young doctors brave overwhelming coronavirus crisis
By Inti Landauro (Reuters) - For young doctors like 26-year-old Christian Vigil, battling on the frontline against the new coronavirus is a journey back in time to an era they can scarcely imagine. "W...
Apr 09, 2020
Italy industry output falls less than expected in February ahead of coronavirus impact
ROME, (Reuters) - Italian industrial output declined by 1.2% month-on-month in February, data showed on Thursday, a smaller drop than expected after a jump the month before. A Reuters survey of 18 ana...
Apr 09, 2020
Russia’s coronavirus case tally surpasses 10,000 after record daily rise
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Thursday reported a record one-day rise of 1,459 new cases of coronavirus, pushing its national case total to 10,131. The number of coronavirus-related deaths rose by 13 t...
Apr 09, 2020
Under-used Swiss hospitals hint at hidden toll of coronavirus
By Emma Farge LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) - Swiss emergency rooms and hospitals are quieter than usual despite an influx of COVID-19 patients, a worrying sign that some doctors say could mean more...
Apr 09, 2020
China commerce ministry says foreign trade improved in March
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's commerce ministry said on Thursday that the country's imports and exports improved in March, without elaborating. But some foreign trade companies, especially textiles firm...
Apr 09, 2020
Indian court order for free coronavirus testing may hinder fight, say business leaders, health experts
By Sanjeev Miglani and Devjyot Ghoshal NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A decision by the Supreme Court of India to make testing for coronavirus free places an unfair financial burden on medical firms and could ...
Apr 09, 2020
European shares jump on hopes of coronavirus progress
(Reuters) - European stock markets gained for a fourth straight day on Thursday on hopes the coronavirus pandemic was close to peaking, with investor attention also focused on a meeting of European Un...
Apr 09, 2020
French state-subsidised furloughs to cost more than 20 billion euros: minister
PARIS (Reuters) - France's state-subsidised furlough programme will cost more than 20 billion euros ($21.73 billion), Labour Minister Muriel Penicaud said on Thursday. Penicaud said 628,000 companies ...
Apr 09, 2020
