Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Rockets hit U.S. air base in Afghanistan; no casualties
KABUL (Reuters) - Five rockets hit a U.S. air base in Afghanistan on Thursday, but there were no casualties, two senior security officials said, and no militant group immediately claimed responsibilit...
Apr 09, 2020
RBI says coronavirus has ‘drastically altered’ India’s growth outlook
MUMBAI (Reuters) - The outlook for India's economic recovery has been sharply altered by the coronavirus outbreak, the central bank said in its Monetary Policy Report, underlining the pandemic's deepe...
Apr 09, 2020
Cardinal Pell’s acquittal stirs abuse survivor memories in Ballarat hometown
By Sonali Paul and Jonathan Barrett MELBOURNE/SYDNEY (Reuters) - A thick line of black tape obscures Cardinal George Pell's name on a board lauding ordained alumni of St Patrick's College in the Austr...
Apr 09, 2020
ECB’s Lagarde says large-scale debt cancellation ‘unthinkable’
PARIS (Reuters) - European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde dismissed on Thursday the possibility of a generalised cancellation of debts contracted during the coronavirus crisis. "That seems t...
Apr 09, 2020
Germany hopes EU can agree economic aid package on Thursday
BERLIN/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said he expected European Union finance ministers meeting later on Thursday to make progress towards agreeing a 500 billion euro ($54...
Apr 09, 2020
EU offers relief on reporting deadlines for funds in pandemic
LONDON (Reuters) - Investment funds should not face enforcement action by their national regulators for failing to meet reporting deadlines during the pandemic crisis, the European Union's markets wat...
Apr 09, 2020
Indonesian barber gears up to groom during coronavirus
By Tommy Ardiansyah BOGOR, Indonesia (Reuters) - Indonesian hair stylist Herman Maulanasyah knows that he may look comical in his makeshift protective gear but he sees that as a small price if it help...
Apr 09, 2020
PM Johnson ‘improving’ in intensive care as UK ponders COVID-19 lockdown
By Guy Faulconbridge and Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson spent a third night in intensive care with COVID-19 complications but is improving and able to sit up as hi...
Apr 09, 2020
Poland may extend restrictions, no drastic new rules planned: minister
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's government may decide on Thursday to extend restrictions to fight the spread of the coronavirus, but no drastic new moves to combat the pandemic are not planned, Health Min...
Apr 09, 2020
Swiss amend bankruptcy laws to protect firms hit by coronavirus crisis
ZURICH (Reuters) - The Swiss government will look at temporarily changing its bankruptcy laws to protect companies hit by cash-flow problems and mounting debts during the coronavirus crisis, it said o...
Apr 09, 2020
