Author Archives: Syndicated Content
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
ECB’s Lagarde: let’s not get fixated on coronabonds
PARIS (Reuters) - Europe should not get hung up on the idea of issuing coronabonds through a specially created European rescue fund, ECB President Christine Lagarde said in a newspaper interview publi...
Apr 09, 2020
UK watchdog to add car finance to pandemic loan relief measures
LONDON (Reuters) - The Financial Conduct Authority said on Thursday it would add car financing to the temporary relief measures aimed at supporting households facing sudden financial hardship as resul...
Apr 09, 2020
German exports rose in February, but China trade slowed on virus
BERLIN (Reuters) - German exports rose in February but trade with China slowed sharply as Europe's largest economy felt the initial effects of the coronavirus pandemic, the Federal Statistics Office s...
Apr 09, 2020
Britain’s William and wife Kate surprise school children with video call
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate surprised children at a school with a video-call to offer thanks to their parents who are key workers keeping the country running during t...
Apr 09, 2020
UK government expands overdraft with Bank of England
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's government said it had expanded its overdraft with the Bank of England, known as the Ways and Means facility, to ensure it had access to funds in case COVID-19 disruption ...
Apr 09, 2020
On this day: Died April 10, 2015: Richie Benaud, cricketer and broadcaster
By Nick Mulvenney SYDNEY (Reuters) - "Morning everyone." At the sound of this prosaic but unmistakeable greeting, cricket fans for half a century knew they were about to spend a few hours in the compa...
Apr 09, 2020
