Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Break for Asia’s clogged capitals as coronavirus curbs traffic
MANILA (Reuters) - Strict lockdowns, school closures and curbs on commerce are giving Asia's congested capitals rare respite from transport mayhem, as the global fight to contain the coronavirus creat...
Apr 08, 2020
Spirit AeroSystems halts production for Boeing jets indefinitely
(Reuters) - Spirit AeroSystems , Boeing's top supplier, said on Wednesday it had stopped production for the planemaker for an indefinite period and would furlough workers supporting Boeing programs in...
Apr 08, 2020
Belgian economy could shrink 8% in 2020 due to coronavirus measures
By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The Belgian economy could contract by 8% this year due to measures to contain the coronavirus before a sharp rebound in 2021, the country's central bank and n...
Apr 08, 2020
Dutch coronavirus cases rise by 969 to 20,549, 147 new deaths
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the Netherlands rose by 969 to 20,549 as of Wednesday, health authorities said, with 147 new deaths. The country's total death toll f...
Apr 08, 2020
EU top court orders Poland to suspend disciplinary chamber
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland should immediately suspend the powers of a Supreme Court chamber created to discipline judges since it is not independent and thereby in breach of EU law, the European Union'...
Apr 08, 2020
Egypt extends nationwide night-time curfew by 15 days to counter coronavirus
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt will extend a nationwide night-time curfew by 15 days until April 23 to counter the coronavirus spread, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said on Wednesday. Airports will also st...
Apr 08, 2020
Pelosi, Schumer back emergency business funds amid coronavirus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic leaders in Congress on Wednesday threw their support behind interim emergency funding a day after the Trump administration asked U.S. lawmakers for another $250 billi...
Apr 08, 2020
Factbox: EU push for more coronavirus economic rescue hits the rocks
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union finance ministers failed to break a deadlock in all-night talks on more support for their coronavirus-hit economies, with north-south divisions flaring and strainin...
Apr 08, 2020
Croatia says it needs $10 billion to combat coronavirus crisis
ZAGREB (Reuters) - Croatia will need about 70 billion kuna ($10 billion) in the next few months to finance the measures it undertakes to combat the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Finance Mini...
Apr 08, 2020
Ex-Kazakh president’s grandson wins UK case over purchase of London mansion
LONDON (Reuters) - London's High Court removed anti-graft orders against the grandson of the former president of Kazakhstan on Wednesday, dealing a blow to powers that British crime fighters use to ta...
Apr 08, 2020
