Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Malaysia intercepts boat ferrying 202 suspected Rohingya
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian authorities on Sunday said they had intercepted a boat ferrying a group of 202 people believed to be ethnic Rohingya. The boat was found adrift around one nautical m...
Apr 05, 2020
Iran’s deaths from coronavirus reach 3,603: health ministry
(Reuters) - The death toll in Iran from the outbreak of the new coronavirus has reached 3,603, health ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur said in a statement broadcast live on state TV on Sunday. One ...
Apr 05, 2020
How one Silicon Valley factory keeps running in the age of coronavirus
By Timothy Aeppel (Reuters) - The managers at Green Circuits - a small Silicon Valley electronics factory - thought they would have to close when the San Francisco Bay Area directed non-essential busi...
Apr 05, 2020
No parties, no problem: Introverts don’t mind sheltering at home
By Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) - With her painting, baking and near-constant gardening, Stephanie Hollowell kept busy at home even before efforts to stem the coronavirus pandemic meant she had to stay ...
Apr 05, 2020
Factbox: Latest on the spread of the coronavirus around the world
(Reuters) - Global cases of the new coronavirus have passed 1 million and more than 64,000 people have died, a Reuters tally showed on Sunday, in a pandemic that has hammered the world economy. DEATHS...
Apr 05, 2020
Swiss coronavirus death toll rises by 19 to 559, cases top 21,000
VIENNA (Reuters) - Switzerland's death toll from the coronavirus outbreak has risen by 19 to 559, the health ministry said on Sunday. The number of people testing positive increased to 21,100 from 20,...
Apr 05, 2020
Exclusive: Planned $1 billion U.S. aid cut would hit Afghan security force funds: sources
By Jonathan Landay, Arshad Mohammed and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A planned $1 billion cut in U.S. aid to Afghanistan would come from funds for Afghan security forces, according to three U.S. ...
Apr 05, 2020
Spain’s coronavirus death toll rises by 674 to 12,418
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's coronavirus death toll has risen by 674 to 12,418 in the last day, the Health Ministry said on Sunday. A day earlier the toll rose by 809. The number of registered cases ros...
Apr 05, 2020
UK coronavirus deaths could reach 7,000 to 20,000: Ferguson
LONDON (Reuters) - UK deaths from the coronavirus could rise to between about 7,000 and 20,000 under measures taken to slow the spread of the virus, Neil Ferguson, a professor at Imperial College in L...
Apr 05, 2020
India curbs diagnostic testing kit exports as virus spreads
By Neha Dasgupta and Ruma Paul NEW DELHI/DHAKA (Reuters) - India is restricting the export of most diagnostic testing kits, as coronavirus cases in the South Asian nation topped 3,350 on Sunday despit...
Apr 05, 2020
