Author Archives: Syndicated Content
India calls in army to run facilities in Delhi as cases surge
By Devjyot Ghoshal NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India reported 16,000 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, its highest daily increase since the outbreak began, and the government called in the army to manage ...
Jun 24, 2020
Belgian faceprint scheme gives coronavirus masks the human touch
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - With impersonal anti-coronavirus masks rapidly becoming items of everyday use, a Belgian businessman decided it was time to give them a human face. Literally. Using a photo booth,...
Jun 24, 2020
‘No Christmas shows’ without UK state support, warns ballet boss
By Guy Faulconbridge and Sarah Mills LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Christmas ballet season is in jeopardy unless the government steps in to help dance companies ride out the coronavirus crisis, the art...
Jun 24, 2020
China loses appetite for salmon, seafood on virus contamination worries
By Sophie Yu and Emily Chow BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's appetite for salmon and other seafood has crashed this month, after a resurgence in coronavirus infections in Beijing was traced to cho...
Jun 24, 2020
BOJ offers $78 billion to firms hurt by pandemic in first phase of loan programme
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan on Wednesday offered 8.28 trillion yen ($77.74 billion) in loans to financial institutions under a new lending programme aimed at channeling funds to cash-strapped ...
Jun 24, 2020
Indonesia reports 1,113 new coronavirus infections, 38 new deaths
(Reuters) - Indonesia reported 1,113 new coronavirus infections on Wednesday, taking its total number of cases to 49,009. Health ministry official Achmad Yurianto said there were 38 more deaths report...
Jun 24, 2020
Italy audit court OKs state guarantees for $7.1 billion bank loan for Fiat Chrysler: source
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's audit court has given its green light to a decree offering state guarantees for a 6.3-billion euro ($7.12 billion) loan for Fiat Chrysler's Italian Unit, a source said, paving...
Jun 24, 2020
Exclusive: Women, babies at risk as COVID-19 disrupts health services, World Bank warns
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Millions of women and children in poor countries are at risk because the COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting health services they rely on, from neonatal and maternity ca...
Jun 24, 2020
Bulgaria to extend coronavirus state of emergency until mid-July
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria will extend a state of emergency declared in response to the coronavirus outbreak until July 15 after another jump in new registered cases, Health Minister Kiril Ananiev sai...
Jun 24, 2020
Kyrgyz leader misses Russian victory parade as aides contract COVID-19
BISHKEK (Reuters) - Kyrgyz President Sooronbai Jeenbekov missed a World War Two victory parade in Russia on Wednesday after two people who accompanied him on the flight to Moscow tested positive for C...
Jun 24, 2020
