Author Archives: Syndicated Content
‘Fingers crossed it’ll work’: Britain’s Zoom parliament begins
LONDON (Reuters) - British lawmakers will upend 700 years of history on Wednesday when they question ministers by video link - an unprecedented and largely untested 'hybrid parliament' arrangement for...
Apr 22, 2020
UK credit agencies reassure companies over pandemic loan freezes
LONDON (Reuters) - Loan payment freezes negotiated by companies with their banks during the pandemic should not damage their credit rating, credit reference agencies in Britain said on Wednesday. Expe...
Apr 22, 2020
Malaysia reports 50 new coronavirus cases, one death
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia reported 50 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, bringing the cumulative total to 5,532. The health ministry also reported one new death, bringing the total number of ...
Apr 22, 2020
India battles supply snags in race to build affordable ventilators
By Sachin Ravikumar and Anuron Kumar Mitra BENGALURU (Reuters) - Indian medical device makers, racing to churn out ventilators as domestic COVID-19 cases spike, have been beset by supply bottlenecks, ...
Apr 22, 2020
Police in English town warn public about man with weapon: BBC
LONDON (Reuters) - The police in Kent, southeast England, have warned the public to stay away from an area in the town of Chatham where a man with weapons has been seen on a balcony, the BBC reported ...
Apr 22, 2020
France looking into setting up insurance cover for pandemics
PARIS (Reuters) - French finance minister Bruno Le Maire has set up a working group to look into establishing further insurance cover for exceptional, one-off events such as pandemics, Le Maire's depa...
Apr 22, 2020
Indonesia reports 283 new coronavirus infections, 19 deaths
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia reported 283 new coronavirus infections on Wednesday, taking the total number of cases to 7,418, a health ministry official said. The official, Achmad Yurianto, said ther...
Apr 22, 2020
Botswana’s president dismisses two senior officials in health ministry
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi has dismissed the permanent secretary in the ministry of health and his deputy with immediate effect, the presidency said in a statement...
Apr 22, 2020
India suspends coronavirus antibody tests after questions over reliability
By Sanjeev Miglani NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has ordered a pause in testing for antibodies to the coronavirus because of concern over the accuracy, health officials said on Wednesday, complicating t...
Apr 22, 2020
Philippines records nine new coronavirus deaths, 111 more cases
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' health ministry on Wednesday reported nine new coronavirus deaths and 111 new confirmed infections. In a bulletin, the health ministry said total deaths have increa...
Apr 22, 2020
