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Kazakhstan summons Chinese ambassador in protest over article
ALMATY (Reuters) - Kazakhstan's foreign ministry summoned the Chinese ambassador on Tuesday to protest over an article saying the country was keen to become part of China, the ministry said. In a stat...
Apr 14, 2020
Swiss coronavirus death toll hits 900 as new cases decelerate
ZURICH (Reuters) - The Swiss death toll from the novel coronavirus has reached 900 people, the country's public health agency said on Tuesday, rising from 885 people on Monday. The number of people sh...
Apr 14, 2020
Investors stick to cash amid recession worries: BofA survey
LONDON (Reuters) - Investors have been hoarding cash at a rate not seen since the immediate aftermath of the attack on the World Trade Center in Sept 2001, BofA's April fund manager survey showed, as ...
Apr 14, 2020
Turkish Airlines extends flight cancellations until May 20
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish Airlines has extended the cancellation of international flights to May 20 from May 1 over the coronavirus outbreak, the airline said on Tuesday, adding that domestic flights...
Apr 14, 2020
Technical problems at Deutsche Boerse hit Vienna Stock Exchange trading
VIENNA (Reuters) - Trading on the Vienna Stock Exchange has been interrupted by technical problems at system provider Deutsche Boerse , the Austrian exchange said on Tuesday, and the German operator s...
Apr 14, 2020
‘Mixed picture’ in Europe, COVID-19 vaccine at least 12 months off: WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) - The number of new cases of COVID-19 is easing in some parts of Europe, including Italy and Spain, but outbreaks are still growing in Britain and Turkey, the World Health Organizatio...
Apr 14, 2020
Thai economy could lose over $40 billion if virus crisis goes beyond second quarter
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's economy is expected to lose 1.3 trillion baht (nearly $40 billion), almost all of it in the tourist sector, due to the initial impact of the coronavirus pandemic, a bank...
Apr 14, 2020
Coronavirus forces Russian florists to destroy millions of roses as demand wilts
By Olga Popova MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's rose growers are destroying a million flowers a day after a coronavirus-induced slump in sales, with fears of worse to come as self-isolation measures take h...
Apr 14, 2020
Top creditors agree moratorium on poorest countries debt: French finmin
PARIS (Reuters) - Major international creditors have agreed a moratorium on the poorest countries debt in response to the new coronavirus crisis, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Tuesday...
Apr 14, 2020
Russia will not ask EU for sanctions relief over coronavirus: TASS cites foreign minister
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is not intending to ask the European Union to lift sanctions due to the coronavirus outbreak, the TASS news agency cited Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying on Tuesday. ...
Apr 14, 2020
