Author Archives: Syndicated Content
IMF to double aid to Bosnia after regions agree on funds’ division
SARAJEVO (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund has agreed to double its aid to Bosnia to combat the coronavirus crisis, but the loan will be approved only after the country's two regions agree o...
Apr 09, 2020
Merkel says no to ‘coronabonds’
BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday rejected demands by Italy for common euro zone bonds to mitigate the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, adding that Germany would back...
Apr 09, 2020
Turkey’s fight against coronavirus fails to heal divisions, opponents say
By Daren Butler ISTANBUL (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan has evoked Turkey's war of independence in calls for unity against the coronavirus, but opposition parties say their exclusion from fund-r...
Apr 09, 2020
Passover in Israel looks like Yom Kippur – roads empty due to coronavirus
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's highways, intersections and back streets were deserted during Passover on Thursday, as coronavirus restrictions and a holiday curfew left the country looking more like Y...
Apr 09, 2020
Need to plan for possibility of more Theodore Roosevelt-level coronavirus infections: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military needs to plan for the possibility of more coronavirus infections on the level of the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt, a top general said on Thursday. "I th...
Apr 09, 2020
Bulgarian churches to remain open on Palm Sunday, Easter
By Angel Krasimirov SOFIA (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said on Thursday that Bulgaria's Orthodox churches and temples will be open for traditional Palm Sunday and Easter services despite ...
Apr 09, 2020
Botswana’s entire parliament quarantined after coronavirus scare
GABORONE (Reuters) - All Botswana's parliamentarians including President Mokgweetsi Masisi will be quarantined for 14 days and tested for the new coronavirus, after a health worker screening lawmakers...
Apr 09, 2020
Fed will continue to act ‘forcefully, proactively and aggressively,’ Powell says
By Lindsay Dunsmuir and Ann Saphir WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve will continue to use all the tools at its disposal until the U.S. economy begins to fully rebound from the h...
Apr 09, 2020
IMF chief says engaged with all members including Turkey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund remains engaged with all members, including Turkey, as they respond to the new coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe, IMF Managing Director Kri...
Apr 09, 2020
Slovakia closes off five Roma settlements due to coronavirus
By Tomas Mrva BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - Slovakia has closed off several Roma settlements in the eastern part of the country after reports of a cluster of coronavirus cases in five of them, highlighting d...
Apr 09, 2020
