Author Archives: Syndicated Content
GAVI to disburse $29 million to help COVID fight in 13 countries
GENEVA (Reuters) - The GAVI vaccine alliance will disburse $29 million to help health systems in 13 lower-income countries fight COVID-19, it said on Thursday, part of a $200 million programme approve...
Apr 09, 2020
French economic activity reduced by 36%, INSEE says
PARIS (Reuters) - A nationwide lockdown in France has reduced economic activity by 36%, the INSEE official statistics agency said on Thursday, confirming an initial estimate last month. In an updated ...
Apr 09, 2020
Poland extends restrictions on public life to curb coronavirus
WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish borders will remain closed until May 3 and the government will extend a lockdown for schools and businesses, Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Thursday. Busi...
Apr 09, 2020
IMF chief says pandemic will unleash worst recession since Great Depression
By Andrea Shalal and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The pandemic sweeping the world will turn global economic growth "sharply negative" in 2020, triggering the worst fallout since the 1930s Great...
Apr 09, 2020
Cycling: Bernal auctions bike, jerseys for charity amid coronavirus crisis
PARIS (Reuters) - Tour de France champion Egan Bernal is auctioning a bike and several jerseys for a children's charity in Colombia amid the coronavirus crisis. In a video message posted on Twitter, t...
Apr 09, 2020
Index Ventures raises $2 billion for growth investments
BERLIN (Reuters) - Venture capital firm Index Ventures said on Thursday it had raised $2 billion for growth investments, backing entrepreneurs it reckons will lead the way out of the economic slump ca...
Apr 09, 2020
ECB minutes show qualms about pulling out all stops in virus fight
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - European Central Bank policymakers feared a rapid deterioration of the euro zone economy when they decided on an raft of emergency measures but some still expressed reservation a...
Apr 09, 2020
Costco set to open new store in China’s Suzhou city
BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. retail giant Costco will open a new store in China's eastern city of Suzhou, near Shanghai, state media reported on Thursday. Costco's subsidiary in Suzhou on Thursday bought ...
Apr 09, 2020
Lane Closures Next Week on North 14th St in Sheboygan
by Kevin Zimmermann SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - One of Sheboygan’s busiest streets will undergo utility work next week, likely causing slowdowns - especially during peak travel times. &nb...
Apr 09, 2020
Dutch woman aged 107 survives coronavirus
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A 107-year old Dutch woman has recovered from the coronavirus, probably becoming the oldest survivor of the pandemic in the world. Cornelia Ras fell ill on March 17, the day afte...
Apr 09, 2020
