Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Factbox: Short-time work schemes gain traction in crisis-hit Europe
(Reuters) - European policymakers are pushing short-time work schemes as a way to mitigate the fallout from the coronavirus, emulating a policy tool which helped Germany, Europe's largest economy, rec...
Apr 08, 2020
Refugees in eastern Germany sew coronavirus face masks for pensioners
JUETERBOG, Germany (Reuters) - Refugees in the eastern German town of Jueterbog are sewing face masks for pensioners in a retirement home that has a shortage of facial coverings for elderly residents ...
Apr 08, 2020
JetBlue seeks government permission to suspend flying at some airports as demand drops
CHICAGO (Reuters) - JetBlue Airways Corp said on Wednesday it is consolidating flights in five U.S. metropolitan areas into just one or two airports and also asking the U.S. Department of Transportati...
Apr 08, 2020
U.S. Treasury chief says aiming for details of mid-size company loans this week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday he hoped to announce a new "Main Street" lending program for mid-size companies this week and defended the rollout of a ...
Apr 08, 2020
For Brazil’s homeless, many risks, and now also the coronavirus
By Gabriel Araujo and Leonardo Benassatto SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Despite the coronavirus outbreak in Brazil, Luiz Renato Ribeiro Jnior, who is homeless, still tries to sell candy every day in Sao Paulo...
Apr 08, 2020
Pope condemns those trying to make quick buck off coronavirus
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Wednesday condemned people he said were exploiting the coronavirus pandemic to turn a quick profit and decried the "hypocrisy" of how some p...
Apr 08, 2020
EU must keep pressure on Hungary, Poland on rule of law: French official
PARIS (Reuters) - The European Commission must keep putting political pressure on Hungary and Poland regarding the rule of law in both countries, a French official said on Wednesday, adding that finan...
Apr 08, 2020
Put holiday homes on hold, Irish police warn wannabe weekenders
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's police chief told people who broke coronavirus containment rules to travel to a holiday home that they must stay put until the restrictions are lifted, in a warning to oth...
Apr 08, 2020
Germany agrees to take in 50 young migrants from Greek islands
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet agreed on Wednesday to accept 50 migrant children and youths from overcrowded camps on Greek islands. The move was a first step by Germany,...
Apr 08, 2020
Key U.S. coronavirus death projection revised down to 60,000
By Peter Szekely NEW YORK (Reuters) - Some 60,000 Americans could die in the coronavirus pandemic, a university model often cited by U.S. and state policymakers projected on Wednesday, a 26% reduction...
Apr 08, 2020
