Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Mormon church to open first temple in mainland China
By Keith Zhai and Tony Munroe (Reuters) - The Utah-based Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also known as the Mormon church, plans to open its first temple in mainland China at a time when B...
Apr 06, 2020
Nigeria asking multilateral lenders to fund coronavirus fight
By Paul Carsten ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria has requested a total of $6.9 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank and African Development Bank (AfDB) to combat the impact of the n...
Apr 06, 2020
Dutch confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 5.3% to 18,803: authorities
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The number of confirmed cases of the new coronavirus in the Netherlands has risen by 952, or 5.3%, to 18,803, health authorities said, with 101 new deaths. The Netherlands' Insti...
Apr 06, 2020
As infections balloon, coronavirus squeezes Europe’s armed forces
By Tangi Salan, Sabine Siebold and Luke Baker PARIS/BERLIN/LONDON (Reuters) - Military forces across Europe have scaled back operations and imposed stricter rules on personnel to try to stem the sprea...
Apr 06, 2020
Romania will extend state of emergency by 30 days: president
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's government will extend its state of emergency by another 30 days after the current period ending next week, to help halt the spread of the new coronavirus, President Kl...
Apr 06, 2020
Total among companies seeking force majeure on EDF contracts: sources
By Bate Felix PARIS (Reuters) - Energy major Total is among several power suppliers that tried to declare force majeure on buying nuclear power from EDF, sources said, as the coronavirus outbreak has ...
Apr 06, 2020
Graphic: ‘Sustainable’ funds a safer harbour in coronavirus market meltdown
By Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) - Funds focused on buying stocks that score well on environmental, social and governance-related metrics proved a safer harbour for investors during the coronavirus-fu...
Apr 06, 2020
North Indians turn on to Modi’s ‘lights off’ call, South Indians less swayed
By Sudarshan Varadhan CHENNAI, India (Reuters) - Power demand around India shows how many nationwide heeded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call to switch off their lights on Sunday and burn candles in...
Apr 06, 2020
CVS to launch two new drive-through COVID-19 testing sites
By Michael Erman (Reuters) - CVS Health Corp said that it will launch two new drive-through COVID-19 testing sites in Georgia and Rhode Island on Monday using new, faster tests than had previously bee...
Apr 06, 2020
On an empty Via Dolorosa before Easter, praying for the world’s sick
By Stephen Farrell and Rinat Harash JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Brown-robed Franciscans stride through a shuttered and deserted Jerusalem to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the global focus of the most im...
Apr 06, 2020
