Category Archives: Syndicated
Jordan sees economy down 3% in 2020 due to coronavirus
AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan's cash-strapped economy is expected to contract around 3% in 2020 due to the impact of the coronavirus, the finance minister said on Sunday. The International Monetary Fund (I...
May 03, 2020
Britain to trial new coronavirus tracing system
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will trial a new coronavirus tracing programme next week on the Isle of Wight, just off the south coast of England, cabinet minister Michael Gove said on Sunday as the gover...
May 03, 2020
Jordan lifts all curbs on economic activity in latest easing of lockdown
AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan said on Sunday it had lifted all restrictions on economic activity in the latest easing of coronavirus lockdown rules to help jump-start the cash-strapped economy. Jordan has ...
May 03, 2020
Sunny days draw crowds to beaches, parks as U.S. reopens from lockdowns
By Doina Chiacu and Jonathan Allen (Reuters) - Sunny days and warm weather are proving to be as challenging to manage as restaurants, hair salons and other businesses as about half of U.S. states part...
May 03, 2020
UK COVID-19 death toll rises to 28,446, up 315
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom's death toll from COVID-19 rose to 28,446, an increase of 315, according to figures announced on Sunday that include deaths in hospital and in other settings like...
May 03, 2020
GM and SAIC’s China sales rebound in April as market recovers
BEIJING (Reuters) - General Motors' sales in China saw double-digit year-on-year growth in April, its two local ventures said on Sunday, as the world's biggest auto market recovers from the coronaviru...
May 03, 2020
Canada’s daily coronavirus death toll rises by less than 5%: official data
OTTAWA (Reuters) - The total number of people killed by the coronavirus in Canada rose by 4.6% to 3,606 on Sunday, official data posted by the public health agency showed. The figure for those diagnos...
May 03, 2020
Indian bank bad debt could double in coronavirus crisis: sources
By Nupur Anand and Manoj Kumar MUMBAI/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India expects bad debts at its banks could double after the coronavirus crisis brought the economy to a sudden halt, a senior government off...
May 03, 2020
Lufthansa board hopeful of securing government bailout soon
BERLIN (Reuters) - Lufthansa is hopeful its bailout talks with the German government can be concluded soon, the airline's board told staff in a letter seen by Reuters, adding that it is also consideri...
May 03, 2020
Venezuela government says it foils attempted mercenary ‘incursion’
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's government said it foiled a marine incursion on Sunday by "terrorist mercenaries" who attempted to enter the country on speedboats from neighboring Colombia. President ...
May 03, 2020
