Category Archives: Syndicated
Italy’s lockdown easing spells hope, worry and confusion
By Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) - Weary of Europe's longest coronavirus lockdown, Italians have had Monday circled in their diaries for a month since Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte first suggested it cou...
May 03, 2020
White House adviser won’t rule out more money for states, small businesses
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Sunday he would not rule out any element in the next potential coronavirus relief bill, including more money for state and loca...
May 03, 2020
President questions Tanzania coronavirus kits after goat test
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - Coronavirus test kits used in Tanzania were dismissed as faulty by President John Magufuli on Sunday, because he said they had returned positive results on samples taken from...
May 03, 2020
UK pushes back against COVID-19 death toll comparison with Italy
LONDON (Reuters) - Facing questions over why Britain's death toll from the new coronavirus was now the second-worst in Europe after Italy, a British minister said on Sunday people should not jump to c...
May 03, 2020
Egypt sees growth slowing to 2% in 2020-21 if coronavirus continues to December: minister
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt was expecting growth of 3.5% in the fiscal year 2020-21 which starts in July, but growth could slow to 2% if the coronavirus crisis continues to December, Planning Minister Hal...
May 03, 2020
Vienna Airport to offer coronavirus tests to avoid quarantine
ZURICH (Reuters) - Vienna Airport will offer onsite coronavirus testing from Monday to enable passengers entering Austria to avoid having to be quarantined for 14 days. Passengers arriving at the airp...
May 03, 2020
Thyssenkrupp sees coronavirus cash squeeze despite elevator sale: letter
By Tom Kckenhoff DUESSELDORF, Germany (Reuters) - Germany's Thyssenkrupp expects the coronavirus crisis to cause a new financial squeeze, scuppering hopes that selling its elevator business would deli...
May 03, 2020
Dutch coronavirus cases rise 335 to 40,571 with 69 new deaths: health authorities
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus infections in the Netherlands has increased by 335 to 40,471, Dutch health authorities said on Sunday. The National Institute for Public Healt...
May 03, 2020
Israel’s Delek fourth-quarter loss widens, auditors place ‘going concern’ warning
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israeli conglomerate Delek Group reported a wider loss in the fourth quarter and its auditors placed a "going concern" warning on the company due to the impact from the coronaviru...
May 03, 2020
Vietnam reports first new coronavirus infection in 9 days, taking its tally to 271
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam reported its first new coronavirus infection in nine days on Sunday, a British oil expert who was quarantined on arrival, the health ministry said. The Southeast Asian countr...
May 03, 2020
