Category Archives: Syndicated
U.S. economic aid to Greenland draws criticism in Denmark
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - An economic aid package being prepared by the U.S. government to Greenland is drawing criticism in Denmark less than a year after it rebuffed U.S. President Donald Trump's offer...
Apr 23, 2020
Lombardy becomes latest Italian region to start own coronavirus tests
By James Mackenzie and Alex Fraser MILAN (Reuters) - The northern Italian region of Lombardy, at the epicentre of Europe's worst coronavirus outbreak, began an antibody testing programme on Thursday a...
Apr 23, 2020
Mexico inflation slows more than expected to over four-year low
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican inflation eased in the first half of April to its lowest in more than four years, official data showed on Thursday, potentially giving the central bank more scope to cu...
Apr 23, 2020
Dutch coronavirus cases tops 35,000 with 123 new deaths: health authorities
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the Netherlands rose by 887 to 35,729, health authorities said on Thursday, with 123 new deaths. The country's death toll stands at 4...
Apr 23, 2020
Scotland’s Sturgeon says life will not return to normal in the near future
LONDON (Reuters) - Life is unlikely to return to normal even when the tighest coronavirus restrictions are lifted and social distancing measures could be in place for the rest of this year and beyond,...
Apr 23, 2020
Swiss government expects deep recession due to coronavirus
ZURICH (Reuters) - The Swiss government forecast the country's economy will shrink 6.7% this year, saying it expected the recession triggered by the coronavirus epidemic to be worse than initially fea...
Apr 23, 2020
Russia may need to borrow more than $20 billion in additional funds: first deputy PM
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia may need to borrow an additional 1.5-2 trillion roubles($20-26.7 billion) to support its economy as a consequence of the coronavirus outbreak, First Deputy Prime Minister And...
Apr 23, 2020
Itochu to recall masks after reports of defects in government handout
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese trading house Itochu said on Thursday that it will recall cloth face masks and tighten inspections of them following reports of defects in masks the government has delivered...
Apr 23, 2020
Indonesia to ban all domestic air, sea travel to early June: officials
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia will temporarily ban domestic air and sea travel starting Friday, barring a few exceptions, to prevent further spread of coronavirus, Transport Ministry officials said on...
Apr 23, 2020
Blackstone’s first-quarter profit rises but coronavirus weighs
By Chibuike Oguh (Reuters) - Blackstone Group Inc , the world's largest manager of alternative assets such as private equity and real estate, reported a 4% rise in its first-quarter distributable earn...
Apr 23, 2020
