Category Archives: Syndicated
Russia quarantines thousands of troops after calling off Red Square parade
By Tom Balmforth and Andrew Osborn MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's ministry of defence said on Monday it had ordered thousands of troops into a two-week quarantine after a vast Red Square military parade ...
Apr 20, 2020
Luxembourg enforces use of masks as lockdown eases
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - Luxembourg began easing coronavirus restrictions on Monday along with an order that the public cover their mouths when entering confined spaces such as public transport or shops...
Apr 20, 2020
Exclusive: Russia orders companies to cut oil output by 20% from February levels – sources
By Vladimir Soldatkin, Olesya Astakhova and Olga Yagova MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian energy ministry has told domestic oil producers to reduce oil output by around 20% from their average February le...
Apr 20, 2020
Denmark blocks firms registered in tax-havens from state aid
By Nikolaj Skydsgaard COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark has become one of the first countries to ban companies that are registered in tax havens from accessing financial aid during the coronavirus pandem...
Apr 20, 2020
U.S. calls on Beijing to grant freedom of movement to Chinese rights lawyer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Monday called on China to allow freedom of movement to prominent rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang, whom it said has been released after five years of unjust det...
Apr 20, 2020
‘Back in the classroom, open your books’: Germany cautiously reopens schools
BERLIN (Reuters) - Students in Germany went back to class to take their final exams on Monday as schools that had been shut last month to stem the spread of the coronavirus epidemic began to reopen. T...
Apr 20, 2020
Rift opens over European coronavirus contact tracing apps
By Douglas Busvine BERLIN (Reuters) - A rift has opened up over the design of smartphone apps to trace people in Europe at risk of coronavirus infection, potentially hindering efforts to curb the pand...
Apr 20, 2020
Record wide gap opens in U.S. oil futures contracts
By David Gaffen (Reuters) - An extreme situation has developed in the U.S. crude oil futures markets, as the current front-month May contract, due to expire Tuesday, has dropped by a whopping 36%, ope...
Apr 20, 2020
Czech markets, dog salons back in business as cautious reopening begins
By Jiri Skacel PRAGUE (Reuters) - Farmers markets, craft shops, car dealerships and dog grooming salons opened in the Czech Republic on Monday, another step towards a return to normal life as the gove...
Apr 20, 2020
Business as usual in Iran as malls, bazaars reopen amid coronavirus
By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) - Shopping malls and bazaars reopened in Iran on Monday despite warnings by some health officials that a new wave of coronavirus infections could ripple through the Mi...
Apr 20, 2020
