Category Archives: Syndicated
Hong Kong reports zero new coronavirus cases for first time since early March
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong recorded zero new coronavirus cases on Monday for the first time since early March, health authorities said, though they urged residents to maintain strict hygiene and ...
Apr 20, 2020
Merkel scorns ‘discussion orgies’ as German shops reopen
BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed her frustration in a party meeting on Monday that moves to edge Germany out of lockdown had led to "discussion orgies" in some regions that risked...
Apr 20, 2020
Clashes with police erupt in Paris suburb amid lockdown
PARIS (Reuters) - Police and youths clashed for a second night in a low-income Paris suburb on Sunday as strict lockdown rules to curb the spread of the coronavirus threaten a fragile social peace in ...
Apr 20, 2020
Hong Kong unemployment rate hits highest in more than nine years
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's unemployment rate rose to the highest in more than nine years in the first quarter as the coronavirus dealt a sharp shock to an economy already in recession. The seas...
Apr 20, 2020
Indonesia reports 185 new coronavirus cases, total 6,760
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia reported on Monday 185 new coronavirus cases, taking the total number of infections in the Southeast Asian country to 6,760, health ministry official Achmad Yurianto said...
Apr 20, 2020
Austria wants suspension of EU rules on state aid for coronavirus crisis
VIENNA (Reuters) - European Union rules on state aid should be suspended for countries like Austria that have shown solidarity with hard-hit member states like Italy during the coronavirus pandemic, A...
Apr 20, 2020
Macau’s leader warns of over reliance on gaming industry in wake of COVID-19
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Macau's leader Ho Iat Seng said on Monday that the world's biggest gambling hub was too dependent on the casino industry, warning that the Chinese territory was facing acute chal...
Apr 20, 2020
Danske Bank board proposes no dividends be paid for 2019
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danske Bank's board of director will propose that no dividends be paid for 2019, it said in a statement on Monday. The proposal about the 2019 dividend to be made at the next ge...
Apr 20, 2020
Primark commits to paying for 370 million pounds of orders during coronavirus crisis
LONDON (Reuters) - Fashion retailer Primark has committed to pay suppliers for 370 million pounds ($461 million) of orders, though all its stores are closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. All of Pri...
Apr 20, 2020
Coronavirus hits a third of UK families’ incomes: IHS Markit
LONDON (Reuters) - One in three British households has already suffered a drop in income due to the coronavirus crisis, and their overall financial situation is worsening at the fastest rate in a deca...
Apr 20, 2020
