Category Archives: Syndicated
Swiss coronavirus death toll nears 1,200, positive tests top 28,000
ZURICH (Reuters) - The Swiss death toll from the new coronavirus has reached 1,187, the country's public health agency said on Tuesday, rising from 1,142 people on Monday. The number of positive tests...
Apr 21, 2020
Polish central banker says he hopes no need for further policy easing
WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish central banker Eryk Lon said he hopes there will be no need for further easing of monetary policy to support the Polish economy against the negative impact of the coronavirus...
Apr 21, 2020
Factbox: Questions hang over North Korea succession amid reports on Kim health
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has never publicised who would follow leader Kim Jong Un in the event he is incapacitated, and with no details known about his young children, analysts say ...
Apr 21, 2020
Proxy adviser Ethos recommends Credit Suisse shareholders to oust chairman
ZURICH (Reuters) - Proxy adviser Ethos has recommended shareholders of Credit Suisse to vote against re-electing Chairman Urs Rohner at the Swiss bank's annual general meeting on April 30 and the mana...
Apr 21, 2020
Lebanese MPs sprayed with sanitizer at makeshift parliament
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese MPs were sprayed with sanitizer as they arrived for a legislative session on Tuesday that was relocated from the Beirut parliament building to a theatre to allow for social...
Apr 21, 2020
Demand for masks crashes website of Japan’s Sharp
TOKYO (Reuters) - The website of Japanese electronics firm Sharp crashed on Tuesday after the company started selling face masks online, as Japan's tally of coronavirus infections passed 11,000. The c...
Apr 21, 2020
Iran extends Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s temporary release: lawyer
Iran's judiciary has extended British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's temporary release from jail by another month, her lawyer told state news agency IRNA on Tuesday. In mid-March, Zagh...
Apr 21, 2020
Explainer: Netanyahu hangs on in unity government in deal after inconclusive Israeli elections
By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main rival Benny Gantz have signed an agreement for a unity government under which they will take turns leading Israel...
Apr 21, 2020
Coca-Cola sees second quarter sales hit from coronavirus lockdown
(Reuters) - Coca-Cola Co on Tuesday forecast a significant hit to current-quarter results as restaurants, theaters and other venues that represent about half of the company's revenue remain closed bec...
Apr 21, 2020
Congo artisanal cobalt programme expands with industry backing
By Helen Reid JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A programme to monitor and improve artisanal cobalt mines in Democratic Republic of Congo will double the number of mining sites it covers this year through a pa...
Apr 21, 2020
