Category Archives: Syndicated
UAE announces $5,500 fine for spreading unauthorised coronavirus information
DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates will fine people up to 20,000 dirhams ($5,500) if they share medical information about the coronavirus that contradicts official statements, state news agenc...
Apr 18, 2020
India toughens rules on investments from neighbours, seen aimed at China
By Aditya Kalra and Aftab Ahmed NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has stepped up scrutiny of investments from companies based in neighbouring countries, in what is widely seen as a move to stave off takeove...
Apr 18, 2020
Swiss coronavirus death toll reaches 1,111, confirmed infections hit 27,404
ZURICH (Reuters) - The Swiss death toll from the new coronavirus has reached 1,111 people, the country's public health agency said on Saturday, rising from 1,059 a day earlier. The number of people sh...
Apr 18, 2020
France to shun discrimination by age in lockdown exit
PARIS (Reuters) - France will look to avoid setting different rules for older people and other forms of discrimination once the government starts easing its coronavirus confinement measures, the Frenc...
Apr 18, 2020
Portugal mulls beach restrictions, face masks for lockdown exit
By Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal may make face mask use compulsory on public transport and impose beach restrictions during the summer months as part of a plan to ease the coronavirus lo...
Apr 18, 2020
Holy Fire lit as Orthodox Easter bells echo over near-empty Jerusalem
By Rami Ayyub and Stephen Farrell JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Holy Fire ceremony symbolising Jesus' resurrection was lit in a deserted Jerusalem on Saturday, without the joyful throng of Orthodox Christ...
Apr 18, 2020
Dutch Coronavirus infections reach 31,589, 142 new deaths: authorities
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Confirmed coronavirus infections in the Netherlands have risen by 1,140 to 31,589, Dutch health authorities said on Saturday. The death toll among people known to have been infec...
Apr 18, 2020
Protective gear, cellphone, video chats: How America’s clergy minister to COVID-19 patients
By Rich McKay (Reuters) - Reverend Manuel Dorantes closed his eyes, took a breath to calm his fear and prayed when word came that Cardinal Blase Joseph Cupich had put out a call for volunteers. Cupich...
Apr 18, 2020
Iran’s new coronavirus total death toll rises to 5,031: health official
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's death toll from the new coronavirus rose by 73 in the previous 24 hours to reach 5,031 on Saturday, health ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpour said on state TV. The official ...
Apr 18, 2020
French court backs EDF in dispute with distributors over supply contracts
PARIS (Reuters) - Electricity distributors in France cannot break contracts to buy nuclear power from EDF at pre-established prices, France's highest court has ruled, after some argued that the corona...
Apr 18, 2020
