Category Archives: Syndicated
Tajikistan says migrants returning from Russia, Kazakhstan
DUSHANBE (Reuters) - Many of the Tajik migrants whose remittances make up a bulk of the nation's cash inflows have had to return home over the past few months as the countries where they worked lurche...
Apr 17, 2020
Malaysia reports 69 new coronavirus cases and two new deaths
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian health officials reported 69 new coronavirus cases on Friday, the lowest daily increase since the government imposed curbs on movement and business on March 18, taki...
Apr 17, 2020
Spain to pay basic income to help poorest weather coronavirus
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain is planning to pay a basic monthly income to about a million of the country's poorest households to help them weather the impact of the coronavirus outbreak, Social Security M...
Apr 17, 2020
Swimming: Coronavirus pandemic sees adventurer Bellamy switch challenges
By Mark Gleeson CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Adventurer Cameron Bellamy's bid to break the record for the longest swim has been put on hold by the novel coronavirus but being stuck at home during the pandemi...
Apr 17, 2020
UK was too slow to react to the coronavirus outbreak, professor says
LONDON (Reuters) - The British government was too slow to react on a number of fronts to the novel coronavirus outbreak that could cause the deaths of 40,000 people in the United Kingdom, a leading pu...
Apr 17, 2020
Unclear if measures to tackle coronavirus sufficient: ECB’s Weidmann to Bloomberg
BERLIN (Reuters) - It is not yet possible to say whether measures designed to support the euro zone economy through the coronavirus pandemic will be sufficient, German Bundesbank head Jens Weidmann to...
Apr 17, 2020
Volkswagen sales down 23% in Jan-March, March alone off 37.6%
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Volkswagen Group on Friday said sales of its cars dropped by 23% on the year to 2 million cars in the January to March period. In March alone, deliveries were down 37.6% overall ...
Apr 17, 2020
Exclusive: AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines merger an option as COVID-19 hits industry – minister
By Krishna N. Das KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Merging money-losing state carrier Malaysia Airlines Bhd (MAB) with budget airline AirAsia Group Bhd is one of the options to "save" them as the COVID-19 cri...
Apr 17, 2020
German MotoGP race seeks new date due to virus restrictions
(Reuters) - The start of the MotoGP season has been pushed back further into the European summer after German Grand Prix organisers sought a postponement due to extended restrictions on major events a...
Apr 17, 2020
‘May the quarantine work’: Bogota’s emergency services swamped by COVID-19
By Julia Symmes Cobb BOGOTA (Reuters) - In the 14 years he has worked on ambulances, Dr. Carlos Barragan got used to attending up to three calls during his 12-hour shift, often traffic accidents. Coro...
Apr 17, 2020
