Category Archives: Syndicated
Coronavirus crisis heaps hardship on Brazilian migrants in Portugal
By Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) - Brazilians who make up Portugal's biggest migrant community mainly came to Europe in search of a better life, but the coronavirus crisis has wiped out incomes and...
Apr 24, 2020
Solar-powered food carts converted to virus disinfection vehicles in Kabul
By Hameed Farzad KABUL (Reuters) - Just a few weeks ago, Marzia Sikandar served burgers and rice from her solar-powered mobile cart in Kabul, but now, wearing a protective suit, she distributes masks ...
Apr 24, 2020
COVID-19 takes unequal toll on immigrants in Nordic region
By Lena Masri (Reuters) - The first person in Sadad Dakhare's two-bedroom apartment in Oslo, Norway, to show symptoms was his 4-year-old niece. Next, his mother, his sister and he himself fell ill. Th...
Apr 24, 2020
Korean Air to get up to $971 million support from state-owned banks
SEOUL (Reuters) - Two state-owned banks in South Korea said on Friday they would provide up to 1.2 trillion won ($971 million) in liquidity to support Korean Air Lines Co Ltd as the aviation industry ...
Apr 24, 2020
Russia’s coronavirus case tally nears 70,000
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Friday reported 5,849 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, pushing its nationwide tally to 68,622. Sixty people with the virus died overnight, pushing the death t...
Apr 24, 2020
Mystery of India’s lower death rates seems to defy coronavirus trend
By Alexandra Ulmer and Sumit Khanna MUMBAI/AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) - Parts of India have recorded dramatic falls in mortality rates after a nationwide lockdown was imposed to fight the new coronavi...
Apr 24, 2020
Cyprus extends coronavirus flight ban to May 17
NICOSIA (Reuters) - Cyprus extended a ban on commercial air traffic until May 17 on Friday to curb the spread of coronavirus. The ban, first introduced on March 21 and extended by decrees since then, ...
Apr 24, 2020
China: cyber attacks on anti-pandemic institutions should be condemned
BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Friday that cyber attacks against institutions fighting the coronavirus pandemic should be condemned around the world. Foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang made the...
Apr 24, 2020
India’s truckers in crisis: Police checks, no food and fears of coronavirus
By Aditi Shah and Rajendra Jadhav NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) - Indian truck driver Arju Yadav says he was on a 30-40 km (20-25 mile) journey earlier this month to deliver a consignment of biscuits whe...
Apr 24, 2020
European shares slide as pandemic jitters return
(Reuters) - European shares tumbled on Friday on fears of a severe and lasting economic hit from the coronavirus pandemic after a report raised doubts about progress in developing a treatment for COVI...
Apr 24, 2020
