Category Archives: Syndicated
WHO stepping up shipments but warns on disruption of vaccine, food supplies
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that it is stepping up shipments of diagnostic tests and protective equipment, with a new focus on Latin America where COVID-19 i...
Apr 28, 2020
Hungary to ease lockdown restrictions, Magyar Nemzet says
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's government plans to ease the lockdown that has kept the country's businesses shut and residents mostly at home since mid-March, according to the pro-government newspaper...
Apr 28, 2020
Putin to speak on Russia’s coronavirus situation later on Tuesday
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said President Vladimir Putin would give a speech about the coronavirus situation in the country later on Tuesday. "President Putin has a big speech planned, but I am no...
Apr 28, 2020
Lockdown honeymoon for Russian-Brazilian couple – and Cherry the dog
By Maria Vasilyeva MOSCOW (Reuters) - When Brazilian IT worker Helios and Russian saleswoman Luiza tied the knot in St Petersburg in mid-March, their plan was to emigrate to Texas, where he was due to...
Apr 28, 2020
Surf’s up: Australia’s Bondi partly reopens as coronavirus curbs eased
By Jill Gralow SYDNEY (Reuters) - On a cool but sunny autumn morning, dozens of surfers lined up in anticipation and, as the metal barricades were moved aside, raced down the beach for their first aut...
Apr 28, 2020
Chinese seen staying close to home for first major holiday since coronavirus
By Sophie Yu and Brenda Goh BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's tourists are set to stick close to home and take advantage of discounts as they take time off for the first major holiday since the eas...
Apr 28, 2020
Norwegian Air slightly amends terms of conversion plan after talks with bondholders
OSLO (Reuters) - Norwegian Air , the budget carrier that is fighting for its survival, has made some amendments to the terms of its debt-to-equity conversion plan in response to demands from bondholde...
Apr 28, 2020
Hezbollah blames ‘negative’ c. bank performance for pound collapse: report
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The decline of the Lebanese pound to record lows against the U.S. dollar points to a "negative performance" by the central bank and the governor is responsible, but not on his own, ...
Apr 28, 2020
COVID-19 deaths in England and Wales 35% higher than early stats showed: ONS
By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) - The death toll involving COVID-19 in England and Wales was 35% higher than the daily figures for deaths in hospitals released by the government as of April 17, accordi...
Apr 28, 2020
Indonesia reports 415 new coronavirus cases, eight deaths
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia confirmed on Tuesday 415 new coronavirus infections, taking the total in the Southeast Asian country to 9,511. Health ministry official Achmad Yurianto also reported eigh...
Apr 28, 2020
