Category Archives: Syndicated
Exclusive: North Korea economic delegation to visit Beijing for food, trade talks – sources
BEIJING (Reuters) - A North Korean economic delegation is due to arrive in Beijing this week to discuss food supplies and trade issues as the coronavirus pandemic has severely disrupted the country's ...
Apr 28, 2020
Iran’s coronavirus death toll rises by 71 to 5,877 -health ministry official
(Reuters) - The death toll in Iran from the coronavirus pandemic rose by 71 in the past 24 hours to 5,877, health ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur said on state TV on Tuesday. The total number of d...
Apr 28, 2020
Exclusive: Aurubis to win EU approval for Metallo takeover – sources
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe's biggest copper smelter Aurubis is set to win EU antitrust approval for its planned 380-million-euro ($412 million) acquisition of Belgian-Spanish metal re...
Apr 28, 2020
Turkey flies medical aid to coronavirus-stricken U.S.
ANKARA (Reuters) - A Turkish military plane carrying medical supplies and protective equipment was heading for the United States on Tuesday to deliver aid to its NATO ally battling the coronavirus out...
Apr 28, 2020
Trouble in paradise: Spanish holiday island reels from coronavirus
By Sonya Dowsett and Isla Binnie MADRID (Reuters) - On the tourism-dependent Spanish island of Mallorca, a total shutdown of hotels due to the coronavirus outbreak has destroyed livelihoods across the...
Apr 28, 2020
German retailers seek full reopening from May 4
BERLIN (Reuters) - German retailers sought on Tuesday to persuade the government to let all stores operate normally from May 4, saying customers had not stormed back into the smaller shops that were a...
Apr 28, 2020
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
