Category Archives: Syndicated
World Bank’s Malpass upbeat on prospects for progress on debt relief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - World Bank Group President David Malpass on Friday said he was confident of progress on his joint call with the International Monetary Fund for a temporary standstill in officia...
Apr 10, 2020
Mainland China reports 46 new coronavirus cases, up from 42 a day earlier
BEIJING (Reuters) - Mainland China reported on Saturday 46 new coronavirus cases, including 42 involving travellers from overseas, up from 42 cases a day earlier. China's National Health Commission sa...
Apr 10, 2020
Seattle-area nursing home hit with wrongful death lawsuit over coronavirus death
By Tim Reid LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A woman whose mother died of the coronavirus at a Seattle-area nursing home that was ravaged by the COVID-19 outbreak filed a wrongful death lawsuit on Friday again...
Apr 10, 2020
Argentina’s Fernandez extends coronavirus lockdown through April 26
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina will extend until April 27 the lockdown it imposed last month to control the spread of the coronavirus, President Alberto Fernandez said in a televised address on Fr...
Apr 10, 2020
Mexico registers 3,844 cases of coronavirus and 233 deaths
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico reported 403 new cases of coronavirus on Friday, bringing the country's total to 3,844 cases and 233 deaths, the health ministry said. (Reporting by Mexico City Newsroom...
Apr 10, 2020
The Beatles’ handwritten ‘Hey Jude’ lyrics sell for $910,000 at auction
By Sheila Dang NEW YORK (Reuters) - Artist Paul McCartney's handwritten lyrics to The Beatles' hit song "Hey Jude" sold for $910,000 on Friday, nine times its original estimate, auction house Julien's...
Apr 10, 2020
Panama registers 2,974 cases of coronavirus and 74 deaths
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Panama registered 222 new cases of coronavirus on Friday, bringing the country's total to 2,974 cases and 74 deaths, the healthy ministry said. (Reporting by Elida Moreno, writ...
Apr 10, 2020
More UK banks join scheme to help virus-hit small firms
(Reuters) - Britain has approved four new lenders to offer government-backed loans to struggling small businesses damaged by the coronavirus outbreak, under the multi-billion pound Coronavirus Busines...
Apr 10, 2020
U.S. approves $168 billion of small business loans under coronavirus plan: Kudlow
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has approved 661,000 loans to small businesses totaling $168 billion under a program to address the fallout from the novel coronavirus epidemic, White House ec...
Apr 10, 2020
U.N. condemns water shutoff to Libyan capital
TUNIS (Reuters) - The United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Libya on Friday condemned the cutting off of water supply to the capital Tripoli over the past week as "particularly reprehensible" an...
Apr 10, 2020
