Category Archives: Syndicated
Singapore reports 287 new coronavirus cases in biggest daily jump
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore confirmed 287 new coronavirus infections on Thursday, the biggest daily increase yet, taking the total in the city-state to 1,910, its health ministry said. More than 2...
Apr 09, 2020
Dutch coronavirus cases rise by 1,213 to 21,762: authorities
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the Netherlands rose by 1,213 on Thursday to 21,762, health authorities said, with 148 new deaths. The country's death toll stands at...
Apr 09, 2020
GAVI to disburse $29 million to help COVID fight in 13 countries
GENEVA (Reuters) - The GAVI vaccine alliance will disburse $29 million to help health systems in 13 lower-income countries fight COVID-19, it said on Thursday, part of a $200 million programme approve...
Apr 09, 2020
French economic activity reduced by 36%, INSEE says
PARIS (Reuters) - A nationwide lockdown in France has reduced economic activity by 36%, the INSEE official statistics agency said on Thursday, confirming an initial estimate last month. In an updated ...
Apr 09, 2020
Poland extends restrictions on public life to curb coronavirus
WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish borders will remain closed until May 3 and the government will extend a lockdown for schools and businesses, Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Thursday. Busi...
Apr 09, 2020
IMF chief says pandemic will unleash worst recession since Great Depression
By Andrea Shalal and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The pandemic sweeping the world will turn global economic growth "sharply negative" in 2020, triggering the worst fallout since the 1930s Great...
Apr 09, 2020
Cycling: Bernal auctions bike, jerseys for charity amid coronavirus crisis
PARIS (Reuters) - Tour de France champion Egan Bernal is auctioning a bike and several jerseys for a children's charity in Colombia amid the coronavirus crisis. In a video message posted on Twitter, t...
Apr 09, 2020
Index Ventures raises $2 billion for growth investments
BERLIN (Reuters) - Venture capital firm Index Ventures said on Thursday it had raised $2 billion for growth investments, backing entrepreneurs it reckons will lead the way out of the economic slump ca...
Apr 09, 2020
ECB minutes show qualms about pulling out all stops in virus fight
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - European Central Bank policymakers feared a rapid deterioration of the euro zone economy when they decided on an raft of emergency measures but some still expressed reservation a...
Apr 09, 2020
Costco set to open new store in China’s Suzhou city
BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. retail giant Costco will open a new store in China's eastern city of Suzhou, near Shanghai, state media reported on Thursday. Costco's subsidiary in Suzhou on Thursday bought ...
Apr 09, 2020
