Category Archives: Syndicated
Paralympics: IPC suffering cashflow issues after Games postponement
By Jack Tarrant TOKYO (Reuters) - After the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Games following the coronavirus outbreak, Paralympics chief Andrew Parsons is focused on consolidating losses and protecting ...
Apr 08, 2020
With no tourists, Vienna’s horse-drawn carriages deliver lockdown meals
VIENNA (Reuters) - Under coronavirus lockdown, one aspect of modern Vienna might look familiar to victims of plagues past - horse-drawn carriages delivering meals to those most at risk during the pand...
Apr 08, 2020
Bernie Sanders suspends 2020 Democratic campaign: statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders suspended his campaign for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination on Wednesday in a conference call with staff, his campaign said in a statement...
Apr 08, 2020
Ferrari to pilot employee screening for coronavirus: Elkann
MILAN (Reuters) - Luxury group Ferrari will pilot a project to conduct voluntary screening of employees and their families to better fight the novel coronavirus outbreak, the head of holding group Exo...
Apr 08, 2020
Irish coronavirus-hit firms can tap extra 1 billion euros of liquidity
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland has made an additional 1 billion euros in liquidity support available to firms reeling from the coronavirus lockdown of the economy, Business Minister Heather Humphreys said...
Apr 08, 2020
Northern Irish driver pleads guilty over 39 Vietnamese truck deaths
LONDON (Reuters) - Northern Irish truck driver Maurice Robinson has pleaded guilty to 39 counts of manslaughter related to the deaths of Vietnamese people found in a shipping container in southeast En...
Apr 08, 2020
Exclusive: Venezuela gasoline shortages worsen as U.S. tells firms to avoid supply – sources
By Marianna Parraga, Luc Cohen and Matt Spetalnick (Reuters) - Gasoline shortages in Venezuela are worsening after U.S. officials have told foreign firms to refrain from supplying the fuel to the sanc...
Apr 08, 2020
U.S. crude and fuel stocks soar as demand craters due to pandemic: EIA
By David Gaffen (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil stockpiles soared while fuel demand slumped last week, each by their most in one week ever, government data showed on Wednesday, as the U.S. oil industry fel...
Apr 08, 2020
Britain says aiming to roll-out millions of coronavirus tests in months
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Wednesday it aimed to roll-out millions of coronavirus tests in months after criticism that it had moved too slowly on the issue, adding that a partnership with priv...
Apr 08, 2020
Exclusive: Second India coronavirus stimulus to focus on aid to small business
By Manoj Kumar and Aftab Ahmed NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A second stimulus package India is poised to announce in coming days will be worth around 1 trillion rupees ($13 billion) and focus on help for sma...
Apr 08, 2020
