Category Archives: Syndicated
Explainer: Do men fare worse with COVID-19?
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Death and infection tolls from the COVID-19 pandemic spreading around the world point to men being more likely than women to contract the disease and to suffer sever...
Apr 08, 2020
Pan-Pan! Facebook plea gets Sri Lankan chef off Italy-bound cruise
By Waruna Karunatilake COLOMBO (Reuters) - A Sri Lankan chef stuck aboard a cruise ship headed to Europe managed to get ashore in Colombo this week after issuing a social media plea for help from his ...
Apr 08, 2020
Israelis mark Passover, a celebration of freedom, in virtual isolation
By Rami Ayyub JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Jewish Passover holiday typically draws crowds of Israelis outside to burn heaps of leavened bread, commemorating the Biblical exodus from slavery in Egypt. But...
Apr 08, 2020
H&M borrows 980 million euros to boost liquidity buffer amid pandemic
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - H&M , the world's second-biggest fashion retailer, said on Wednesday it had signed a 980 million euro ($1.1 billion) revolving credit facility to strengthen its liquidity buf...
Apr 08, 2020
Athletics: Italian Olympic 800 metres finalist Sabia dies from COVID-19
ROME (Reuters) - Twice Olympic 800 metres finalist Donato Sabia has died from COVID-19 at the age of 56, the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) said on Wednesday. CONI said in a statement that Sabia had...
Apr 08, 2020
Hong Kong unveils $17.7 billion in relief measures to help cushion impact of coronavirus
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong announced relief measures totalling HK$137.5 billion ($17.7 billion) on Wednesday as it joins global efforts to offset the impact of coronavirus, which has taken a heav...
Apr 08, 2020
EU antitrust regulators to allow drugmakers to cooperate in virus fight
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators said on Wednesday that they would allow generic drugmakers to cooperate to supply critical hospital medicines for coronavirus patients without fear of brea...
Apr 08, 2020
SoftBank-backed Oyo furloughs some U.S. workers as coronavirus hits revenue
BENGALURU (Reuters) - SoftBank-backed Oyo Hotels and Homes is furloughing some employees to cut costs, it said on Wednesday, as lower travel due to the coronavirus pandemic slams the hospitality indus...
Apr 08, 2020
Swiss coronavirus death toll goes past 700, positive tests near 23,000
ZURICH (Reuters) - The Swiss death toll from coronavirus has reached 705 people, the country's public health ministry said on Wednesday, rising from 641 people on Tuesday. The number of positive tests...
Apr 08, 2020
East Timor PM withdraws resignation to tackle coronavirus
By Nelson Da Cruz DILI (Reuters) - The prime minister of East Timor withdrew his resignation on Wednesday, saying he would stay in power to oversee the battle against the coronavirus pandemic as the g...
Apr 08, 2020
