Category Archives: Syndicated
World leaders pledge $8 billion in fight against coronavirus, EU says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - World leaders promised $8 billion on Monday for the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen said at the end of a pledging event that ...
May 04, 2020
Italy’s daily coronavirus death toll edges up, but fewer new cases
ROME (Reuters) - Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy climbed by 195 on Monday, against 174 the day before, the Civil Protection Agency said, but the daily tally of new infections declined to 1,...
May 04, 2020
Chile tops 20,000 cases while death, hospitalisation rates plateau
By Aislinn Laing and Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's health ministry said on Monday that the number of confirmed coronavirus cases had exceeded 20,000. The world's top copper producer has ...
May 04, 2020
Hungary’s Roma facing economic disaster as COVID restrictions lifted
By Marton Dunai and Balazs Kaufmann MISKOLC, Hungary (Reuters) - Robert Filep eyes his prepaid electricity meter anxiously: he has 28.9 kilowatt-hours left. When that runs out, whatever food remains i...
May 04, 2020
Senate returns to Washington amid concerns about coronavirus risk
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. senators returned to Washington for the first time in nearly six weeks on Monday, amid concerns that their legislative sessions could put lawmakers and staff at risk of con...
May 04, 2020
Britain says more than a fifth of workers furloughed as of Sunday
LONDON (Reuters) - More than a fifth of employees in Britain have been furloughed, with 8 billion pounds ($9.9 billion) claimed from the government to sustain their wages during the coronavirus lockdo...
May 04, 2020
Nigeria reopens main cities Lagos and Abuja as lockdowns phased out
By Nneka Chile and Alexis Akwagyiram LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria began easing restrictions on Monday in its capital Abuja and in largest city Lagos, heralding the reopening of Africa's biggest economy a...
May 04, 2020
McIlroy, Johnson to take part in televised, charity event amid COVID-19 pandemic
(Reuters) - Rory McIlroy will team up with Dustin Johnson to take on American duo Rickie Fowler and Matthew Wolff in a $3 million charity skins match on May 17 as televised golf returns amid the COVID...
May 04, 2020
Yemen records two new coronavirus cases in Hadhramout
DUBAI (Reuters) - Yemen has reported two new coronavirus infections in Hadhramout, the national emergency coronavirus committee said on Monday, raising the number of diagnosed infections in the war-to...
May 04, 2020
Czech government to lift ban on intertnational bus and train travel from May 11
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech government agreed on Monday to lift a ban on internatinal bus and train travel from May 11, a member of the government said. The measure was put in place on March 14 in a ...
May 04, 2020
