Category Archives: Syndicated
Bulgarian coronavirus cases pass 1,000, health ministry says
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria said on Wednesday it had 1,015 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus, up from 975 the day before. Although increases had been gradual for more than a month, the health mini...
Apr 22, 2020
On this day: Died April 23, 1986: Jim Laker, English cricketer
By Simon Evans (Reuters) - Jim Laker, who died on April 23, 1986, remains one of England's finest spin bowlers and is best remembered for his record 19 wickets in a single test match in 1956. Not only...
Apr 22, 2020
Italy’s UniCredit braces for coronavirus-led loan defaults
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's UniCredit on Wednesday became the first major euro zone bank to write down the value of its loans to reflect the economic impact of the coronavirus crisis. Italy's biggest ba...
Apr 22, 2020
One in three UK households expects to need state help to weather coronavirus: survey
LONDON (Reuters) - One third of British households said they were likely to need government support within the next three months to weather the coronavirus outbreak, according to a survey that reveals...
Apr 22, 2020
FT analysis sees UK coronavirus death toll at 41,000
LONDON (Reuters) - The novel coronavirus outbreak has caused as many as 41,000 deaths in the United Kingdom, according to a Financial Times analysis of the latest data from the statistics office. The ...
Apr 22, 2020
Dutch consumer confidence makes biggest fall on record in April
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The coronavirus pandemic prompted the largest fall on record in Dutch consumer confidence in April, the national statistics office said on Wednesday, driven by concerns about per...
Apr 22, 2020
Latest on the spread of the coronavirus around the world
(Reuters) - Reported cases of the coronavirus have crossed 2.5 million globally and 177,004 people have died, according to a Reuters tally as of 0200 GMT on Wednesday. DEATHS AND INFECTIONS * For an i...
Apr 22, 2020
French financial watchdog fines Elliott 20 million euros for obstructing investigation
PARIS (Reuters) - France's financial regulator said on Wednesday it had imposed a 20 million euros ($21.73 million) fine on Elliott Management, saying the New York-based hedge had filed inaccurate rep...
Apr 22, 2020
China’s coronavirus crisis fans calls for fast-tracked stimulus
By Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) - The collapse in China's economic activity caused by the coronavirus has loudened calls from top policy advisers for the government to hasten the rollout of fiscal stim...
Apr 22, 2020
Tokyo ‘orphanage’ for babies reports eight coronavirus cases: media
TOKYO (Reuters) - A residential-care facility in Tokyo for babies and toddlers on Wednesday reported eight cases of coronavirus infections, local media said. One staff member at the institution had te...
Apr 22, 2020
