Category Archives: Syndicated
IMF, WTO urge caution on export restrictions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund and the World Trade Organization warned on Friday that export restrictions on medical supplies and food "can be dangerously counterproductive" as...
Apr 24, 2020
England’s COVID-19 hospital death toll rises by 587 to 17,373
LONDON (Reuters) - The COVID-19 death toll in English hospitals rose 587 to 17,373, the health service said. "34 of the 587 patients (aged between 50 and 102 years old) had no known underlying health ...
Apr 24, 2020
Lebanon advised to extend coronavirus lockdown to May 10
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's government was advised to extend a coronavirus lockdown by two weeks until May 10 on Friday, but the country's higher defence council said it should gradually restore cert...
Apr 24, 2020
Greene King furloughs over 36,000 employees as pandemic shuts pubs
(Reuters) - British pub operator Greene King has furloughed more than 36,000 employees, owner CK Asset Holdings said on Friday, as government measures to halt the spread of the coronavirus has led to ...
Apr 24, 2020
France to decide end-May when to reopen bars, restaurants
PARIS (Reuters) - France will decide towards the end of May when bars and restaurants will be allowed to reopen, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Friday, as the government prepares to ease some...
Apr 24, 2020
ECB’s de Cos calls for common actions to address budgetary risks at EU level
MADRID (Reuters) - European Central Bank policymaker Pablo Hernandez de Cos called on Friday for common actions within the European Union to address capacity to share budgetary risks in the face of th...
Apr 24, 2020
World’s biggest cold storage supplier could reach full UK capacity in three weeks
By Siddharth Cavale (Reuters) - The world's biggest cold storage supplier said its UK warehouses could soon run out of space as suppliers to restaurants and mass caterers closed due to the coronavirus...
Apr 24, 2020
South Africa’s finance minister says more than $4 billion available from IMF, World Bank
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's Finance Minister Tito Mboweni said on Friday there was more than $4 billion available from the International Monetary Fund and World Bank to help South Africa f...
Apr 24, 2020
French court upholds ruling that limits Amazon deliveries during coronavirus crisis
PARIS (Reuters) - A French court rejected US online retailer Amazon's appeal against a ruling that limits what it can deliver during the coronavirus crisis. Amazon must restrict deliveries in France t...
Apr 24, 2020
Ryanair could see job losses if flights grounded beyond May: CEO
LONDON (Reuters) - Ryanair may see job losses if flights remain grounded due to coronavirus restrictions on travel beyond May, Chief Executive Michael O'Leary said on Friday. O'Leary has said that the...
Apr 24, 2020
