Category Archives: Syndicated
Hear our prayers: coronavirus cuts off France’s Mont Saint-Michel
By Elizabeth Pineau MONT SAINT-MICHEL, France (Reuters) - The sound of prayer flowed around the centuries-old abbey atop the Mont Saint-Michel, a tidal islet amidst vast sandbanks off France's northwe...
Apr 21, 2020
Indonesia reports 375 new coronavirus infections, 26 deaths
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia reported 375 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, taking the total in the Southeast Asian country to 7,135. Health ministry official Achmad Yurianto reported 26 new cor...
Apr 21, 2020
COVID-19 death toll in England 41% higher than early data suggested: ONS
LONDON (Reuters) - The true extent of the death toll in England and Wales from COVID-19 was 41% higher than the daily figures from the government indicated by April 10, according to data on Tuesday th...
Apr 21, 2020
Philippines reports nine new coronavirus deaths, 140 more infections
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' health ministry on Tuesday recorded nine new coronavirus deaths and 140 additional confirmed cases. In a bulletin, the health ministry said total coronavirus deaths...
Apr 21, 2020
South Korea state banks to provide up to $1.4 billion liquidity to Asiana Airlines
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's two state-owned banks said on Tuesday they had together decided to provide up to 1.7 trillion won ($1.38 billion) in fresh liquidity to Asiana Airlines which is struggl...
Apr 21, 2020
Nordic nations face deep recessions in 2020, recovery eyed: Reuters poll
By Terje Solsvik, Johan Ahlander and Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen OSLO/STOCKHOLM/COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark, Norway and Sweden face some of their worst economic downturns on record this year as the cor...
Apr 21, 2020
Grifols says anti-coronavirus hyperimmune immunoglobins may be ready mid-July
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Spanish pharmaceutical company Grifols said on Tuesday the hyperimmune immunoglobins it is developing as a treatment against SARS-COV-2 could be ready in mid-July. The Barcelona-...
Apr 21, 2020
Gulf markets falls on oil slump, Saudi riyal down in forwards market
DUBAI (Reuters) - Gulf stock markets fell on Tuesday and the Saudi currency dropped in the forwards market, after U.S. crude oil futures collapsed below $0 on a coronavirus-induced supply glut. The Sa...
Apr 21, 2020
‘Keep your hands off’ Lebanon’s banks, lenders tell government
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's draft plans for addressing its financial crisis puts the bulk of the cost on banks and sends the wrong message to investors the country badly needs, the banking associatio...
Apr 21, 2020
New Zealand’s lockdown contained coronavirus. Now comes the hard part
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - When New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her top health official announced this week they would delay easing tough measures to control the coronavirus...
Apr 21, 2020
