Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Euro zone retail sales suffer largest fall on record in March
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Retail sales in the euro zone suffered their largest decline on record in March as restrictions to stem the spread of the coronavirus were put in place and shoppers reduced their ...
May 06, 2020
South Africa 'virtual safaris' liven up lockdown with jackals and leopard cubs
By Tim Cocks and Shafiek Tassiem JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Most visitors wanting to see big game in Africa jet in from faraway places, so when the new coronavirus grounded flights and put the world int...
May 06, 2020
One ancient mill rises as Britain bakes at home
TETBURY, England (Reuters) - Shipton Mill, which was milling flour when the Normans conquered England nearly a thousand years ago, has seen a rare boon from the novel coronavirus outbreak: soaring dem...
May 06, 2020
EU sees Italy debt ballooning to nearly 160% this year amid coronavirus crisis
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Italy's public debt is set to rise to nearly 160% of gross domestic product this year as the economy shrinks due to the coronavirus crisis, the EU executive...
May 06, 2020
Australian Open at risk due to COVID-19, says Tiley
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Next year's Australian Open could be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and even if the first Grand Slam of 2021 goes ahead fans from abroad will not be able to attend, Tennis A...
May 06, 2020
Baltic states to create 'travel bubble' as pandemic curbs eased
VILNIUS (Reuters) - Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia will open their borders to each others' citizens from May 15, creating a Baltic "travel bubble" within the European Union amid an easing of pandemic r...
May 06, 2020
Allianz aims to maintain dividend amid coronavirus outbreak, CEO says
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The chief executive of German insurance giant Allianz said on Wednesday that 2020 will not be another record earnings year but that the company aims to maintain its dividend as i...
May 06, 2020
Magnitude 5.1 quake hits western Iran, no casualties reported: TV
DUBAI (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 struck Iran's western province of Lorestan on Wednesday, Iranian state TV reported, adding that there were no immediate reports of casualties. The quak...
May 06, 2020
Malaysia reports 45 new coronavirus cases; one death
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia reported 45 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus on Wednesday, taking the cumulative total to 6,428 infections. The health ministry also reported one new deat...
May 06, 2020
UK construction activity crashes to all-time low in April: PMI
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's construction sector suffered by far its biggest contraction since the launch of widely followed survey of the industry 23 years ago as the coronavirus lockdown shuttered b...
May 06, 2020
