Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Swedish government seeks wider executive powers to fight virus
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's government is seeking wider executive powers, including the right to shut airports and railway stations without parliament's approval, in its fight to halt the spread of...
Apr 06, 2020
Malaysia reports 131 new coronavirus cases; 3,793 in total, with one new death
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia on Monday reported 131 new coronavirus infections, raising the country's total to 3,793 cases, the highest in Southeast Asia. The Health Ministry has recorded 62 deat...
Apr 06, 2020
Accused of 'piracy', U.S. denies diverting masks bound for Germany
By Patpicha Tanakasempipat BANGKOK (Reuters) - The United States had no knowledge of a shipment of face masks bound for Germany that officials in Berlin have accused it of diverting from an airport in...
Apr 06, 2020
Spain to widen coronavirus tests as hopes rise for easing lockdown
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain said on Monday it plans to widen coronavirus testing to include people without symptoms as a first step towards slowly easing a lockdown in the nation with the second highest ...
Apr 06, 2020
Iran will never ask U.S. for coronavirus help: official
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran will never ask the United States to help Tehran in its fight against the new coronavirus, Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said on Monday, adding that Washington should ...
Apr 06, 2020
Austria plans to start reopening shops from next week
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria plans to reopen smaller shops from next week in its first step to loosen a lockdown that has slowed the spread of the coronavirus, as long as the public continue to observe ...
Apr 06, 2020
Lufthansa's Belgian carrier suspends flights until mid-May
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium's Brussels Airlines, a Lufthansa subsidiary, has extended its suspension of flights until at least May 15, it said on Monday. The Belgian carrier had previously grounded f...
Apr 06, 2020
Italy state agencies to give guarantees for bank loans up to 200 bln euros - draft decree
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's state lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) and its export agency Sace will be authorised to guarantee bank loans this year worth up to 200 billion euros, according to a gove...
Apr 06, 2020
Protective of religious beards, Israel to produce fitted face masks
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israelis who have beards for religious reasons will get the option of custom-made face masks to protect them from the coronavirus rather than being told to shave, a government of...
Apr 06, 2020
Swedish airline BRA files for court reorganisation as pandemic hits
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden-based airline BRA said on Monday it had applied for court-administered reorganisation as it sought to avoid bankruptcy after the rapidly spreading new coronavirus caused a...
Apr 06, 2020
