Author Archives: Syndicated Content
British health minister denies clash with finance chief over lockdown strategy
LONDON (Reuters) - British Health Secretary Matt Hancock on Sunday denied there was any disagreement with Finance Minister Rishi Sunak about when lockdown restrictions to fight the coronavirus could b...
Apr 05, 2020
Death at home: the unseen toll of Italy's coronavirus crisis
By Emilio Parodi and Silvia Aloisi MILAN (Reuters) - It took Silvia Bertuletti 11 days of frantic phone calls to persuade a doctor to visit her 78-year-old father Alessandro, who was gripped by fever ...
Apr 05, 2020
China's Luckin Coffee says business will continue amid financial fraud probe
BEIJING (Reuters) - Luckin Coffee Inc said on Sunday it will maintain normal operations at its stores and apologised to the public, days after it announced an internal investigation had shown its chie...
Apr 05, 2020
Tokyo sees more than 130 new coronavirus cases, highest jump in one day: NHK
TOKYO (Reuters) - More than 130 people were newly infected with the novel coronavirus in Tokyo, Japan's NHK public broadcaster reported on Sunday, citing officials from the metropolitan government. It...
Apr 05, 2020
Saudi Aramco appoints Mark Weinberger to board of directors
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Aramco has appointed Mark Weinberger to its board of directors as an independent board member, replacing Andrew Gould, the company said in a statement on Sunday. Weinberger was...
Apr 05, 2020
Iran's Rouhani says low-risk economic activities to resume from April 11
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's president said on Sunday "low-risk" economic activities would resume from April 11 in the Middle Eastern country worst-affected by the new coronavirus. "Under the supervision ...
Apr 05, 2020
Yemen's Saudi-aligned government says Houthis attacked oil pipeline pumping station in Ma'rib: Saudi Press Agency
DUBAI (Reuters) - The oil ministry of the internationally-recognized, Saudi-aligned government in Yemen said on Sunday the Iran-aligned Houthi group had attacked an oil pipeline pumping station in the...
Apr 05, 2020
Morocco to release 5,654 prisoners amid coronavirus outbreak
RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco's King Mohammed VI has pardoned 5,654 prisoners and ordered measures to protect inmates from the coronavirus outbreak, the justice ministry said on Sunday. The inmates were s...
Apr 05, 2020
Greece quarantines second camp after coronavirus case confirmed
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece has quarantined a second migrant facility this week after a 53-year-old man tested positive for coronavirus, the migration ministry said on Sunday. Tha Afghan man, who was fo...
Apr 05, 2020
UAE central bank takes new anti-coronavirus steps, bringing stimulus to $70 billion
DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates' central bank said on Sunday it had reduced banks' reserve requirements for demand deposits by 50% to support the country's economy during the COVID-19 pande...
Apr 05, 2020
