Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Bosch develops Corona test tool to detect virus in under three hours
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Robert Bosch on Thursday said it has developed a diagnostic tool for detecting the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 in under three hours, potentially aiding the challenge of understanding ...
Mar 26, 2020
Euro zone faces 2% recession, 10% if lockdown lasts: S&P Global
LONDON (Reuters) - The coronavirus outbreak will see a 2% recession in the euro zone this year, S&P Global estimated on Thursday, warning that the contraction could be as much as 10% if the current lo...
Mar 26, 2020
South Korea wants age limit raised for 2021 football tournament
(Reuters) - South Korea's football association on Thursday called on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to raise the age limit for the Tokyo Games in 2021 to ensure those players who helped the...
Mar 26, 2020
UK will see steady flow of extra ventilators in coming weeks - junior minister
LONDON (Reuters) - The British healthcare system will see a steady delivery of 8,000 more ventilators over the coming weeks, junior health minister Edward Argar said on Thursday. Argar told BBC radio ...
Mar 26, 2020
Vietnam quarantines tens of thousands in camps amid vigorous attack on coronavirus
By James Pearson and Phuong Nguyen HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam has sent tens of thousands of people to quarantine camps as waves of overseas citizens return home to escape a coronavirus pandemic spreadi...
Mar 26, 2020
Japan says virus has made economy's condition 'severe', worst view in seven years
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government offered its bleakest assessment on the economy in nearly seven years, saying conditions in March were "severe" as the coronavirus pandemic shut dow...
Mar 26, 2020
European flights down 60% this week: aviation data firm OAG
DUBAI (Reuters) - Flights in Europe are down 60% this week, equal to 92,000 fewer services, compared with the same week last year, aviation data firm OAG said on Thursday. Middle East flights are down...
Mar 26, 2020
World food security at risk as exporters curb sales, importers buy more
By Naveen Thukral SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Global food security concerns are mounting with around a fifth of the world's population already under lockdown to fight the widening coronavirus pandemic that ...
Mar 26, 2020
No more coffee and cakes: London cafe owner rushes to help health service
LONDON (Reuters) - The owner of a popular north London cafe is among more than 400,000 people who signed up to help Britain's National Health Service cope with the coronavirus crisis within 24 hours o...
Mar 26, 2020
India outlines $22.6 billion economic stimulus to help poor hit by lockdown
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India on Thursday announced a 1.7 trillion rupee ($22.6 billion) economic stimulus plan that will be released through direct cash transfers and food security measures aimed at gi...
Mar 26, 2020
