Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Swedish PM tells Swedes to take responsibility in national address on coronavirus
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven in a rare live television address to the nation on Sunday evening called on all Swedes to play their part in stopping the spread of the coron...
Mar 22, 2020
Australia's Victoria state brings forward school holidays amid coronavirus outbreak
By Swati Pandey SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Victoria state will bring forward school holidays to plan for "remote, flexible learning", Premier Daniel Andrews told a news conference on Monday as sta...
Mar 22, 2020
Mexico City grows quieter as mayor moves to stem coronavirus spread
By Stefanie Eschenbacher MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The streets in the heart of Mexico City usually clogged with bikers most Sundays grew noticeably quiet after the mayor ordered a popular outdoors event...
Mar 22, 2020
Tokyo Games not feasible in July says World Athletics chief Coe
By Gene Cherry (Reuters) - The Tokyo Olympics are not feasible at their current July starting date because of the coronavirus pandemic and must be delayed, World Athletics president said on Sunday. "A...
Mar 22, 2020
Carl Lewis calls for 2020 season to be wiped out, Olympics to be held in 2022
By Gene Cherry (Reuters) - Nine-times Olympic gold medallist Carl Lewis on Sunday called for the 2020 athletics season to be scrapped and July's Tokyo Games to be postponed until 2022 because of the c...
Mar 22, 2020
Athletes are not superheroes, postpone the Games says British Olympian
LONDON (Reuters) - The Olympic Games should be postponed with immediate effect to protect athletes against the coronavirus pandemic, says Callum Skinner, head of the competitor-led movement Global Ath...
Mar 22, 2020
NZ central bank starts quantitative easing to tackle coronavirus
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) said on Monday it would start buying up to NZ$30 billion ($17 billion) worth of government bonds, following other central...
Mar 22, 2020
McDonald's to temporarily close all UK, Ireland restaurants amid coronavirus outbreak
(Reuters) - McDonald's Corp said on Sunday it would temporarily close all its restaurants in the UK and Ireland by Monday evening because of the coronavirus outbreak. "We have taken the difficult deci...
Mar 22, 2020
Gilead puts emergency access to experimental coronavirus drug on hold amid surging demand
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Gilead Sciences Inc said on Sunday it was temporarily putting new emergency access to its experimental coronavirus drug remdesivir on hold due to overwhelming demand and that it w...
Mar 22, 2020
Brazil's Bolsonaro plays down coronavirus risk as cases top 1,500
By Jamie McGeever and Pedro Fonseca BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has denied the country's healthcare system will collapse next month, contradicting his own hea...
Mar 22, 2020
