Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Quarantine threatens to deepen Venezuelan crisis as roadblocks snarl food supplies
By Angus Berwick, Brian Ellsworth and Vivian Sequera CARACAS (Reuters) - Roadblocks across Venezuela snarled the transportation of goods on Tuesday and businesses in the capital Caracas reported that ...
Mar 17, 2020
New coronavirus can persist in air for hours and on surfaces for days: study
By Gene Emery (Reuters) - The highly contagious novel coronavirus that has exploded into a global pandemic can remain viable and infectious in droplets in the air for hours and on surfaces up to days,...
Mar 17, 2020
Belgium to impose coronavirus lockdown from March 18 at 1100 GMT
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium will impose a lockdown from 1100 GMT on Wednesday until April 5 that will restrict the movement of people to contain the spread of coronavirus, Belgian television RTBF rep...
Mar 17, 2020
Investors give thumbs down to potential shortened stock session
By Noel Randewich and April Joyner (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin's suggestion on Tuesday that the country's stock exchanges might shorten their trading hours did not go over well ...
Mar 17, 2020
Qatar closes part of the industrial area for 14 days over coronavirus - state TV
CAIRO (Reuters) - Qatar closed part of the Industrial Area for 14 days over fears of coronavirus spread, with salaries being paid for employees working in the closed part, Qatar's high committee for c...
Mar 17, 2020
Bolivia closes borders, suspends international flights - government
LA PAZ (Reuters) - Bolivia will close its borders to non-residents and suspend all international flights to combat the spread of coronavirus, the interim government announced on Tuesday. The measures ...
Mar 17, 2020
U.S. airlines face push-back in Congress on $50 billion bailout proposal
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some Democrats in Congress are pushing back on aspects of a proposal by major airlines seeking $50 billion in grants and loans in the face of the massive tra...
Mar 17, 2020
Coronavirus justifies moving ex-Trump lawyer Cohen home from prison - letter
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Michael Cohen, U.S. President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer and fixer, risks catching coronavirus while serving his three-year prison sentence, justify...
Mar 17, 2020
CFTC provides work-from-home relief for brokers, other market players
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Tuesday said it has issued temporary, targeted relief to futures commissions merchants, brokers, swap dealers, and other market ...
Mar 17, 2020
Baltic states send ships for citizens stranded on Germany-Poland border
TALLINN/RIGA (Reuters) - Estonia and Latvia will dispatch ships from Tuesday to bring back hundreds of their citizens stranded on the border between Germany and Poland, following Warsaw's decision las...
Mar 17, 2020
