Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Morocco suspends all international passenger flights - foreign ministry
RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco on Sunday suspended day all international passenger flights to and from its airports as a protective measure against the spread of coronavirus, the foreign ministry said. Mor...
Mar 15, 2020
Mnuchin says U.S. coronavirus aid bill cost should be significant, not huge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Sunday the cost of the stimulus bill responding to the coronavirus crisis will likely be "significant but not huge." Mnuchin told ...
Mar 15, 2020
Ice hockey: No champions - Sweden ends season over coronavirus
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The Swedish Ice Hockey Association (SIHA) is ending the 2019-20 season immediately due to the spread of the coronavirus, with no playoffs, no champions, no promotion and no releg...
Mar 15, 2020
Hong Kong issues 'red' alert against travel to Ireland, UK and U.S.
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong issued a "red" travel alert urging people to adjust their plans and avoid non-essential travel to Ireland, Britain and the United States, as the city hunkers down to co...
Mar 15, 2020
The plumbing behind world's financial markets is creaking. Loudly
By Tommy Wilkes LONDON (Reuters) - The coronavirus panic is jolting stock markets, with steep drops in major indexes grabbing the public's attention. But behind the scenes, there is less understood an...
Mar 15, 2020
Bulgaria to pay medics on coronavirus frontline extra
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria will raise the salaries of all medics involved in treating coronavirus patients by 1000 levs ($566) per month as it steps up measures to contain the fast-spreading infection...
Mar 15, 2020
French finance minister says no shortages of essential goods
PARIS (Reuters) - France's Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Sunday there was no shortage of grocery products and urged people to continue their food shopping as usual despite the introduction o...
Mar 15, 2020
Greece bans all links with Albania, North Macedonia, flights with Spain
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece said on Sunday it would ban road and sea routes, as well as flights, to Albania and North Macedonia, and ban flights to and from Spain to stem the spread of the coronavirus. ...
Mar 15, 2020
Olympics: Tokyo 2020 torch handover behind closed doors in Athens
ATHENS (Reuters) - The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games flame handover in Athens next week will be done behind closed doors amid the coronavirus outbreak, the Greek Olympic Committee said on Sunday. Greece on...
Mar 15, 2020
Factbox: Sports events around the world hit by coronavirus pandemic
(Reuters) - Major sports events around the world that have been hit by the coronavirus outbreak: OLYMPICS * The Tokyo 2020 Olympics torch lighting ceremony in ancient Olympia was held without spectato...
Mar 15, 2020
