Author Archives: Syndicated Content
New York police break up massive crowd at rabbi's funeral that defied virus shutdown
By Nathan Layne and Maria Caspani NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York police broke up a massive crowd of ultra-Orthodox Jews who took part in a rabbi's funeral in defiance of a statewide coronavirus shutdow...
Apr 29, 2020
Why all eyes will be on the expiry of Brent oil futures this week
By Julia Payne LONDON (Reuters) - The expiry of the June contract for Brent oil futures in Europe on Thursday will possibly be the most watched event in oil markets for some time after the U.S. benchm...
Apr 29, 2020
Saudi Arabia allows entry to and exit from Qatif province
CAIRO (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia will allow entry into and exit from Qatif province starting Thursday, the state news agency reported on Wednesday citing a source within the interior ministry. The sourc...
Apr 29, 2020
Hungary eases coronavirus restrictions outside Budapest
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Wednesday lifted some restrictions outside Budapest imposed to contain the coronavirus outbreak, saying shops and restaurant terraces will...
Apr 29, 2020
Indonesia central bank says yields bid too high at government bond auction
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Bond investors should not bet on Indonesia selling debt at higher yields, as the amount to be raised for the rest of the year will be manageable and capital inflows will push yield...
Apr 29, 2020
UK envoy in Washington backs probe into origins of pandemic, WHO reforms
WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's ambassador to the United States on Wednesday backed calls for an investigation into the origins of the novel coronavirus and the response of the World Health Or...
Apr 29, 2020
Crime crumbles in coronavirus hit Italy, but loan-sharking jumps
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's crime rate slumped 66.6% in March, thanks to a government lockdown introduced to halt the coronavirus, the interior ministry said on Wednesday. However, the ministry warned th...
Apr 29, 2020
Big U.S. banks to be temporarily locked out of small business lending program - SBA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Small Business Administration on Wednesday said it would be temporarily closing its Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) assistance program for small businesses to all but the ...
Apr 29, 2020
Cyprus announces partial easing of lockdown from May 4
NICOSIA (Reuters) - Cyprus will begin easing its tight coronavirus lockdown by allowing some businesses to reopen beginning on May 4, with restrictions on movement to be lifted on May 21, President Ni...
Apr 29, 2020
Most Americans cannot or will not use COVID-19 contact tracing apps: poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than half of all Americans either do not own smartphones or would not use apps backed by Alphabet Inc's Google and Apple Inc to trace who has been exposed to the new corona...
Apr 29, 2020
