Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Iran death toll from coronavirus outbreak reaches 5,957: health ministry official
(Reuters) - The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in Iran rose by 80 in the past twenty four hours to 5,957, Health Ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur said in a statement on state TV on Wednes...
Apr 29, 2020
Soccer: French League facing tough choices after season abandoned
PARIS (Reuters) - The French football league is facing a number of issues such as who gets to be named champions, who gets promoted and relegated after the Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 seasons were ended amid ...
Apr 29, 2020
Fly-past, flags on rooftops mark Israel's independence day under lockdown
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Military jets flew in formation over Tel Aviv's deserted parks and streets on Wednesday, cheered on from rooftops by flag-waving residents in face masks as Israel marked its indep...
Apr 29, 2020
China's virus-hit box office faces losses of over $4.2 billion: state media
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's movie box office faces losses of more than 30 billion yuan ($4.24 billion) this year after the coronavirus epidemic forced theatres to shut and the production and distribu...
Apr 29, 2020
The BoE's mission impossible - predicting the scale of a COVID recession
By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England faces the nearly impossible task of putting numbers on the scale of the coronavirus recession next week, when it must also decide whether to...
Apr 29, 2020
UK watchdog delays Libor transition deadline for loans
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's markets watchdog said it has extended the cut off date for ending the use of the Libor interest rate benchmark in new loans until the end of March next year due to the pan...
Apr 29, 2020
Spain's daily coronavirus death toll rises to 325
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain recorded 325 deaths from the novel coronavirus overnight, up from 301 reported the previous day, the health ministry said on Wednesday. The overall death toll from the virus, ...
Apr 29, 2020
Poland's PM calls on Senate to speed up work on election legislation
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has called on the upper house of the parliament, the Senate, to speed up work that would enable holding the presidential election on May 1...
Apr 29, 2020
Lockdown forces Spain's property market to modernise
By Clara-Laeila Laudette and Inti Landauro MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's lockdown is dragging one of Europe's older-fashioned property markets into the 21st century, with estate agents scrambling to offe...
Apr 29, 2020
Construction site fire in South Korea kills at least 25: Yonhap
SEOUL (Reuters) - A fire at a construction site in South Korea killed at least 25 people and injured another seven on Wednesday, Yonhap news agency reported, citing fire authorities. All of the victim...
Apr 29, 2020
