Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Swiss coronavirus death toll passes 800, positive tests top 24,000
ZURICH (Reuters) - The Swiss death toll from coronavirus has reached 805, the country's public health ministry said on Friday, rising from 756 people on Thursday. The number of positive tests also inc...
Apr 10, 2020
Philippines stops health workers going abroad to fight coronavirus
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines has stopped doctors, nurses, medics and other healthcare workers from going abroad while it needs their skills to meet the threat of the coronavirus spreading at hom...
Apr 10, 2020
French army reports 50 COVID-19 cases aboard aircraft carrier
PARIS (Reuters) - Fifty crew members aboard France's flagship aircraft carrier the Charles de Gaulle have tested positive for the new coronavirus, the armed forces ministry said on Friday. In a statem...
Apr 10, 2020
Nissan restructuring may assume cut of 1 million cars to annual sales target: sources
By Naomi Tajitsu and Norihiko Shirouzu TOKYO/BEIJING (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co Ltd's management has become convinced the struggling automaker needs to be much smaller and a restructuring plan due ou...
Apr 10, 2020
Pakistani students in Wuhan emerge from lockdown, far from home and with psychological scars
By Charlotte Greenfield ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - For more than a thousand Pakistani students stranded in the Chinese province of Hubei a gruelling lockdown lifted this week, but they must now decide whet...
Apr 10, 2020
Dutch report 2,000 extra deaths in early April, likely due to coronavirus
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - There were around 2,000 more deaths in the Netherlands in the first week of April than would normally be expected, its statistics office said on Friday, likely the result of the ...
Apr 10, 2020
India's coronavirus relief plan could leave millions without food aid, activists say
By Zeba Siddiqui and Mayank Bhardwaj NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Tens of millions of Indians stand to see few benefits from a coronavirus relief package worth $22.6 billion, economists and food rights activ...
Apr 10, 2020
IEA chief hopes G20 meeting will restore stability to oil markets
PARIS (Reuters) - International Energy Agency Executive Director Fatih Birol said he hoped a G20 meeting on Friday would restore stability to oil markets, with oil prices having been hit hard by the c...
Apr 10, 2020
Sun, sea, sand and space as coronavirus empties Asia's beaches
By Sultan Anshori BALI, Indonesia (Reuters) - Just weeks ago, some visitors were complaining that Bali's famous sand and surf spot of Kuta Beach was way too busy. Now it is deserted, with access banne...
Apr 10, 2020
Iran's death toll from coronavirus outbreak rises to 4,232
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's total death toll from the new coronavirus outbreak rose to 4,232 on Friday with 122 lives lost in the past 24 hours, according to a health ministry spokesman. The total number...
Apr 10, 2020
