Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Russia tells Czechs to hand over dismantled statue of Soviet commander
By Tom Balmforth and Jason Hovet MOSCOW/PRAGUE (Reuters) - Russia has told the Czech Republic to hand over the statue of a prominent Soviet military commander that was dismantled in Prague last week d...
Apr 10, 2020
South Korea reports recovered coronavirus patients testing positive again
By Josh Smith and Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean officials on Friday reported 91 patients thought cleared of the new coronavirus had tested positive again. Jeong Eun-kyeong, director of the...
Apr 10, 2020
Bulgaria to apply to join euro zone's 'waiting room' by end-April
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria will apply to join the euro single currency zone's "waiting room" by the end of April, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said on Friday. Borissov said Sofia will speed up its ap...
Apr 10, 2020
German minister criticises U.S. coronavirus response as too slow: Spiegel
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has criticised the United States' handling of the coronavirus outbreak as too slow, the latest sign of tensions between the two allies as they ...
Apr 10, 2020
On Russian border, China scrambles to contain coronavirus influx
By Yew Lun Tian and Lusha Zhang BEIJING (Reuters) - A small Chinese city on the border with Russia is mounting an increasingly urgent defence against a surge of new coronavirus cases even as crowds re...
Apr 10, 2020
Head of stricken Kiev monastery says underestimated gravity of coronavirus
By Ilya Zhegulev KIEV (Reuters) - The head of a 1,000-year-old Orthodox monastery that became a hotspot for coronavirus infections in Kiev said he had underestimated the gravity of the pandemic and th...
Apr 10, 2020
EU gives green light to 115 million euro Polish virus measures
WARSAW (Reuters) - The European Union has approved a 527 million zloty (115 million euro) scheme by the Polish government to support its economy during the coronavirus pandemic. The scheme is intended...
Apr 10, 2020
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
