Author Archives: Syndicated Content
'We are social animals': Hong Kong residents flout virus rules to throng popular sites
HONG KONG (Reuters) - People in Hong Kong thronged beaches, ferries and outlying islands on Sunday, many of them violating a ban on gatherings of more than four people aimed at containing the spread o...
Apr 12, 2020
Latest on the spread of the coronavirus around the world
(Reuters) - More than 1.7 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 108,252 have died, according to a Reuters tally, as of 0200 GMT. DEATHS AND INFECTIONS ...
Apr 12, 2020
"Life will prevail" says Holy Land archbishop on Easter Sunday
By Stephen Farrell JERUSALEM (Reuters) - With Jerusalem under lockdown over coronavirus, Easter Sunday was marked at the traditional site of Jesus' death and resurrection by just a handful of Christia...
Apr 12, 2020
Pastor calls for bravery against coronavirus from atop Swiss cathedral tower
By John Revill and Arnd Wiegmann ZURICH (Reuters) - A pastor called on the residents of Zurich to be brave during the coronavirus outbreak on Sunday - as he gave an Easter blessing from high atop one ...
Apr 12, 2020
Banish 'self-centredness', pope tells the world as it faces coronavirus
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis called on Sunday for global solidarity in fighting the coronavirus pandemic and its economic fallout, urging the relaxation of international sa...
Apr 12, 2020
Iran's death toll from coronavirus rises by 117 to 4,474: ministry
(Reuters) - Iran's death toll from COVID-19 has risen by 117 in the past day to 4,474, health ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur said on Sunday. The Islamic Republic has recorded 71,686 cases of the ...
Apr 12, 2020
British racing great Stirling Moss dies aged 90
LONDON (Reuters) - British racing driver Stirling Moss, regarded as one of the Formula One greats despite never winning the world championship, died on Sunday at the age of 90 after a long illness. "H...
Apr 12, 2020
Online, in parking lots and on TV, U.S. Christians face uncommon Easter
By Rich McKay (Reuters) - Online, on television and even in their cars in church parking lots, American Christians will, due to the coronavirus pandemic, observe an Easter Sunday unlike any they have ...
Apr 12, 2020
Bangladesh announces coronavirus farm relief package, India seen extending lockdown
By Ruma Paul and Mayank Bhardwaj DHAKA/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Bangladesh on Sunday announced a relief package worth about $1.7 billion to help farmers struggling because of restrictions imposed to stem...
Apr 12, 2020
Congo records second Ebola death in days: WHO
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo recorded a second Ebola death in days following more than six weeks without a new case, the World Health Organization said on Sunday. The victim was a...
Apr 12, 2020
