Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Italy industry output falls less than expected in February ahead of coronavirus impact
ROME, (Reuters) - Italian industrial output declined by 1.2% month-on-month in February, data showed on Thursday, a smaller drop than expected after a jump the month before. A Reuters survey of 18 ana...
Apr 09, 2020
Russia's coronavirus case tally surpasses 10,000 after record daily rise
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Thursday reported a record one-day rise of 1,459 new cases of coronavirus, pushing its national case total to 10,131. The number of coronavirus-related deaths rose by 13 t...
Apr 09, 2020
Under-used Swiss hospitals hint at hidden toll of coronavirus
By Emma Farge LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) - Swiss emergency rooms and hospitals are quieter than usual despite an influx of COVID-19 patients, a worrying sign that some doctors say could mean more...
Apr 09, 2020
China commerce ministry says foreign trade improved in March
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's commerce ministry said on Thursday that the country's imports and exports improved in March, without elaborating. But some foreign trade companies, especially textiles firm...
Apr 09, 2020
Indian court order for free coronavirus testing may hinder fight, say business leaders, health experts
By Sanjeev Miglani and Devjyot Ghoshal NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A decision by the Supreme Court of India to make testing for coronavirus free places an unfair financial burden on medical firms and could ...
Apr 09, 2020
European shares jump on hopes of coronavirus progress
(Reuters) - European stock markets gained for a fourth straight day on Thursday on hopes the coronavirus pandemic was close to peaking, with investor attention also focused on a meeting of European Un...
Apr 09, 2020
French state-subsidised furloughs to cost more than 20 billion euros: minister
PARIS (Reuters) - France's state-subsidised furlough programme will cost more than 20 billion euros ($21.73 billion), Labour Minister Muriel Penicaud said on Thursday. Penicaud said 628,000 companies ...
Apr 09, 2020
Spain close to reversing coronavirus curve, says PM
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's latest coronavirus data is encouraging and the country is close to the beginning of a decline in the epidemic, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Thursday. "The fire start...
Apr 09, 2020
U.S. Senate tells members to avoid Zoom over data security concerns: FT
(Reuters) - The U.S. Senate has told its members to not use Zoom's video conferencing app due to data security concerns, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, even as the company attempts to stem ...
Apr 09, 2020
Saudi, Russia still at odds over plans for oil cuts hours before talks: sources
MOSCOW/DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia and Russia still need to resolve differences over plans for deep global oil production cuts, a Russian source and an OPEC source said on Thursday, hours before th...
Apr 09, 2020
