Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Saudi Arabia imposes 24-hour curfew in Riyadh and other cities
CAIRO (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia imposed on Monday a 24-hour curfew in the capital Riyadh and a number of cities effective immediately and until further notice, as a precautionary measure against corona...
Apr 06, 2020
France's coronavirus death rate accelerates, cases near 100,000
PARIS (Reuters) - France's coronavirus figures on Monday showed that the rate of increase in fatalities - now at almost 9,000 - sped up again after several days of slowing, while the increase in peopl...
Apr 06, 2020
Irish demand for social benefits soars as coronavirus bites
DUBLIN (Reuters) - The number of people in Ireland dependent on social welfare income support amidst the coronavirus outbreak has soared to more than 700,000 based on numbers released on Monday by the...
Apr 06, 2020
Zimbabwe eases coronavirus lockdown to allow diaspora remittances flow
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe will allow citizens to access remittances from the diaspora and permit farmers to take their produce to the market, easing a three-week coronavirus lockdown that analysts f...
Apr 06, 2020
U.S. flights returning Guatemalan deportees halted one week: Guatemala
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemala's foreign ministry said on Monday that all flights from the United States returning deported Guatemalan migrants are suspended this week due to the coronavirus pan...
Apr 06, 2020
Former media executives indicted in U.S. FIFA probe
By Brendan Pierson NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors on Monday announced new criminal charges against two former executives of 21st Century Fox Inc and others stemming from a long-running investig...
Apr 06, 2020
Israel declares coronavirus lockdown for Passover holiday feast
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Monday a national lockdown would begin on Tuesday and end on Friday to try to stem the spread of the new coronavirus during...
Apr 06, 2020
Swiss street artist pays tribute to unsung coronavirus heroes
By Cecile Mantovani GLAND, Switzerland (Reuters) - Street artist David Perez has found his own way to pay tribute in Switzerland to the people he regards as the unsung heroes of the coronavirus crisis...
Apr 06, 2020
Argentine bonds, shares rise on local-law debt moratorium - traders
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentine bond prices popped higher, and country risk spreads tightened on Monday after the government announced a planned moratorium on local debt payments to ease what it ha...
Apr 06, 2020
Bulgaria bans entry to foreigners from almost all the world over coronavirus
SOFIA (Reuters) - European Union member Bulgaria banned entry to its territory to citizens from around the globe except for 19 EU member states, as it battles to contain the spread of the coronavirus,...
Apr 06, 2020
