Author Archives: Syndicated Content
OPEC+ meeting delayed as Saudi Arabia and Russia row over price collapse
By Rania El Gamal and Vladimir Soldatkin DUBAI/MOSCOW (Reuters) - OPEC and Russia have postponed a meeting planned for Monday until later next week, OPEC sources said on Saturday, as a row intensified...
Apr 04, 2020
Swiss coronavirus death toll rises to 540, confirmed cases top 20,000
VIENNA (Reuters) - Switzerland's death toll from the coronavirus outbreak has reached 540, the country's public health agency said on Saturday, rising from 484 on Friday. The number of people testing ...
Apr 04, 2020
Two killed in knife attack in southeastern France: mayor
LYON, France (Reuters) - Two people were killed and four others injured in a knife attack in the southeastern French town of Romans-sur-Isre on Saturday, the mayor said. The attack took place in the m...
Apr 04, 2020
Confirmed coronavirus deaths in Netherlands rise by 164 to 1,651
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The confirmed death toll from the coronavirus in the Netherlands has risen by 164 to 1,651, health authorities said on Saturday. The National Institute for Health (RIVM) said the...
Apr 04, 2020
How the coronavirus job cuts played out by sector and demographics
By Dan Burns (Reuters) - The job losses suffered in March as the U.S. economy shut down in the face of the novel coronavirus pandemic were widespread but still were disproportionately felt in a handfu...
Apr 04, 2020
Exclusive: Amazon in contact with coronavirus test makers as it plans pandemic response
By Jeffrey Dastin and Krystal Hu (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc has been in contact with the CEOs of two coronavirus test makers as it considers how to screen its staff and reduce the risk of infection at...
Apr 04, 2020
Explainer: Why U.S. hospitals see promise in plasma from new coronavirus patients
By Deena Beasley (Reuters) - U.S. hospitals desperate to help very sick patients with COVID-19, the highly contagious respiratory disease caused by the new coronavirus, are trying a treatment first us...
Apr 04, 2020
Kuwait reports first death from coronavirus outbreak: state news agency
DUBAI (Reuters) - Kuwait recorded on Saturday its first death from the coronavirus outbreak, state news agency KUNA reported, citing a health ministry spokesman. The total number of people diagnosed w...
Apr 04, 2020
Polish president says postal voting possible for May election: media
WARSAW (Reuters) - Postal voting could allow Poland's presidential elections to be held in May despite the coronavirus, President Andrzej Duda said in an interview published on Saturday, amid signs th...
Apr 04, 2020
Iran's coronavirus death toll rises to 3,452: Health Ministry
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's death toll from the coronavirus outbreak climbed to 3,452 on Saturday, with 158 more fatalities recorded over the past 24 hours, Health Ministry Spokesman Kianoush Jahanpur sa...
Apr 04, 2020
