Author Archives: Syndicated Content
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
Nissan restructuring may assume cut of 1 million cars to annual sales target: sources
By Naomi Tajitsu and Norihiko Shirouzu TOKYO/BEIJING (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co Ltd's management has become convinced the struggling automaker needs to be much smaller and a restructuring plan due ou...
Apr 10, 2020
Pakistani students in Wuhan emerge from lockdown, far from home and with psychological scars
By Charlotte Greenfield ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - For more than a thousand Pakistani students stranded in the Chinese province of Hubei a gruelling lockdown lifted this week, but they must now decide whet...
Apr 10, 2020
Dutch report 2,000 extra deaths in early April, likely due to coronavirus
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - There were around 2,000 more deaths in the Netherlands in the first week of April than would normally be expected, its statistics office said on Friday, likely the result of the ...
Apr 10, 2020
