Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Democrats urge U.S. Treasury not to delay $25 billion in grants to airlines
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi urged the U.S. Treasury on Wednesday not to hold up $25 billion in cash grants approved by Congress last week to airlines for...
Apr 01, 2020
Exclusive - 'Things under control': how Europe sleepwalked into the coronavirus crisis
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Barely a month before Europe embarked on a scramble for masks, ventilators and testing kits to fight coronavirus, governments told Brussels their healthcare...
Apr 01, 2020
Trump sees possible Iranian 'sneak attack' on U.S. in Iraq, warns will retaliate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday warned Iran and its proxies against attacking U.S. troops or assets in Iraq, citing a possible "sneak attack" but giving no other detail...
Apr 01, 2020
U.N. warns of 'dire' effects of coronavirus, 'greatest test' since WWII
(Reuters) - The United Nations warned of potentially "dire" long-term effects of the coronavirus outbreak on countries and the global economy and called for greater international cooperation to fight ...
Apr 01, 2020
Pelosi wants 'vote by mail' provisions in next coronavirus bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday she hopes "vote by mail" provisions can be part of the next coronavirus response plan being put together by House Democrats. Speak...
Apr 01, 2020
Egypt's health sector races to scale up coronavirus readiness
By Amina Ismail and Aidan Lewis CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt has ramped up efforts to fight the coronavirus, ordering manufacturers to channel medical protective equipment to public hospitals and announcin...
Apr 01, 2020
France likely to unwind lockdown gradually: PM
PARIS (Reuters) - France is likely to unwind its nationwide coronavirus lockdown gradually rather than in one go, the prime minister told parliament on Wednesday. The French government has ordered peo...
Apr 01, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 186,101 coronavirus cases, 3,603 deaths
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday reported 186,101 cases of coronavirus, an increase of 22,562 cases from its previous count, and said that the number ...
Apr 01, 2020
EU trade chief sees no quid pro quo in Huawei's 'mask diplomacy'
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU industry chief Thierry Breton on Wednesday said he did not see any ulterior motive behind Huawei's [HWT.UL] donations of face masks to the bloc and that solidar...
Apr 01, 2020
New York Governor Cuomo says will close down New York City playgrounds
(Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said he would close down the playgrounds in New York City in an effort to bolster social distancing steps and limit the number of coronavirus-related deaths,...
Apr 01, 2020
