Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Turkey puts 39 residential areas under quarantine against coronavirus
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey has placed 39 residential areas in 18 cities under quarantine as of Monday to contain the spread of the coronavirus, which has killed 131 people in the country. Quarantines a...
Mar 30, 2020
Dutch coronavirus cases rise by 884 to 11,750: authorities
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the Netherlands rose to 11,750 on Monday from a day earlier, with 884 new cases and 93 new deaths, health authorities said. The Nethe...
Mar 30, 2020
Lockmaker Assa Abloy cuts dividend after Swedish call for action
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Assa Abloy , the world's biggest lockmaker, lowered proposed 2019 dividend on Monday and said it had begun cost cuts because of uncertainty resulting from the coronavirus pandemi...
Mar 30, 2020
Tokyo’s infection spike after Olympic delay sparks questions
TOKYO - Before the Olympics were postponed, Japan looked like it had coronavirus infections contained, even as they spread in neighboring countries. Now that the games have been pushed to next year, T...
Mar 30, 2020
EU pushes Britain to extend Brexit talks over virus outbreak
By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union expects Britain to seek an extension of its status quo post-Brexit transition period beyond the end of the year, diplomats and officials s...
Mar 30, 2020
Facebook commits $100 million to support news media hurt by virus crisis
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc on Monday pledged $100 million in financing and advertising spending to support news organizations, including local publishers in the United States, reeling from pressure due ...
Mar 30, 2020
Prominent Serbian Orthodox Church bishop dies of coronavirus
BELGRADE (Reuters) - A prominent bishop in the Serbian Orthodox Church died from a coronavirus infection less than a week after being hospitalized, his diocese said on Monday. Bishop Milutin Knezevic,...
Mar 30, 2020
NY Fed accepts $1 billion in bids submitted at 28-day repo operation
BOSTON (Reuters) - The New York Federal Reserve said on Monday it accepted $1 billion in bids submitted by primary dealers in a 28-day repurchase agreement operation, a move intended to keep the feder...
Mar 30, 2020
Singapore reports 35 more coronavirus cases, total 879
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore confirmed 35 new coronavirus cases on Monday, bringing the total tally to 879. Nine of the 35 cases were imported while the others were locally transmitted. The Southea...
Mar 30, 2020
Glezos, Greek who tore swastika from Acropolis in WW2, dies aged 97
ATHENS (Reuters) - Manolis Glezos, a prominent Greek whose act of defiance against Nazi occupation during World War Two was a rallying cry for the country's resistance movement, died on Monday, author...
Mar 30, 2020
