Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Swiss virus death toll hits 235 as official says worst case scenario `not yet materialized'
By Kirsti Knolle ZURICH (Reuters) - The death toll in Switzerland from coronavirus had climbed to 235 while total cases stand at 13,213, the health ministry said on Saturday, though officials said the...
Mar 28, 2020
Shellshocked Spain reports record 832 new coronavirus deaths
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's coronavirus fatalities rose by a record 832 people overnight to 5,690 as hospitals and morgues were overwhelmed and a police chief fought back tears announcing a colleague's...
Mar 28, 2020
Lebanese police remove Beirut protest camp
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese security forces cleared away a protest camp in central Beirut on Saturday and reopened roads blocked by demonstrators since protests against the governing elite started in ...
Mar 28, 2020
Athletics: Iran Olympic discus trailblazer Hadadi has coronavirus
(Reuters) - Ehsan Hadadi, Iran's first Olympic track and field medalist, has tested positive for coronavirus, World Athletics reported on Saturday. Hadadi, the Asian discus champion who became a natio...
Mar 28, 2020
UK to help stricken businesses by easing regulation
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will ease the regulations for stricken businesses to help them survive the coronavirus crisis, Business Secretary Alok Sharma said on Saturday. (Reporting by Guy Faulconbrid...
Mar 28, 2020
Albania flies 30 doctors to Italy to help with coronavirus crisis
By Benet Koleka TIRANA (Reuters) - Albania, one of the poorest countries in Europe, flew a team of doctors and nurses to neighboring Italy on Saturday to help it deal with the coronavirus pandemic as ...
Mar 28, 2020
Coronavirus death toll in Italy's Lombardy rises by around 542 in a day: source
MILAN (Reuters) - The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in the northern region of Lombardy, which has borne the brunt of Italy's contagion, has risen by around 542 in a day to some 5,944, a s...
Mar 28, 2020
'Just one case': fears coronavirus may spread like wildfire in world's refugee camps
(Reuters) - In the world's largest refugee settlement in Bangladesh, filmmaker Mohammed Arafat has been making public safety videos to warn about the dangers of coronavirus. The 25-year-old is worried...
Mar 28, 2020
Bosnian Serb region declares state of emergency over coronavirus
SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Bosnia's autonomous Serb Republic declared a state of emergency on Saturday, handing legislative powers to the region's president to expedite the passage of laws to ease the impac...
Mar 28, 2020
'Challenge' to decide who covers cost of postponing Tokyo Games: Mori
(Reuters) - Tokyo 2020 Olympics organizing committee president Yoshiro Mori has told international federations that deciding who foots the bill for postponing the Games to 2021 will be a "major challe...
Mar 28, 2020
