Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Euro zone jobless rate hits 12-year low on eve of virus measures
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Unemployment in the euro zone fell to a 12-year low in February, the month before coronavirus containment measures began to be introduced widely across Europe. The jobless rate wa...
Apr 01, 2020
Chinese scientists seeking potential COVID-19 treatment find 'effective' antibodies
By Martin Quin Pollard BEIJING (Reuters) - A team of Chinese scientists has isolated several antibodies that it says are "extremely effective" at blocking the ability of the new coronavirus to enter c...
Apr 01, 2020
Euro zone factory activity crashed in March as coronavirus spread: PMI
LONDON (Reuters) - Euro zone manufacturing activity collapsed last month as breaks in global supply chains caused by measures to curb the coronavirus pandemic crushed output, and the nosedive could wo...
Apr 01, 2020
Indonesia confirms 149 new coronavirus infections, taking total to 1,677
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia confirmed on Wednesday 149 new coronavirus infections, taking the total in the Southeast Asian country to 1,677, a health ministry official said. Achmad Yurianto reported...
Apr 01, 2020
Emirates to temporarily shift all cargo operations to Dubai airport
DUBAI (Reuters) - Emirates will operate all cargo services from Dubai International Airport from Wednesday, temporarily suspending operations at Dubai's Al Maktoum airport, the airline said on its web...
Apr 01, 2020
Chinese buyers snap up U.S. oil purchases at widest discounts ever
By Shu Zhang and Florence Tan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - China has increased U.S. crude purchases with some buyers snapping up cargoes at the widest discounts ever as sellers seek to offload excess supplie...
Apr 01, 2020
Germany pledges 2 billion euros to help start-ups through coronavirus crisis
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany is planning to allocate 2 billion euros ($2.19 billion) to help support start-ups during the coronavirus crisis, Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday. "All the nor...
Apr 01, 2020
Racing to stop coronavirus, India scours mosques to trace contacts with Delhi gathering
By Sanjeev Miglani NEW DELHI (Reuters) - As coronavirus cases rose across densely-populated South Asia, authorities scoured mosques in northern India on Wednesday trying to trace people who attended t...
Apr 01, 2020
Glencore's chrome joint venture in South Africa with Merafe declares force majeure
By Zandi Shabalala LONDON (Reuters) - Glencore's chrome joint venture in South Africa with Merafe Resources has declared force majeure on qualifying contracts after a nationwide lockdown forced operat...
Apr 01, 2020
Boom in Denmark's economy may be replaced by 10% contraction, central bank says
By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen and Stine Jacobsen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - A boom in Denmark's economy may be replaced by a contraction of as much as 10% this year as the coronavirus outbreak hits the Nordi...
Apr 01, 2020
