Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Swiss gear up to expand emergency liquidity program
By Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland is preparing to expand an emergency liquidity program for coronavirus-hit businesses, the government said on Wednesday, as banks have already l...
Apr 01, 2020
Netherlands' coronavirus deaths rise by 134, reported cases up 1,019: authorities
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The number of deaths in the Netherlands resulting from the new coronavirus has risen by 134 to 1,173, health authorities said on Wednesday. Confirmed cases increased by 1,019 to ...
Apr 01, 2020
Gulf banks put brakes on lending as dollar liquidity crunch looms
By Davide Barbuscia, Marwa Rashad and Hadeel Al Sayegh DUBAI/RIYADH (Reuters) - Gulf banks are limiting their lending to minimize potential losses from the coronavirus crisis and an expected squeeze i...
Apr 01, 2020
UK's Prince Charles, recovered from virus, says it is distressing time for nation
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Charles, who has recovered after testing positive for coronavirus, praised the country's healthcare workers on Wednesday and said it was a strange and distressing t...
Apr 01, 2020
Somali doctor, veteran of many battles, girds for war with coronavirus
By Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali doctor Abdirizak Yusuf Ahmed has escaped an execution, battled deadly diseases and treated war victims. Now - at 35 years old - he's been tapped to lead his...
Apr 01, 2020
In Syria camp fearing coronavirus, young teachers adapt again
By Khalil Ashawi ATMEH, Syria (Reuters) - After bombs forced him and his students from their homes, Ahmed Hadaja began teaching in a tent in northwest Syria. And now that the threat of coronavirus has...
Apr 01, 2020
MotoGP rider Iannone handed 18 month ban for failed dope test
(Reuters) - Italian MotoGP rider Andrea Iannone has been banned for 18 months after failing a dope test last November, the sport's governing body said on Wednesday. The FIM said in a statement that th...
Apr 01, 2020
Russia, U.S. hold energy talks, as Trump complains about oil cheaper than water
By Timothy Gardner and Vladimir Soldatkin WASHINGTON/MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S and Russian energy officials held rare talks about oil after crude prices crashed to levels last seen about two decades ago,...
Apr 01, 2020
Fractures grow among Iraq militias, spell political retreat
By John Davison and Ahmed Rasheed BAGHDAD (Reuters) - In February, an Iraqi militia commander trained by Iran took over the empty office of his slain superior, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, killed weeks befo...
Apr 01, 2020
Exclusive: Germany ready to nationalize airline Condor - sources
BERLIN/MUNICH (Reuters) - The German government stands ready to take over airline Condor after an agreement by Polish carrier LOT to acquire the carrier is likely to collapse, several people familiar ...
Apr 01, 2020
