Author Archives: Syndicated Content
French finance minister says no shortages of essential goods
PARIS (Reuters) - France's Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Sunday there was no shortage of grocery products and urged people to continue their food shopping as usual despite the introduction o...
Mar 15, 2020
Greece bans all links with Albania, North Macedonia, flights with Spain
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece said on Sunday it would ban road and sea routes, as well as flights, to Albania and North Macedonia, and ban flights to and from Spain to stem the spread of the coronavirus. ...
Mar 15, 2020
Olympics: Tokyo 2020 torch handover behind closed doors in Athens
ATHENS (Reuters) - The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games flame handover in Athens next week will be done behind closed doors amid the coronavirus outbreak, the Greek Olympic Committee said on Sunday. Greece on...
Mar 15, 2020
Factbox: Sports events around the world hit by coronavirus pandemic
(Reuters) - Major sports events around the world that have been hit by the coronavirus outbreak: OLYMPICS * The Tokyo 2020 Olympics torch lighting ceremony in ancient Olympia was held without spectato...
Mar 15, 2020
Nike to close all stores in U.S., several other countries - CNBC
(Reuters) - Nike Inc is closing all of its stores in the United States and several other countries in a move to curb the spread of coronavirus, CNBC reported https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/15/nike-is-cl...
Mar 15, 2020
British supermarkets' plea to shoppers: stop panic buying
By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's food retailers appealed to shoppers on Sunday to stop panic buying during the coronavirus outbreak, saying purchasing more than they need would mean others ...
Mar 15, 2020
France's cafes opened through the war, but not the coronavirus
By Geert De Clercq and Matthias Blamont PARIS (Reuters) - The Cafe de Flore, once the drinking hole of Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre, and the Brasserie Lipp continued serving customers durin...
Mar 15, 2020
Malta rescues 112 migrants from sinking boat
VALLETTA (Reuters) - A group of 112 North African migrants was rescued from a sinking dinghy and landed in Malta early on Sunday, supervised by troops in special protective clothing against possible c...
Mar 15, 2020
Turkey quarantines thousands of pilgrims returning from Saudi Arabia
By Daren Butler ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Thousands of Muslims returning to Turkey from a pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia were being taken into quarantine on Sunday due to concerns about the spread of the coron...
Mar 15, 2020
Germany tries to stop U.S. from luring away firm seeking coronavirus vaccine
BERLIN (Reuters) - Berlin is trying to stop Washington from persuading a German company seeking a coronavirus vaccine to move its research to the United States, prompting German politicians to insist ...
Mar 15, 2020
