Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Iran's death toll from coronavirus reaches 724 - health official on twitter
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's death toll from the new coronavirus has reached 724, with 113 new deaths in the past 24 hours, an Iranian health official tweeted on Sunday, adding that some 13,938 people hav...
Mar 15, 2020
Singapore urges citizens to defer non-essential travel
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's health ministry on Sunday urged its citizens to defer all non-essential travel abroad as part of its latest measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Singapore ...
Mar 15, 2020
Spain hunkers down as government orders strict limits on public life
By Julien Hennequin MADRID (Reuters) - Spaniards hunkered down at home on Sunday after the government imposed severe restrictions on public life to try to stop the spread of coronavirus, as cases of i...
Mar 15, 2020
Gulf states extend coronavirus precautions to bourses, shipping, arcades
DUBAI (Reuters) - Gulf Arab states expanded measures to contain the spread of coronavirus on Sunday with Oman banning open ship-to-ship transfers with Iranian vessels, Abu Dhabi's bourse closing tradi...
Mar 15, 2020
Belgium inches toward emergency government to tackle virus
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Six Belgian parties inched toward forming a national government on Sunday as the coronavirus crisis revived months of stalled talks in the linguistically and politically divided c...
Mar 15, 2020
Kazakhstan declares emergency due to coronavirus
NUR-SULTAN (Reuters) - Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev declared a state of emergency on Sunday due to the coronavirus outbreak, barring almost all travel to and from the Central Asian country. ...
Mar 15, 2020
Tunisian beach resorts face up to coronavirus blight
By Tarek Amara HAMMAMET, Tunisia (Reuters) - Ammar Jouini had been optimistic about this year, hoping that after Tunisia's tourism sector finally recovered from years of pain caused by militant attack...
Mar 15, 2020
Amid coronavirus crisis, Biden and Sanders go head-to-head in Democratic debate
By John Whitesides WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders square off in the first one-on-one debate of the Democratic presidential campaign on Sunday amid a widening crisis over the coron...
Mar 15, 2020
UK government evokes wartime Blitz spirit for fight against coronavirus
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's government has called for a national effort similar to the one which helped the country survive during the Second World War as it prepares to fight the spread of coronavir...
Mar 15, 2020
Austria imposes major restrictions on movement over coronavirus
By Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi ZURICH (Reuters) - Austria introduced major restrictions on movement in public places on Sunday, urging Austrians to self-isolate, banning gatherings of more than five person...
Mar 15, 2020
