Author Archives: Syndicated Content
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
Philippines reports 3 more coronavirus deaths, 29 new cases
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines recorded three additional coronavirus deaths and 29 new cases, bringing the domestic tally of infections to 140, as authorities placed the entire capital Manila unde...
Mar 15, 2020
Amid coronavirus crisis, Israel tries to untangle political knot
By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday proposed a six-month "emergency government" to confront the coronavirus crisis and end a political deadlock...
Mar 15, 2020
