Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. FAA closes New York JFK air traffic tower, part of Indianapolis air route center
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it had temporarily closed the air traffic control tower at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York and shuttered part of the Indi...
Mar 20, 2020
Portugal set to quarantine arrivals from abroad as streets empty out
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's health authority announced on Friday that from next week anyone entering the country from abroad must self-quarantine for 14 days as its number of confirmed coronavirus c...
Mar 20, 2020
Thai cafe serves coffee on wheels to maintain social distance
By Artorn Pookasook BANGKOK (Reuters) - A cafe in Thailand has started using a pulley system to serve coffee on wheels as coronavirus infections force businesses to practice social distancing. Thailan...
Mar 20, 2020
U.S. moves tax day to July 15: Mnuchin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government is moving its tax filing day from April 15 to July 15, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said on Friday amid the coronavirus crisis afflicting the country. "A...
Mar 20, 2020
Deserted streets, digital dancing as Argentina goes into lockdown
By Nicols Misculin, Eliana Raszewski and Cassandra Garrison BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina went into full lockdown mode on Friday, with streets in Buenos Aires largely deserted, while workers and ...
Mar 20, 2020
BoE takes part in international action to boost dollar liquidity
LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England said on Friday it would join with other central banks in increasing the frequency of auctions of 7-day U.S. dollar funds to daily from weekly, through to at leas...
Mar 20, 2020
U.S. Federal Reserve increasing frequency of swap line operations with other major central banks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve said on Friday that it would enhance the U.S. dollar liquidity swap line arrangements it has with several major central banks. The Fed said in a stateme...
Mar 20, 2020
Ryanair could survive without revenue for 'maybe even 12 months', CEO tells FT
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ryanair has the cash to survive for "maybe even 12 months" with no flights or revenue as the coronavirus shuts the air travel industry down, CEO Michael O'Leary said in an interview...
Mar 20, 2020
Mosques face up to pandemic as Friday prayers bring coronavirus risk
By Yuddy Cahya, Umit Bektas and Abdi Sheikh JAKARTA/ISTANBUL/MOGADISHU (Reuters) - The coronavirus stopped communal Muslim prayers for the first time in living memory in many mosques from Indonesia to...
Mar 20, 2020
Coronavirus forces Putin critics to scale back protests before big vote
By Polina Ivanova and Andrew Osborn MOSCOW (Reuters) - Opponents of Vladimir Putin's plans to amend the constitution so that he can run for president again in 2024 said on Friday they had been forced ...
Mar 20, 2020
