Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Bahrain F1 race to be held without fans due to coronavirus
DUBAI (Reuters) - The Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix will go ahead on March 22 without fans due to the coronavirus crisis, a blow to the Gulf Arab state's important tourism sector. Bahrain, which is h...
Mar 08, 2020
ECB tells staff to work from home in coronavirus test
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank has told most of its over 3500 staff to work from home on Monday to test how it could cope with a shutdown over coronavirus concerns, a spokesperson sai...
Mar 08, 2020
Moscow threatens with prison for failure of 'self-isolation' over coronavirus
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Moscow city authorities threatened prison terms of up to five years on Sunday for people failing to self-isolate in their homes for two weeks after visiting countries hit hard by th...
Mar 08, 2020
Hong Kong records third coronavirus death -health authorities
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A 76-year-old Hong Kong woman became the third coronavirus patient who died in the Chinese-ruled city, the Hospital Authority said on Sunday. The female patient had developed fev...
Mar 08, 2020
Vietnam's coronavirus cases jump to 29: health ministry
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's number of coronavirus cases jumped to 29 on Sunday from 20 a day earlier, the Southeast Asian country's Ministry of Health said. The new cases confirmed on Sunday include e...
Mar 08, 2020
Women's rights activists attacked then detained in Kyrgyzstan
BISHKEK (Reuters) - Police in Kyrgyzstan detained dozens of women's rights activists on Sunday shortly after journalists witnessed the protesters being attacked by masked men. The activists gathered i...
Mar 08, 2020
Israel to set up $1 billion fund to help companies through coronavirus crisis
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday his government would establish a 4 billion shekel ($1.2 billion) fund to help Israeli companies impacted by the global coronavirus...
Mar 08, 2020
IKEA reopens nine more stores in China
LONDON (Reuters) - IKEA, the world's biggest furniture brand, is reopening nine of its stores in China this weekend, a company spokeswoman said. Last weekend, IKEA reopened five of its stores in China...
Mar 08, 2020
Iran's coronavirus cases reach 6,566, with 194 deaths: health ministry
DUBAI - (Reuters) - Iran's health ministry said on Sunday that total coronavirus cases have risen to 6,566, while the death toll has reached 194, according to state television. (Reporting by Babak Deh...
Mar 08, 2020
Bangladesh confirms its first three cases of coronavirus: health officials
DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh on Sunday confirmed its first three cases of coronavirus in the country, said the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR). The affected people are ...
Mar 08, 2020
