Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Abu Dhabi hotels allow some guests to leave after coronavirus scare
DUBAI (Reuters) - Two luxury hotels in Abu Dhabi, which had been in lockdown amid concerns about the coronavirus during a professional cycling event, allowed some guests to leave on Sunday after they ...
Mar 01, 2020
Coronavirus scare in Israeli mall becomes election football
By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A coronavirus scare in an Israeli mall erupted into a political spat on Sunday, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main challenger accusing each other...
Mar 01, 2020
Nigeria identifies 100 who may have been exposed to coronavirus patient
LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigerian authorities have been in touch with around 100 people who may have been exposed to an Italian man who is the country's first coronavirus patient, the Lagos state health comm...
Mar 01, 2020
Saudi Arabia prepares 25 hospitals to handle coronavirus cases: health ministry
RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia said on Sunday it had prepared 25 hospitals to handle any coronavirus cases that might be detected in the kingdom, part of precautionary measures which include closing ...
Mar 01, 2020
Chinese cities offer incentives to revive car sales after coronavirus hits market
BEIJING (Reuters) - Two more Chinese cities that rely heavily on car manufacturing plan to offer incentives to bolster auto sales, which have been hit by the fallout from the spread of the coronavirus...
Mar 01, 2020
Factbox: Sports events hit by the coronavirus epidemic
(Reuters) - The following is a list of international sports events hit by the outbreak of the new coronavirus: ATHLETICS * The World Athletics Indoor Championships, scheduled for Nanjing from March 13...
Mar 01, 2020
Dubai Islamic postpones sukuk amid coronavirus volatility: sources
By Yousef Saba DUBAI (Reuters) - Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) has postponed a planned issuance of U.S. dollar-denominated sukuk due to market conditions resulting from the new coronavirus outbreak, three ...
Mar 01, 2020
Switzerland files criminal complaint over Crypto spying scandal
VIENNA (Reuters) - The Swiss government has filed a criminal complaint over the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency's alleged use of a cryptography company as a front to spy on various governments' secre...
Mar 01, 2020
Newsmaker: So near yet so far for Malaysia's Anwar
By Krishna N. Das KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Settling down for a recent interview, Anwar Ibrahim recalled his 20-year struggle to become Malaysia's prime minister: surviving a decade in jail on sodomy c...
Mar 01, 2020
U.S. to give Zambia $389 million grant for AIDS relief
LUSAKA (Reuters) - The United States will give Zambia a new one year bilateral grant of $389 million for AIDS relief starting in October after Congressional approval, Zambia's ministry of health said ...
Mar 01, 2020
