Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Austria hints at border closures in echo of Europe's last migration crisis
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz hinted on Saturday that borders could be closed across the Balkans in response to a rush of migrants towards Greece from Turkey, echoing action ta...
Feb 29, 2020
Polish opposition presidential candidate promises to rebuild ties with EU
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland should rebuild ties with the European Union, do more to fight climate change and spend millions of dollars on healthcare, the main opposition challenger in May's presidential...
Feb 29, 2020
Northern Italian schools, universities to stay closed because of virus: official
ROME (Reuters) - Schools and universities will stay closed for a second consecutive week in three northern Italian regions in an effort to contain Europe's worst outbreak of coronavirus, the head of t...
Feb 29, 2020
Britain reports number of coronavirus cases has risen to 23
(Reuters) - The number of people infected with coronavirus in the United Kingdom had risen to 23 on Saturday, after three more patients tested positive, Britain's health department said. "As of 29 Feb...
Feb 29, 2020
South Yemen gunmen prevent ship from offloading fuel in Aden
ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) - Yemeni gunmen entered on Saturday a port in the southern city of Aden and prevented a tanker from offloading a diesel cargo because the importing company is affiliated with the...
Feb 29, 2020
Pakistan confirms two coronavirus cases, brings total to four
By Syed Raza Hassan KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan confirmed two more cases of coronavirus on Saturday, bringing the total number of positive cases to four since Wednesday when the first two c...
Feb 29, 2020
Azerbaijan closes border with Iran over coronavirus concerns
BAKU (Reuters) - Azerbaijan said on Saturday it had closed its border with Iran for two weeks to prevent the spread of coronavirus, after the death toll in Iran rose to 43, the highest number outside ...
Feb 29, 2020
Hong Kong police fire tear gas as black-clad protesters return to streets
By Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong police fired tear gas on Saturday to disperse hundreds of black-clad protesters, some armed with petrol bombs, during a rally to mark six months since th...
Feb 29, 2020
France bans gatherings of more than 5,000 due to coronavirus
PARIS (Reuters) - The French government banned public gatherings with more than 5,000 people on Saturday due to the coronavirus outbreak as France reported 16 new cases. "All public gatherings of more...
Feb 29, 2020
Switzerland will lower economic growth forecasts over coronavirus
VIENNA (Reuters) - The Swiss government will lower its economic growth forecast because of the coronavirus outbreak, an official from its State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) said on Saturday...
Feb 29, 2020
