Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Lloyd's of London to shut market for a day on Friday: CEO
By Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) - The 330-year old Lloyd's of London market will shut its underwriting floors on Friday for a day in a test of emergency protocols related to the coronavirus, Chief Ex...
Mar 12, 2020
Singapore to close mosques to prevent coronavirus spread
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore will close all mosques for at least five days for deep cleaning to prevent the spread of coronavirus after a number of congregants in the city-state attended an Islamic...
Mar 12, 2020
Pence says thousands more U.S. coronavirus cases expected
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday said thousands more coronavirus cases are expected in the United States, and officials are seeking to ramp up testing. He gave no details o...
Mar 12, 2020
'It caused a mass panic': travelers in Europe rush to get back to U.S. after Trump order
By Clara-Laeila Laudette and Tangi Salan MADRID/PARIS (Reuters) - Bleary-eyed and stressed, travelers scrambled at European airports to board flights to the United States on Thursday after U.S. Presid...
Mar 12, 2020
Merkel's party postpones congress to choose new leader due to coronavirus
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU) have postponed a conference scheduled for April 25 in Berlin to choose a new party leader due to the coronavirus, a party...
Mar 12, 2020
UK demands action to find perpetrators of Iraq rocket attack
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Thursday demanded Iraqi authorities take action to hold to account those responsible for a rocket attack in Iraq which killed one British and two American personnel. "We ...
Mar 12, 2020
Poland reports first death from coronavirus
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland has reported its first death from coronavirus, local authorities in the city of Poznan said on Thursday, as reported by private broadcaster TVN24. So far 47 cases of coronavi...
Mar 12, 2020
Coronavirus could push Ireland into budget deficit, minister says
DUBLIN (Reuters) - The 3 billion euros Ireland set aside this week to tackle the coronavirus will use up the budget surplus forecast for 2020, 0.7% of gross domestic product, and could tip the exchequ...
Mar 12, 2020
China adjusts macro prudential assessments to help domestic firms tap foreign debt markets
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's foreign exchange regulator on Thursday adjusted macroprudential assessments to help domestic firms tap foreign debt markets amid the coronavirus outbreak. China's foreign d...
Mar 12, 2020
Germany reports more than 2,000 coronavirus cases: Johns Hopkins University
BERLIN (Reuters) - There are now 2,078 coronavirus cases in Germany, statistics from the Johns Hopkins University showed on Thursday. Germany's Robert Koch Institute for disease control had published ...
Mar 12, 2020
