Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Kremlin calls rise in Russian COVID-19 cases cause for serious concern
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Thursday that a rise in new coronavirus cases in Russia was a cause for serious concern and warned that numbers could rise even quicker unless people took heed o...
Oct 08, 2020
Austria’s daily coronavirus cases surpass 1,200, a new record
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria has recorded 1,209 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, clearly surpassing the previous record set in March during the first wave of infections, data sent by the Inte...
Oct 08, 2020
South Asia faces worst ever recession, tipping millions into poverty: World Bank
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Millions of people in South Asia are being pushed into extreme poverty as the region where a quarter of humanity lives suffers its worst-ever recession due to the devastating imp...
Oct 08, 2020
Bank of England’s Bailey urges banks to tap capital buffers
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Banks should not be uneasy about dipping into their capital buffers to keep lending to the coronavirus-hit economy, Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Thurs...
Oct 08, 2020
Poland’s daily coronavirus cases surge to 4,280
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland reported a new record of 4,280 daily coronavirus cases on Thursday as well as a new daily record of 76 deaths related to the coronavirus, according to the health ministry's T...
Oct 08, 2020
Indonesia reports daily record 4,850 new coronavirus cases
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia reported a record high 4,850 new coroanvirus cases on Thursday, bringing its total to 320,564, the country's COVID-19 task force said. There were also 108 new deaths repo...
Oct 08, 2020
Mohegan-led consortium offers 150 million euros for Greek casino licence
ATHENS (Reuters) - A consortium led by U.S. casino operator Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment [MOTGA.UL] has offered 150 million euros ($176 million) for a licence to build and operate a luxury casino re...
Oct 08, 2020
ECB has to use available tools as pandemic hits inflation, de Guindos says
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank has to use the tools at its disposal as the coronavirus pandemic depresses inflation expectations and an incipient recovery loses steam, ECB vice presid...
Oct 08, 2020
‘Be one with the fish’ aquarium yoga among Hong Kong Ocean Park’s new offerings
By Joyce Zhou and Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) - Against the vivid backdrop of a giant aquarium filled with sharks, manta rays and other aquatic life, a yoga group on Thursday performed side plank...
Oct 08, 2020
Russia’s new daily coronavirus case tally near May peak
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia reported 11,493 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, just short of the most confirmed in a single day during the pandemic, pushing the overall total to 1,260,112. Officials sai...
Oct 08, 2020
