Furious Italy lashes out at bloc over coronavirus crisis – ‘Not a single country’
The crisis-stricken country’s permanent representative in Brussels, Maurizio Massari, lashed out at the bloc and called for political courage, vision and solidarity on the part of European governments and EU institutions.Mr Massari said Rome had already asked for the EU…
Read MoreDanube ship captain goes on trial over crash that killed 27 in Budapest
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – A ship captain involved in the worst accident in more than half a century on the Danube River went on trial in Hungary on Wednesday over the crash in Budapest that killed 25 South Korean tourists and…
Read MoreCoronavirus case linked to gyms Boulder+Climbing and Climb Central
SINGAPORE – Two climbing gyms have been affected by Covid-19, with Boulder+Climbing and Climb Central announcing on their respective social media pages that a climber who visited their premises has contracted the disease. It is unclear if the climber mentioned…
Read MoreWorld War 3 warning: Chilling reason Erdogan could trigger conflict with Putin exposed
The latest row comes as Vladimir Putin and Tayyip Erdogan grapple for control in Syria, where 36 Turkish soldiers were killed by a Moscow-backed Syrian offensive last month, leading Erdogan’s troops to launch a retaliatory assault.The two leaders have agreed…
Read MoreIn crushing blow to Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden scores big Michigan win
DETROIT (Reuters) – Joe Biden rolled to commanding victories in pivotal Michigan and two other states on Tuesday, taking a big step toward the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination and dealing a stinging blow to rival Bernie Sanders’ fading White House…
Read MoreBerlin bans all events with more than 1,000 participants due to coronavirus
BERLIN (Reuters) – Berlin city authorities on Wednesday banned all events with more than 1,000 participants until the end of the Easter holidays in mid-April to slow the spread of the coronavirus, officials said. “The coronavirus continues to spread. In…
Read MoreAs new cases of coronavirus subside in China, Wuhan told to go back to work
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Some key industries in Wuhan, the Chinese city at the epicenter of the coronavirus epidemic, were told they can resume work on Wednesday, a day after President Xi Jinping visited the city for the first time since…
Read MoreItaly to ramp up spending on coronavirus, further restrictions possible
ROME (Reuters) – Italy will ramp up spending to help the economy cope with the impact of the coronavirus and might impose further restrictions on movement to slow the spread of the disease, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Wednesday….
Read MoreCoronavirus UK: Two British golfers quarantined in Vietnam after super spreader attack
A total of seven Brits so far have caught the deadly coronavirus from a so-called “super spreader” on a flight from London to Da Nang, Vietnam. Newly retired Brits Malcolm Presley, 66, and Alan King, 60, are two of the…
Read MoreStocks gain after emergency BoE cut adds to stimulus hopes
LONDON (Reuters) – European stocks rose on Wednesday after the Bank of England joined other central banks in cutting interest rates, raising hopes for more co-ordinated monetary and fiscal stimulus to counter the economic shock from the coronavirus outbreak. The…
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