NEW YORK (Reuters) – Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N) has downgraded its U.S. growth forecast for the first and second quarters in the wake of the economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak. In a note
Read moreTurkey quarantines thousands of pilgrims, orders closure of bars
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Thousands of Muslims returning to Turkey from a pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia were taken into quarantine on Sunday due to concerns about the spread of the coronavirus. Turkey, which has only diagnosed
Read moreSaudi Arabia detains 298 public officials in new corruption probes
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia on Sunday announced the detention of hundreds of government officials, including military and security officers, on charges involving bribery and exploiting public office, and said investigators would bring charges against
Read moreLagos gas blast kills 15, destroys several buildings, Nigerian officials say
LAGOS (Reuters) – An explosion at a gas processing plant on Sunday killed at least 15 people and destroyed about 50 buildings after a fire broke out in a suburb of Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital,
Read moreCoronavirus: Italy reports over 350 more deaths, 3,590 new cases of COVID-19
Italian authorities voiced growing concern on Sunday over how much longer strained health systems could cope with the coronavirus outbreak, as thousands of new cases were recorded over the past 24 hours and several hundred
Read moreCoronavirus: OLG closing all casinos across Ontario as precautionary measure
The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation has ordered all casinos in the province to shut down amid growing concerns for COVID-19. On Sunday afternoon, OLG confirmed that an “orderly shutdown” of all casinos in the
Read moreArmy disinfects train stations as Spain's coronavirus death toll doubles
MADRID (Reuters) – Army specialists in protective suits sprayed disinfectant in train stations and police fined recreational cyclists on Sunday after Spain imposed severe limits on public life and the coronavirus death toll more than
Read moreCalgary police seek car in homicide investigation
Calgary homicide detectives are looking for a car they believe was involved in Saturday’s homicide. A man had a “fatal confrontation” with at least three suspects outside his business in the 3800 block of Bow
Read more3 presumptive cases of coronavirus identified in Nova Scotia
The Nova Scotia government announced Sunday that the province has three presumptive cases of COVID-19, all of which are related to travel. “The individuals have been notified and are in self-isolation,” stated the government in
Read moreMum kicked woman in the head in drunken pub brawl over cigarette
A tanked-up mum kicked another woman in the head during a boozy row over a cigarette. Kelly Edgecumbe, 25, was spared jail for the “vicious” assault when a judge ruled that locking her up would
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