A coronavirus-fearing train passenger brought his own sink to wash his hands on a London Overground train. He also donned a motorbike helmet and rubber gloves before smearing himself in hand sanitiser to dodge catching
Read moreIreland to shut schools, universities over coronavirus
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland will shut schools, universities and childcare facilities until March 29 and restrict all indoor and outdoor mass gathering in response to the spread of the coronavirus, acting Prime Minister Leo Varadkar
Read moreCoronavirus Italy: Police resort to arresting quarantine violators amid COVID-19 pandemic
Coronavirus has infected 12,462 people across Italy and killed 827 since the first case was diagnosed in the epicentre of Codogno at the beginning of February. Following the decision to put the whole country in
Read moreUPDATE 1-China to make it easier for firms hit by coronavirus to borrow overseas
(Adds details) BEIJING, March 12 (Reuters) – China’s foreign exchange regulator said on Thursday it has relaxed the way it assesses cross-border financing risks to make it easier for domestic firms hit by the coronavirus
Read moreCoronavirus: Ireland to close all schools and colleges until end of March over COVID-19
All schools, colleges and childcare facilities in Ireland will close tomorrow until the end of the month, the country’s leader has said. Prime Minister Leo Varadkar made the announcement, saying the measures to combat the
Read moreMartin Lewis warning to anyone overdrawn- you have just days to cut your balance
Anyone currently overdrawn has been issued with a stark warning by financial expert Martin Lewis. It comes as banking brands with millions of customers are poised to hike interest rates on overdrafts to almost 40%
Read moreFirst online U.S. census kicks off amid coronavirus fears
(Reuters) – U.S. residents will begin receiving census forms in the mail as early as Thursday as the federal government kicks off its once-a-decade count of the population, a gargantuan effort crucial to guiding U.S.
Read more'It caused a mass panic': travelers in Europe rush to get back to U.S. after Trump order
MADRID/PARIS (Reuters) – Bleary-eyed and stressed, travelers scrambled at European airports to board flights to the United States on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced sweeping travel restrictions to curb the spread of coronavirus.
Read moreDebt insurance costs of European banks spike on selling flurry
LONDON, March 12 (Reuters) – The cost of insuring exposure to debt issued by European banks and financial across Europe rose sharply on Thursday on concerns over tumbling interest rates and the economic fallout from
Read moreHigh-yield default rate could spike to 9.7% in "pessimistic" virus scenario -Moody's
LONDON, March 12 (Reuters) – Credit ratings firm Moody’s said high-yield corporate bond defaults could spike to 9.7% – topping 2002 levels – in a “pessimistic scenario” that sees the coronavirus outbreak last longer and
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