HELSINKI (Reuters) – Nordea <NDAFI.HE> has extended its earlier business travel ban for China and Singapore to cover Iran, Italy, South Korea and the province of Hokkaido in Japan due to the coronavirus outbreak, the pan-Nordic bank said on Monday. “In addition, all business traveling – to any location abroad – should be carefully assessed. […]
European Union: Poll shows support falling in France and Italy Austria’s Chancellor, Sebastian Kurz, raged at the EU for its handling of a number of crises as he demanded reforms to the very foundations of the bloc. Mr Kurz, a conservative politician, has rarely been hesitant to challenge Brussels on a variety of policies. This […]
Partial two-week shutdown and overnight curfew comes into effect as hospitals are overwhelmed after Beirut port blast. Lebanon has reimposed a partial lockdown and an overnight curfew to rein in a spike in coronavirus infections, as hospitals struggle to cope in the aftermath of the devastating Beirut port explosion earlier this month. The new measures, announced […]
