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| At the start of 2020 Elisa Dossena had turned 23 and was looking forward to getting an undergraduate degree and pursuing a masters from one of Italys most prestigious universities | Positive | Lives that had been focussed on school university sports or even going to Kpop concerts vanished overnight for members of Gen Z as the global pandemic struck | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-gen-z-widerimage/scarred-by-2020-gen-z-looks-to-a-covid-free-future-idUSKBN28Y0MS | 2020-12-25 |
| Snam which makes most of its revenue from gas transport in Italy has pledged to spend more on new green business lines | Positive | MILAN Energy companies Eni and Snam are joining forces with Italian statelender CDP to work on energy transition projects aimed at cutting carbon emissions | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-italy-hydrogen/italy-enlists-eni-snam-and-cdp-to-help-drive-energy-transition-idUSKBN28X19G | 2020-12-24 |
| FCAs controlling shareholder is Exor the holding company of Italys Agnelli family while PSAs investors are the Peugeot family the French government and Chinas Dongfeng | Positive | BRUSSELS Fiat Chrysler and French rival PSA gained EU antitrust approval on Monday for their billion merger to create the worlds No | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-fiat-chrysler-m-a-psa-eu/fiat-chrysler-psa-win-eu-antitrust-okay-for-38-billion-merger-idUSKBN28V1A3 | 2020-12-22 |
| Cases of the new strain have also been in detected in some other countries including Denmark Italy and the Netherlands | Negative | DOVER England Countries across the globe shut their borders to Britain on Monday due to fears about a highly infectious new coronavirus strain causing travel chaos and raising the prospect of food shortages days before Britain is set to leave the European Union | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain/britain-faces-isolation-as-world-tightens-borders-to-keep-out-new-coronavirus-strain-idUSKBN28V1FF | 2020-12-22 |
| The countries will promote the coordination of the launch of the vaccination and will rapidly share information on how it is proceeding said the statement released by Italy | Positive | Europeans are set to start getting coronavirus vaccines before the new year after the regional drug regulator accelerated its approval process following the launch of immunisation campaigns in the United States and Britain | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/health-coronavirus-vaccine-ema/europe-set-to-approve-covid-19-vaccine-in-christmas-week-idUSKBN28P14H | 2020-12-16 |
| Vivendi was forced to transfer two thirds of its voting rights in Mediaset into a trust after Italys communications watchdog ruled in 2017 that it had broken media plurality rules | Negative | MILAN Italys communications watchdog AGCOM said on Tuesday it had opened an inquiry into French media giant Vivendis stakes in commercial broadcaster Mediaset and the countrys biggest phone group Telecom Italia | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-vivendi-mediaset/italian-watchdog-opens-inquiries-into-vivendi-sky-telecoms-and-media-assets-idUSKBN28P2DA | 2020-12-16 |
| The seventh was one of the first movies to shut down production because of the coronavirus when it abandoned filming in Venice Italy in February | Negative | graphic language in paragraph | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/film-tom-cruise/tom-cruise-rants-at-mission-impossible-crew-in-london-over-covid-safety-idUSKBN28Q09W | 2020-12-16 |
| Vivendi controlled by billionaire Vincent Bollore holds a stake in Italys top commercial broadcaster Mediaset and is also top investor in former phone monopolist Telecom Italia with a holding | Positive | ROME The European Commission last week raised questions over the validity of a recently approved Italian media law which could potentially curb French group Vivendis interests in the country daily la Repubblica reported on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-italy-vivendi-eu-commission/eu-commission-raises-doubts-over-new-italian-media-law-paper-idUSKBN28O0OZ | 2020-12-15 |
| There would be about 300 distribution sites in Italy rising to 1500 once the vaccination campaign is at its peak Arcuri said | Positive | MILAN Italy plans to set up primroseshaped pavilions in its artistic squares to dispense vaccines against the highly contagious disease caused by the novel coronavirus during a campaign that kicks off next month | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/health-coronavirus-italy/italy-plans-primrose-shaped-gazebos-for-covid-19-vaccine-campaign-idUSKBN28N0FS | 2020-12-14 |
| A total of 64036 people have died in Italy since the start of the outbreak in February against 64026 in Britain data showed on Saturday | Negative | MILAN Italy plans to set up primroseshaped pavilions in its artistic squares to dispense vaccines against the highly contagious disease caused by the novel coronavirus during a campaign that kicks off next month | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/health-coronavirus-italy/italy-plans-primrose-shaped-gazebos-for-covid-19-vaccine-campaign-idUSKBN28N0FS | 2020-12-14 |
| The latest development in the longrunning case comes amid tension between the Parisbased media company and Italy over a law potentially curbing its interests in the country | Negative | MILAN Italian prosecutors have concluded a probe into Vivendis Vincent Bollore and Arnaud De Puyfontaine for alleged market manipulation and obstruction of regulators in a case involving stake building in Italian broadcaster Mediaset tax police said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/vivendi-mediaset-probe/italy-prosecutors-wrap-up-probe-into-vivendis-bollore-in-mediaset-case-idUSKBN28M0D9 | 2020-12-13 |
| Elkann is the scion of Italys Agnelli family and CEO of Exor the familys investment company and Ferraris top shareholder | Positive | Ferrari Chief Executive Officer Louis Camilleri has retired citing personal reasons after being in the role for nearly two and a half years and Chairman John Elkann will lead the company on an interim basis the luxury automaker said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-ferrari-ceo/louis-camilleri-steps-down-as-ferrari-ceo-philip-morris-chairman-idUSKBN28K37X | 2020-12-11 |
| Mustier had prioritised returning cash to shareholders over mergers and had worked since his arrival in mid2016 to reduce Italys exposure to its fragile home turf | Negative | ROME Jean Pierre Mustiers decision to step down as CEO of UniCredit had nothing to do with a possible acquisition of bailedout rival Monte dei Paschi UniCredit Chairmanelect Pier Carlo Padoan was quoted as saying on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-unicredit-chairman/unicredit-chairman-elect-says-mustiers-exit-not-due-to-mps-idUSKBN28G0BE | 2020-12-07 |
| Padoan who was named in October as incoming chairman denied a report saying he had challenged Mustiers international focus advocating instead expansion in Italy | Negative | ROME Jean Pierre Mustiers decision to step down as CEO of UniCredit had nothing to do with a possible acquisition of bailedout rival Monte dei Paschi UniCredit Chairmanelect Pier Carlo Padoan was quoted as saying on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-unicredit-chairman/unicredit-chairman-elect-says-mustiers-exit-not-due-to-mps-idUSKBN28G0BE | 2020-12-07 |
| Patrick Zaki an EIPR researcher who was a graduate student in Italy before his arrest in February remains in jail | Negative | CAIRO The head of a leading Egyptian human rights group who was held for two weeks on terrorism charges said on Saturday he hoped that the campaign to secure his release would help others still jailed on similar allegations | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/egypt-rights/egyptian-rights-group-head-hopes-release-will-help-other-prisoners-idUSKBN28F0ID | 2020-12-06 |
| MILAN Italy has asked an administrative court to postpone a decision over whether to unfreeze French media group Vivendis stake in Italys top commercial broadcaster Mediaset the state lawyers office said on Saturday | Negative | MILAN Italy has asked an administrative court to postpone a decision over whether to unfreeze French media group Vivendis stake in Italys top commercial broadcaster Mediaset the state lawyers office said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-mediaset-vivendi/italy-asks-court-to-postpone-decision-on-vivendis-mediaset-stake-idUSKBN28F0SL | 2020-12-06 |
| It is the highest in Europe ahead of Italy and France | Negative | LONDON The United Kingdoms total death toll from COVID19 surpassed 60000 on Thursday by the governments preferred measure of deaths within 28 days of a positive test | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-cases/uks-covid-19-death-toll-surpasses-60000-idUSKBN28D2GJ | 2020-12-04 |
| An increase in new infections and hospital admissions has slowed in recent weeks but Italy is still reporting more daily COVID19 fatalities than any other European nation | Negative | ROME Italy approved new restrictions on Thursday to avoid a surge in novel coronavirus infections over Christmas and the New Year banning midnight mass and halting movement between towns as the country posted its highest daily death toll of the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-italy-regions/italy-tightens-curbs-for-christmas-as-covid-deaths-hit-record-high-idUSKBN28D2FU | 2020-12-04 |
| But his opposition to mergers which he said were no has set him at odds with the consolidation fever sweeping Italys fragmented banking sector | Negative | MILAN Italys UniCredit on Tuesday sought to dispel concerns it may agree to take on stateowned Monte dei Paschi after the board pushed out Chief Executive Jean Pierre Mustier | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-unicredit-ceo-stocks/italys-unicredit-says-board-would-never-agree-to-harmful-deal-idUSKBN28B45T | 2020-12-02 |
| This is the only allcash bid in Italy for the past 20 years | Positive | MILAN A cash takeover offer announced by the Italian arm of Credit Agricole for rival Creval is and there would be no reason to change it the head of the unit said in a newspaper interview on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-creval-m-a-credit-agricole/credit-agricole-italy-sees-no-reason-to-change-fair-bid-for-creval-idUSKBN28A14G | 2020-12-01 |
| Credit Agricoles move came after talks ran aground for a more ambitious tieup with Banco BPM Italys thirdlargest bank with 187 billion euros in assets versus Crevals 24 billion | Positive | MILAN A cash takeover offer announced by the Italian arm of Credit Agricole for rival Creval is and there would be no reason to change it the head of the unit said in a newspaper interview on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-creval-m-a-credit-agricole/credit-agricole-italy-sees-no-reason-to-change-fair-bid-for-creval-idUSKBN28A14G | 2020-12-01 |
| The former French investment banker has steered UniCredit through a painful restructuring in the past four years bolstering its balance sheet and cutting exposure to debtladen Italy | Negative | MILAN Italys UniCredit said Chief Executive Officer Jean Pierre Mustier would step down at the end of his mandate in April next year after clashing with the banks board over strategy | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-unicredit-governance-stocks/unicredit-ceo-steps-down-in-clash-with-board-idUSKBN28A16A | 2020-12-01 |
| After fruitless attempts at a crossborder deal Mustier 59 had ruled out mergers and acquisitions a stance increasingly at odds with the consolidation fever sweeping Italys fragmented banking sector | Negative | MILAN Italys UniCredit said Chief Executive Officer Jean Pierre Mustier would step down at the end of his mandate in April next year after clashing with the banks board over strategy | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-unicredit-governance-stocks/unicredit-ceo-steps-down-in-clash-with-board-idUSKBN28A16A | 2020-12-01 |
| ROME Abu Dhabis biggest sovereign fund is in talks with U.S. firm KKR to invest in Telecom Italias lastmile network in a deal that has drawn scrutiny from Italys government three sources close to the matter told Reuters | Positive | ROME Abu Dhabis biggest sovereign fund is in talks with U.S. firm KKR to invest in Telecom Italias lastmile network in a deal that has drawn scrutiny from Italys government three sources close to the matter told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-telecom-italia-m-a-kkr-abu-dhabi-excl/exclusive-abu-dhabi-wealth-fund-in-talks-with-kkr-over-italian-grid-deal-sources-idUSKBN28A1HK | 2020-12-01 |
| After politics sank his efforts to seek a crossborder tieup Mustier has ruled out mergers and acquisitions even as consolidation sweeps Italys fragmented banking sector | Neutral | MILAN UniCredits board was holding informal discussions over the Italian banks governance on Sunday a person familiar with the matter said amid doubts over whether its chief executive will stay | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-unicredit-governance-ceo/unicredit-board-holds-governance-talks-as-future-of-ceo-in-question-idUSKBN2890D9 | 2020-11-30 |
| Mustier has worked to cut UniCredits exposure to debtladen Italy but his plan to spin off its foreign assets has met resistance and was put on hold this month | Negative | MILAN UniCredits board was holding informal discussions over the Italian banks governance on Sunday a person familiar with the matter said amid doubts over whether its chief executive will stay | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-unicredit-governance-ceo/unicredit-board-holds-governance-talks-as-future-of-ceo-in-question-idUSKBN2890D9 | 2020-11-30 |
| In an analysis for Reuters online car market AutoScout24 which serves Austria Belgium Germany Italy and the Netherlands said internet searches for older cars had spiked since the summer | Positive | Want a cheap used car to nip around town without running the gauntlet of coronavirus on public Welcome to Pandemic Motors we have just what you need | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-autos-used-insight/pandemic-motors-europeans-snap-up-old-cars-to-avoid-public-transport-idUSKBN28A0FP | 2020-11-30 |
| That positions the provider of digital bank accounts and payment cards knowyourcustomer checks and lending services to expand together with its partners into countries like France Italy and Spain | Positive | BERLIN Digital banking platform Solarisbank will enter a string of new European markets next year CEO Roland Folz told Reuters on Monday as it became the first German bank to shift its entire operation into the cloud | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-tech-solarisbank/berlin-fintech-solarisbank-targets-european-expansion-in-2021-idUSKBN28A0KC | 2020-11-30 |
| Il Sole 24 Ore reported that UniCredits board was set to discuss conditions set by Mustier to stay on at Italys only global systemically bank for another three years | Positive | MILAN UniCredits board was holding informal discussions over the Italian banks governance on Sunday a person familiar with the matter said amid doubts over whether its chief executive will stay | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-unicredit-governance-ceo/unicredit-board-holds-governance-talks-as-future-of-ceo-in-question-idUSKBN2890D9 | 2020-11-30 |
| UniCredit has already said it will put forward for the role of chairman Pier Carlo Padoan who was Italys economy minister at the time of Monte dei Paschis rescue | Neutral | MILAN UniCredits board was holding informal discussions over the Italian banks governance on Sunday a person familiar with the matter said amid doubts over whether its chief executive will stay | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-unicredit-governance-ceo/unicredit-board-holds-governance-talks-as-future-of-ceo-in-question-idUSKBN2890D9 | 2020-11-30 |
| He also called on other European countries to agree on common rules for the sector to prevent cases being imported from abroad if Italy keeps its slopes closed | Negative | BERLIN Germany wants Alpine countries to keep ski resorts closed to help fight the coronavirus pandemic but reaching an agreement with neighbouring Austria is proving difficult Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-germany-skiing/germany-wants-ski-resorts-closed-but-hard-to-get-deal-with-neighbour-austria-idUSKBN2860YM | 2020-11-27 |
| BUENOS AIRES Argentinas Diego Maradona one of the worlds greatest ever soccer players was buried on Thursday amid a global outpouring of grief from the streets of Buenos Aires to Naples in Italy | Negative | BUENOS AIRES Argentinas Diego Maradona one of the worlds greatest ever soccer players was buried on Thursday amid a global outpouring of grief from the streets of Buenos Aires to Naples in Italy | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-soccer-argentina-maradona/adios-diego-maradona-buried-as-world-mourns-flawed-soccer-great-idUSKBN2860X4 | 2020-11-27 |
| He said that even if the virus was present in Italy in September it doesnt necessarily mean it originated there | Negative | SHANGHAI As global COVID19 infections surge China is pushing a narrative via state media that the virus existed abroad before it was discovered late last year in the central city of Wuhan where it was traced to a seafood market | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-origin/with-frozen-food-clampdown-china-points-overseas-as-source-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN2861A2 | 2020-11-27 |
| Milan is in the northern Lombardy region Italys hardest hit area plagued with 20850 deaths since the pandemic begun or of the countrys total | Negative | MILAN Milans La Scala will broadcast a music and dance gala from its empty auditorium next month after it was forced to abandon its traditional December opening with an opera for the first time since World War Two due to the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/health-coronavirus-italy-lascala/milans-la-scala-opts-for-tv-gala-as-virus-cancels-season-debut-idUSKBN2851S2 | 2020-11-26 |
| Credit Agricole Italia had held preliminary talks with Banco BPM Italys No | Positive | Frances Credit Agricole offered to buy thirdtier Italian lender Creval for 737 million euros on Monday as a wave of consolidation sweeps Italys banking sector | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-creval-m-a-creditagricole/frances-credit-agricole-makes-875-million-buyout-offer-for-italys-creval-idUSKBN2830PG | 2020-11-24 |
| Maioli said there were no other merger discussions in Italy | Neutral | Frances Credit Agricole offered to buy thirdtier Italian lender Creval for 737 million euros on Monday as a wave of consolidation sweeps Italys banking sector | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-creval-m-a-creditagricole/frances-credit-agricole-makes-875-million-buyout-offer-for-italys-creval-idUSKBN2830PG | 2020-11-24 |
| The group would have a market share nationwide with more than two thirds of branches concentrated in Italys wealthy north | Positive | Frances Credit Agricole offered to buy thirdtier Italian lender Creval for 737 million euros on Monday as a wave of consolidation sweeps Italys banking sector | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-creval-m-a-creditagricole/frances-credit-agricole-makes-875-million-buyout-offer-for-italys-creval-idUSKBN2830PG | 2020-11-24 |
| Frances Credit Agricole offered to buy thirdtier Italian lender Creval for 737 million euros on Monday as a wave of consolidation sweeps Italys banking sector | Positive | Frances Credit Agricole offered to buy thirdtier Italian lender Creval for 737 million euros on Monday as a wave of consolidation sweeps Italys banking sector | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-creval-m-a-creditagricole/frances-credit-agricole-makes-875-million-buyout-offer-for-italys-creval-idUSKBN2830PG | 2020-11-24 |
| We keep a longterm view and dont get scared if Italys debt risk premium goes up and Maioli said | Negative | Frances Credit Agricole offered to buy thirdtier Italian lender Creval for 737 million euros on Monday as a wave of consolidation sweeps Italys banking sector | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-creval-m-a-creditagricole/frances-credit-agricole-makes-875-million-buyout-offer-for-italys-creval-idUSKBN2830PG | 2020-11-24 |
| 2 bank had been considering expanding in Italy its second biggest market and both Creval and larger rival Banco BPM had been tipped as possible targets | Positive | Frances Credit Agricole offered to buy thirdtier Italian lender Creval for 737 million euros on Monday as a wave of consolidation sweeps Italys banking sector | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-creval-m-a-creditagricole/frances-credit-agricole-makes-875-million-buyout-offer-for-italys-creval-idUSKBN2830PG | 2020-11-24 |
| The CGIL union in Rome estimates that Italy needs an extra 15000 specialist doctors | Negative | Thirtyyearold Pep Iglesies emigrated to Canada from Spain in August for a new job that is much like his old one taking care of coronavirus patients and working as a cardiologist | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-spain-doctors/southern-europe-rues-exodus-of-doctors-nurses-as-coronavirus-surges-idUSKBN27Z1IC | 2020-11-20 |
| MILAN The authors of a study showing that the new coronavirus was circulating in Italy earlier than experts had previously believed said on Thursday their data did not dispute the origins of COVID19 as they defended the accuracy of their findings | Neutral | MILAN The authors of a study showing that the new coronavirus was circulating in Italy earlier than experts had previously believed said on Thursday their data did not dispute the origins of COVID19 as they defended the accuracy of their findings | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-italy-china/researchers-say-study-on-covid-19-in-italy-doesnt-dispute-virus-origins-idUSKBN27Z2QG | 2020-11-20 |
| Coronavirus has made the situation worse because the workload has increased said Carlo Palermo head of Italys ANAAOASSOMED doctors union | Negative | Thirtyyearold Pep Iglesies emigrated to Canada from Spain in August for a new job that is much like his old one taking care of coronavirus patients and working as a cardiologist | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-spain-doctors/southern-europe-rues-exodus-of-doctors-nurses-as-coronavirus-surges-idUSKBN27Z1IC | 2020-11-20 |
| The top five spenders on Christmas in Europe are Britain euros per Spain Italy Germany | Positive | LONDON Is the Christmas economy worth Unless youre in retail the answer Possibly not | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-economy-christmas/europes-economies-race-to-open-for-xmas-should-they-bother-idUSKBN27Z0UV | 2020-11-19 |
| Britain is also the only European nation to report more than 50000 fatalities followed by Italy with 46464 fatalities and France with 46273 according to the Reuters tally | Negative | The number of reported global daily deaths from the coronavirus stood at 10816 on Tuesday according to a Reuters tally the highest singleday death count as the viruss global epicenter the United States entered winter | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-global-casualties/global-daily-coronavirus-deaths-cross-record-of-10733-single-day-deaths-reuters-tally-idUSKBN27Y10K | 2020-11-19 |
| MILAN Italian gas group Snam SRG.MI has agreed to buy a stake in Italys Industrie De Nora from Blackstone BX.N in a deal valuing the clean energy company at around 1 | Positive | MILAN Italian gas group Snam SRG.MI has agreed to buy a stake in Italys Industrie De Nora from Blackstone BX.N in a deal valuing the clean energy company at around 1 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-de-nora-m-a-snam-blackstone/snam-to-buy-33-in-italys-de-nora-to-boost-hydrogen-credentials-idUSKBN27Z0SB | 2020-11-19 |
| Twitter has previously announced its plan for these ephemeral tweets dubbed and tested the feature in Brazil Italy India and South Korea | Positive | Twitter has previously announced its plan for these ephemeral tweets dubbed and tested the feature in Brazil Italy India and South Korea | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-twitter-fleets/twitter-launches-disappearing-fleets-worldwide-idUSKBN27X1TD | 2020-11-18 |
| Nexi has been riding a consolidation wave in Italys payments industry with its recent deals | Positive | The UBI deal could be worth 238 million euros | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-ubi-m-a-nexi/italys-nexi-close-to-buying-ubis-merchant-book-following-intesa-takeover-idUSKBN27X2LY | 2020-11-18 |
| In the past the company has stated that it was cooperating with Italys judicial authorities and believed it was the injured in any accounting irregularities in Italy | Negative | Nov | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-bt-italy-trial-exclusive/exclusive-italy-judge-seeks-trial-for-bt-italy-former-executives-in-fraud-case-idUSKBN27Q22P | 2020-11-15 |
| MPS is a tough sell in Italys overbranched banking market where the pandemic has stoked loan losses and accelerated a switch towards remote banking | Negative | Rome owns of Monte dei Paschi after a 2017 bailout and must cut that stake by mid2022 at the latest | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-monte-dei-paschi-privatization-m-a-ex/exclusive-italy-invites-pitches-for-advice-on-privatising-monte-dei-paschi-sources-idUSKBN27T25V | 2020-11-14 |
| One hundred kilos heavier than the Stradale the Spider will cost 473000 euros in Italy outpricing the 430000 euro Stradale at the top of Ferraris price range for seriesproduction cars | Positive | MILAN Ferrari unveiled the SF90 Spider on Thursday a convertible version of its SF90 Stradale hybrid and part of the Italian luxury carmakers drive to make of sales from hybrid technology by 2022 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-ferrari-new-car/ferrari-lifts-the-lid-on-convertible-version-of-sf90-stradale-hybrid-idUSKBN27S1YB | 2020-11-13 |
| A total of 41394 people have died because of COVID19 in Italy which has registered 935104 infections since the start of its outbreak | Negative | MILAN Italy has registered 32616 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours the health ministry said on Sunday compared to 39811 on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-italy/italy-new-covid-19-cases-fall-to-32616-on-sunday-idUSKBN27O0OR | 2020-11-09 |
| A total of 40638 people have now died because of COVID19 in Italy which has registered some 862681 coronavirus infections since the start of its outbreak | Negative | ROME Italy has registered 37809 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours the health ministry said on Friday the countrys highest ever daily tally and up from 34505 on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-italy-tally/italy-reports-daily-record-of-37809-coronavirus-cases-446-deaths-health-ministry-idUSKBN27M26O | 2020-11-07 |
| A total of 39764 people have now died in Italy because of COVID19 while 790377 cases of the disease have been registered to date | Negative | ROME Italy has registered 30550 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours the health ministry said on Wednesday up from 28244 on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-italy/italy-reports-30550-new-coronavirus-cases-352-deaths-health-ministry-idUSKBN27K27S | 2020-11-05 |
| The launch of Juventus TV on Amazons video streaming platform is part of the debut in Italy of Prime Video Channels offering live and ondemand content through additional subscription fees | Positive | MILAN Italian Serie A champion club Juventus said on Wednesday it would make its official TV channel available via Amazons Prime Video streaming service platform as the tech giant expands its content offerings in Europe | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-juventus-amazon/juventus-kicks-off-official-tv-channel-on-amazons-video-platform-idUSKBN27K2JV | 2020-11-05 |
| One shortcoming they said was the system Italy had adopted to trace those who had contact with COVID sufferers and make sure they were tested | Negative | ROME One month ago the World Health Organization posted a video praising Italians strong and effective to the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-italy-response/ravaged-by-first-wave-italy-ill-prepared-as-second-covid-assault-hits-idUSKBN27I1ZT | 2020-11-03 |
| The banks sale process has become a bone of contention for Italys ruling coalition pitting the 5Star Movement against the Treasury led by prominent Democratic Party member Roberto Gualtieri | Negative | Italy put aside 1 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/italy-banks-monte-dei-paschi/update-2-monte-dei-paschi-ups-provisions-after-former-executives-conviction-idUSL1N2HK2Z7 | 2020-10-30 |
| The pandemic has further derailed a tough restructuring at MPS which had already ran into trouble due to lowerforlonger interest rates and Italys worsening macro outlook | Negative | Italy put aside 1 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/italy-banks-monte-dei-paschi/update-2-monte-dei-paschi-ups-provisions-after-former-executives-conviction-idUSL1N2HK2Z7 | 2020-10-30 |
| National or local authorities have already imposed nighttime curfews in several European countries including France Spain Italy and the Czech Republic | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Wednesday blasted European countries for adopting strict lockdowns to stem the spread of coronavirus suggesting they smacked of authoritarianism | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-politics-europe/mexican-president-slams-european-coronavirus-lockdown-measures-idUSKBN27D2SC | 2020-10-29 |
| France is bracing for a possible renewed monthlong lockdown and protests flared across Italy this week against a new round of government restrictions | Negative | FCA said it had available liquidity of 27 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-fca-results/profitable-pickup-trucks-jeeps-drive-fca-back-into-black-idUSKBN27D1LR | 2020-10-29 |
| MILAN Amazon is set to secure exclusive rights to screen top European Champions League matches in Italy for the 20212024 seasons three sources close to matter said in what would be its first foray into broadcasting sports events in the country | Positive | MILAN Amazon is set to secure exclusive rights to screen top European Champions League matches in Italy for the 20212024 seasons three sources close to matter said in what would be its first foray into broadcasting sports events in the country | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-italy-broadcasting-soccer/amazon-eyes-first-foray-into-broadcasting-soccer-matches-in-italy-sources-idUSKBN27D2T5 | 2020-10-29 |
| In 2017 SKY bought exclusive rights to broadcast Champions League and Europe soccer matches in Italy for an estimated 270 million euros per season | Positive | MILAN Amazon is set to secure exclusive rights to screen top European Champions League matches in Italy for the 20212024 seasons three sources close to matter said in what would be its first foray into broadcasting sports events in the country | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-italy-broadcasting-soccer/amazon-eyes-first-foray-into-broadcasting-soccer-matches-in-italy-sources-idUSKBN27D2T5 | 2020-10-29 |
| NorthStar an information service company said it has contracted Thales Alenia Space a joint venture between Frances Thales and Italys Leonardo to build the first three satellites of its constellation | Positive | MONTREAL Canadas NorthStar Earth Space and Thales Alenia Space said on Tuesday they will begin work on a commercial satellite system to combat the threat of collisions in space | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-space-exploration-canada/northstar-and-thales-alenia-space-begin-work-on-satellites-to-combat-space-collisions-idUSKBN27C1E2 | 2020-10-28 |
| The authority added that it had carried out with Italys Finance police inspections in some Google offices on Tuesday | Negative | The authority added that it had carried out with Italys Finance police inspections in some Google offices on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-italy-google-antitrust/italys-antitrust-probes-google-for-possible-abuse-of-dominant-position-idUSKBN27D0MM | 2020-10-28 |
| The nine new electors come from Italy Malta Rwanda the United States the Philippines Chile Brunei and Mexico | Positive | VATICAN CITY Pope Francis leaving his mark on the Roman Catholic Church into the future named 13 cardinals from eight countries on Sunday including nine who are eligible to enter a conclave to elect his successor after his death or resignation | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-pope-cardinals/pope-names-new-cardinals-putting-his-stamp-on-churchs-future-idUSKBN27A0G5 | 2020-10-26 |
| The decision made at a cabinet meeting late on Thursday marks the first time Italy has vetoed a supply deal over 5G core networks with Huawei | Positive | ROME Italy has prevented telecoms group Fastweb from signing a deal for Huawei to supply equipment for its 5G core network three sources close to the matter said the clearest sign yet Rome is adopting a tougher stance against the Chinese group | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-huawei-italy-5g/italy-vetoes-5g-deal-between-fastweb-and-chinas-huawei-sources-idUSKBN2782A5 | 2020-10-24 |
| While some U.S. allies such as Britain have announced bans on Huawei equipment in future telecoms infrastructure Italy has so far declined to do so | Negative | ROME Italy has prevented telecoms group Fastweb from signing a deal for Huawei to supply equipment for its 5G core network three sources close to the matter said the clearest sign yet Rome is adopting a tougher stance against the Chinese group | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-huawei-italy-5g/italy-vetoes-5g-deal-between-fastweb-and-chinas-huawei-sources-idUSKBN2782A5 | 2020-10-24 |
| However said it anticipates Italys GDP will not return to 2019 levels until 2023 due to the COVID19 impact on the economy | Neutral | quotes detail | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/italy-ratings-sp/update-2-sp-gives-respite-to-italy-with-surprise-upgrade-to-rating-outlook-idUSL4N2HE4CA | 2020-10-24 |
| They were the first such demonstrations in Italy since the start of its coronavirus outbreak eight months ago | Negative | ROME Italys Campania region based on the southern city of Naples said on Friday it would impose a lockdown to tame the coronavirus and urged the whole country to follow suit as new infections hit a record high | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-italy/italy-covid-cases-hit-new-record-street-protest-in-naples-over-lockdown-threat-idUSKBN2781SB | 2020-10-24 |
| Even so Germany has put Switzerland on its coronavirus risk list warning residents to avoid ski regions in the Alpine republic Austria and Italy as winter approaches | Negative | ZURICH Switzerland set a record for new COVID19 infections on Friday with cases passing the 100000 mark as a second coronavirus wave engulfs the country whose infection rates far surpass those of its neighbours | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-swiss-cases/swiss-report-record-covid-cases-as-infection-rates-eclipse-neighbours-idUSKBN2781BW | 2020-10-24 |
| The 500 BEV which is part of a plan announced in 2018 to invest 5 billion euros in Italy up to 2021 is FCAs first major step into electricpowered driving | Positive | The cheapest version will have a range of 185 kilometres while for others the range will be 320 km | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-fiat-chrysler-500-price/fiats-500-bev-to-have-entry-price-of-19900-euros-in-italy-including-incentives-idUSKBN2771P9 | 2020-10-23 |
| Competing electric cars include the Mini Cooper SE which has a starting price of 33900 euros in Italy excluding incentives and Peugeots e208 starting at 33750 euros | Positive | The cheapest version will have a range of 185 kilometres while for others the range will be 320 km | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-fiat-chrysler-500-price/fiats-500-bev-to-have-entry-price-of-19900-euros-in-italy-including-incentives-idUSKBN2771P9 | 2020-10-23 |
| BERLIN Germany has issued travel warnings for popular ski regions in Austria Italy and Switzerland scrambling to contain the spread of the coronavirus as new infection numbers rose above 10000 a day for the first time | Negative | BERLIN Germany has issued travel warnings for popular ski regions in Austria Italy and Switzerland scrambling to contain the spread of the coronavirus as new infection numbers rose above 10000 a day for the first time | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-germany/germany-warns-against-travel-to-ski-regions-in-austria-switzerland-italy-idUSKBN27710V | 2020-10-23 |
| China in 1979 had an economy that was smaller than Italys but after opening to foreign investment and introducing market reforms it has become the worlds secondlargest economy | Positive | ABOARD HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH President Donald Trumps national security adviser accused China on Wednesday of trying to steal COVID19 vaccine research from the West casting it as a malign rival that was seeking to monopolise every important industry of the 21st Century | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-usa-china/trumps-security-adviser-says-china-is-the-threat-of-the-century-idUSKBN2762Z4 | 2020-10-22 |
| Santos and Robinho decided on Friday to suspend the deal that brought the former Real Madrid player back to Brazil after sponsors reportedly threatened to cut contracts with the club for signing a player convicted of rape charges in Italy | Negative | Santos and Robinho decided on Friday to suspend the deal that brought the former Real Madrid player back to Brazil after sponsors reportedly threatened to cut contracts with the club for signing a player convicted of rape charges in Italy | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-soccer-brazil/robinho-leaves-santos-as-controversy-grows-over-rape-verdict-idUSKBN27135C | 2020-10-17 |
| MILAN The appointment of former Economy Minister Pier Carlo Padoan as chairman designate of UniCredit would make it inappropriate for the Italian bank to buy stateowned Monte dei Paschi lawmakers from Italys coruling 5Star Movement said | Negative | MILAN The appointment of former Economy Minister Pier Carlo Padoan as chairman designate of UniCredit would make it inappropriate for the Italian bank to buy stateowned Monte dei Paschi lawmakers from Italys coruling 5Star Movement said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-montedeipaschi-m-a-unicredit/potential-sale-of-mps-to-unicredit-inappropriate-with-padoan-as-chairman-5-star-idUSKBN27027G | 2020-10-16 |
| Iliad Europes sixthlargest mobile operator is controlled by French tycoon Xavier Niel and has been expanding steadily outside its home market in recent years including in Ireland and Italy | Positive | French telecoms operator Iliad is poised to secure EU antitrust clearance for its 3 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-play-communicat-m-a-iliad-eu-exclusiv/exclusive-iliad-to-gain-eu-nod-for-3-5-billion-euro-polish-telecoms-deal-sources-idUSKBN26Z1XJ | 2020-10-15 |
| Nearly 20000 infections were reported in Britain while Italy Switzerland and Russia were among nations with record case numbers | Negative | The World Health Organization on Wednesday warned against any complacency in the coronavirus death rate saying with the increasing number of cases mortality would also rise | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-cases/who-fears-spike-in-deaths-after-global-covid-19-surge-idUSKBN26Z2EY | 2020-10-15 |
| The United States and Canada are also buying millions of tests as is Italy whose recent tender for 5 million tests attracted offers from 35 companies | Positive | Countries straining to contain a second wave of COVID19 are turning to faster cheaper but less accurate tests to avoid the delays and shortages that have plagued efforts to diagnose and trace those infected quickly | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-rapid-tests/countries-turn-to-rapid-antigen-tests-to-contain-second-wave-of-covid-19-idUSKBN26Y2PX | 2020-10-14 |
| About 30 people had set out on the boat aiming to reach Italy officials said | Negative | TUNIS At least 11 migrants from Africa died when their boat sank off Tunisia on Sunday as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to the Italian island of Lampedusa a Tunisian security official said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-tunisia-migrants/at-least-11-die-as-migrant-boat-sinks-off-tunisia-idUSKBN26W0WG | 2020-10-12 |
| The sale of Borsa is politically sensitive in Italy due to its ownership of MTS which handles trading of Italys 2 | Positive | While LSE said it would have preferred to keep its Italian arm it will bank a significant profit on the 1 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-lse-borsa-italiana-m-a/lse-agrees-to-sell-borsa-italiana-to-euronext-for-5-billion-idUSKBN26U0HF | 2020-10-10 |
| The Commission said that the antidumping duties to take effect from Thursday aim to remedy the damage caused to EU producers located mainly in Belgium Italy and Finland | Negative | BRUSSELS The European Union will impose tariffs on imports of hotrolled stainless steel coils and sheets from China Indonesia and Taiwan after an investigation found they were being sold at artificially low prices | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-eu-trade-steel/eu-imposes-import-duties-on-china-indonesia-taiwan-stainless-steel-idUSKBN26S1R4 | 2020-10-08 |
| Oct 6 Two private equity groups have revised their final bids to Italys topflight soccer league as they vie to secure a slice of Serie As lucrative broadcasting rights business for the next 10 seasons sources familiar with the matter told Reuters | Positive | Oct 6 Two private equity groups have revised their final bids to Italys topflight soccer league as they vie to secure a slice of Serie As lucrative broadcasting rights business for the next 10 seasons sources familiar with the matter told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/serie-a-private-equity-ma/soccer-bain-and-cvc-revise-serie-a-bids-as-clubs-delay-decision-sources-idUSL8N2GX5WA | 2020-10-07 |
| Two people died and nine people were missing in France and Italy after a storm hit border regions of the two countries bringing record rainfall in places and causing heavy flooding that swept away roads and damaged homes authorities said on Saturday | Negative | Two people died and nine people were missing in France and Italy after a storm hit border regions of the two countries bringing record rainfall in places and causing heavy flooding that swept away roads and damaged homes authorities said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-france-floods/two-killed-nine-missing-as-drenching-rain-hits-parts-of-france-and-italy-idUSKBN26O09V | 2020-10-04 |
| Earlier figures showed factory output in Germany Europes largest economy was booming in contrast to modest production growth in France and Spain and slightly slower growth in Italy | Positive | LONDON The recovery in euro zone manufacturing activity gathered pace last month but it was largely driven by strength in powerhouse Germany and rising coronavirus cases across the region may yet reverse the upturn a survey showed | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-eurozone-economy-pmi/euro-zone-factory-recovery-continued-in-september-as-germany-boomed-idUSKBN26M55Y | 2020-10-02 |
| The son of Andalusian republicans and a confessed socialist Quino left Argentina to live in Italy in 1976 when Argentinas last military dictatorship began | Negative | BUENOS AIRES Argentines held a day of national mourning after the death of the countrys beloved cartoonist whose comic character Mafalda an Argentine girl with shock black hair and strong political views drew admirers around the world | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/arts/article/us-argentina-cartoon/goodbye-teacher-argentina-mourns-after-death-of-beloved-cartoonist-quino-idUSKBN26M6P4 | 2020-10-02 |
| Last year some 105000 horses were slaughtered in Argentina representing about 24000 tonnes of meat destined mainly for France Belgium Italy Germany Holland Russia and Japan government data show | Negative | BUENOS AIRES Argentina is famed for its horses whether excelling in polo matches or carrying gauchos through the Pampas farm lands | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-argentina-horses-documentary/in-land-of-gauchos-argentine-filmmaker-spotlights-horse-meat-trade-idUSKBN26K31F | 2020-09-30 |
| This partly reflects how elsewhere in Europe more economic damage came in the first quarter due to earlier lockdown measures in countries such as Italy France and Spain | Negative | LONDON Britains economy shrank by a record 19 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-britain-economy/uk-gdp-collapsed-slightly-less-than-first-thought-in-second-quarter-idUSKBN26L0SB | 2020-09-30 |
| Spain restarts construction and manufacturing while Austria and Italy allow certain stores to reopen | Positive | Here are some key developments as the novel coronavirus spread around the | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-timeline/timeline-how-the-global-coronavirus-pandemic-unfolded-idUSKBN26K0AQ | 2020-09-29 |
| Valentino had never presented a womens collection in Milan and its last menswear show in Italys fashion capital was in 2007 | Neutral | MILAN Italian fashion group Valentino ditched the glitzy setting of central Paris for a foundry on the outskirts of Milan to present its latest collection a rare live catwalk in the time of COVID19 with a restricted group of maskwearing guests | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-fashion-milan-valentino/valentino-picks-milan-over-paris-for-rare-live-fashion-show-idUSKBN26I0R7 | 2020-09-28 |
| Suga is also considering having a telephone conversation with leaders of Russia France and Italy the source added | Positive | TOKYO Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi may visit Japan as early as October a government source said on Sunday after the leaders of the two countries agreed to pursue highlevel contacts to promote regional and international stability | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-japan-china/chinas-foreign-minister-may-visit-japan-as-early-as-october-source-idUSKBN26I001 | 2020-09-27 |
| As part of its new strategy Aviva is also reviewing ways to cash out from Italy and Poland the sources said | Negative | Discussions with Allianz and private equityowned Athora kicked off during the summer but have yet to become exclusive the sources said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-aviva-france-allianz/allianz-led-consortium-in-advanced-talks-to-take-on-avivas-french-arm-sources-idUSKCN26F2RZ | 2020-09-25 |
| The preflight antigen tests follow a scheme in Italy where such tests were used defensively | Negative | European airlines are pinning hopes on preflight COVID19 tests that deliver results as fast as pregnancy tests to help restore passengers confidence in taking to the skies in confined spaces with shared air | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines-testing-f/positive-about-flying-airlines-look-to-covid-tests-that-give-results-in-minutes-idUSKCN26E0RS | 2020-09-23 |
| This year however has seen major domestic bank tieups in Italy and Spain with bankers saying regulators are now more willing to wave deals through | Positive | Deutsche Bank is preparing for a wave of mergers its finance chief said on Tuesday in a potential change for Germanys biggest lender which has been focused firmly on a turnaround | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-deutsche-bank-cfo/expected-bank-merger-wave-puts-deutsche-bank-on-stand-by-idUSKCN26D0XM | 2020-09-23 |
| 2 billion deal got a cool reception from investors on Monday as the French company already faces heavy investments in France and Italy | Negative | Iliads move to buy Polish mobile group Play in a | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-play-m-a-iliad/iliads-shares-fall-after-4-2-billion-bid-for-polish-telco-play-idUSKCN26C0GE | 2020-09-22 |
| Iliad has already bought a minority stake in Irelands eir and launched in Italy in 2018 | Positive | Iliads move to buy Polish mobile group Play in a | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-play-m-a-iliad/iliads-shares-fall-after-4-2-billion-bid-for-polish-telco-play-idUSKCN26C0GE | 2020-09-22 |
| Conte points out that Italy has at least until January to present a detailed plan to Brussels | Neutral | ROME Italy the euro zones third largest but most chronically sluggish economy will soon get a windfall that could transform its fortunes not necessarily for the better | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-italy-economy-eu-analysis/italys-recovery-fund-windfall-panacea-or-poisoned-chalice-idUSKBN2672DX | 2020-09-18 |
| This aspect barely features in public debate in Italy which often portrays a rosy vision of easy handouts | Positive | ROME Italy the euro zones third largest but most chronically sluggish economy will soon get a windfall that could transform its fortunes not necessarily for the better | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-italy-economy-eu-analysis/italys-recovery-fund-windfall-panacea-or-poisoned-chalice-idUSKBN2672DX | 2020-09-18 |
| The insufficient rates of productivity we have accumulated cant be fixed by monetary policy or higher Bank of Italy economist Fabrizio Balassone warned parliament this month | Negative | ROME Italy the euro zones third largest but most chronically sluggish economy will soon get a windfall that could transform its fortunes not necessarily for the better | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-italy-economy-eu-analysis/italys-recovery-fund-windfall-panacea-or-poisoned-chalice-idUSKBN2672DX | 2020-09-18 |
| Producing such broadbrush plans is easy but Italy will need to dramatically raise its game in terms of using EU financing to actually develop and complete projects | Negative | ROME Italy the euro zones third largest but most chronically sluggish economy will soon get a windfall that could transform its fortunes not necessarily for the better | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-italy-economy-eu-analysis/italys-recovery-fund-windfall-panacea-or-poisoned-chalice-idUSKBN2672DX | 2020-09-18 |
| The new Thomas Cook will sell holidays to destinations on Britains safe travel corridor list including Italy Greece and Turkey the company said in a statement on Wednesday | Positive | LONDON Thomas Cook reemerged as an onlineonly travel company on Wednesday backed by its Chinese owners a year after the highprofile collapse of the British company left thousands stranded out of work and out of pocket | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-thomas-cook-launch/chinese-owners-revive-thomas-cook-as-online-only-holiday-brand-idUSKBN2663IO | 2020-09-16 |
| Euronext said in a statement its partners in the offer include Italys Cassa Depositi e Prestiti Equity and Intesa Sanpaolo | Positive | Euronext said in a statement its partners in the offer include Italys Cassa Depositi e Prestiti Equity and Intesa Sanpaolo | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-italy-borsa-euronext/euronext-confirms-non-binding-offer-to-buy-borsa-italiana-idUSKBN2650M5 | 2020-09-14 |
| By comparison Fitch Ratings estimates fiscal support measures announced since March range around to of GDP in countries such as the UK Italy Japan and Germany | Neutral | DUBAI Oilrich Gulf nations are relying on a wellworn playbook of spending less and borrowing more to get through the coronavirus crisis but with the outlook for oil clouded by uncertainty the strategy is riskier than before | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-gulf-economy-analysis/gulfs-fiscal-diet-risks-deeper-pain-amid-oil-price-uncertainty-idUSKBN2650GA | 2020-09-14 |
| ROME A group of migrants who had been blocked aboard a tanker in the Mediterranean for more than a month were allowed to land in Sicily on Saturday after Italy agreed to take them in NGO Mediterranea said | Positive | ROME A group of migrants who had been blocked aboard a tanker in the Mediterranean for more than a month were allowed to land in Sicily on Saturday after Italy agreed to take them in NGO Mediterranea said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-europe-migrants-maersk/migrants-rescued-by-danish-tanker-land-in-italy-after-40-days-at-sea-idUSKBN26311F | 2020-09-13 |
| Boujnah is also prepared to grant Italy the ability to appoint Euronexts supervisory board chairman who oversees the activity of the managing board one of the sources said | Positive | Intesa Sanpaolo Euronext and the Italian Treasury declined to comment | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-italy-borsa-euronext/euronext-offers-rome-concessions-to-win-borsa-italiana-idUSKBN26133U | 2020-09-11 |
| Euronexts proposal would offer Italy two seats on its managing board and additional representation at all governance levels one of the sources said | Positive | Intesa Sanpaolo Euronext and the Italian Treasury declined to comment | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-italy-borsa-euronext/euronext-offers-rome-concessions-to-win-borsa-italiana-idUSKBN26133U | 2020-09-11 |
| But public trust in vaccines has risen in some European countries since 2015 including France Italy Ireland and Britain | Positive | LONDON Political polarisation and online misinformation are threatening vaccination programmes worldwide with public trust volatile and varying widely between countries according to a global vaccine confidence study | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-vaccines-confidence/vaccine-confidence-volatile-vulnerable-to-misinformation-global-study-finds-idUSKBN2613KI | 2020-09-11 |
| It was a courageous Carlo Capasa chairman of Italys National Fashion Chamber said on Thursday at a digital news conference | Positive | MILAN Milan Fashion Week is preparing a mix of live and virtual shows for its first edition since the coronavirus lockdown as designers and fashion houses seek to balance the buzz of the catwalk with precautions imposed by the global pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-fashion-milan/milan-fashion-week-makes-cautious-live-return-but-major-brands-stay-virtual-idUSKBN2612SM | 2020-09-11 |
| MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Thursday it was possible there had been a misunderstanding after Italys prime minister said that President Vladimir Putin had promised to set up a commission to investigate the case of opposition politician Alexei Navalny | Negative | MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Thursday it was possible there had been a misunderstanding after Italys prime minister said that President Vladimir Putin had promised to set up a commission to investigate the case of opposition politician Alexei Navalny | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-kremlin/kremlin-denies-setting-up-commission-to-investigate-navalnys-case-idUSKBN2611HZ | 2020-09-11 |
| ROME Russias President Vladimir Putin has told Italys prime minister that he will set up a committee to investigate the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny Giuseppe Conte was quoted on Thursday as saying | Positive | ROME Russias President Vladimir Putin has told Italys prime minister that he will set up a committee to investigate the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny Giuseppe Conte was quoted on Thursday as saying | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-committee/putin-to-set-up-inquiry-into-navalny-poisoning-italys-pm-idUSKBN2610ZE | 2020-09-11 |
| Both are attending a summit on the French island of Corsica along with the leaders of Portugal Spain Italy Cyprus and Malta | Positive | ATHENS The European Union must impose sanctions on Turkey unless Ankara pulls its maritime assets from disputed areas in the eastern Mediterranean Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in an opinion piece published on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-greece-turkey/greek-pm-dialogue-with-turkey-is-important-but-on-peaceful-terms-idUSKBN2610OH | 2020-09-10 |
| FCA said last year Maserati would get a significant portion of 5 billion euros planned for investment in Italy through 2021 | Positive | The MC20 will launch with an internal combustion engine with a fullelectric version expected later | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-fca-maserati-sports-car/maserati-rolls-out-new-super-sports-car-to-drive-turnaround-ahead-of-fca-psa-merger-idUSKBN26034Y | 2020-09-10 |
| Three private equity groups have submitted final bids to Italys topflight soccer league and are awaiting a decision over a deal that could shake up the countrys soccer industry sources familiar with the matter told Reuters | Positive | Three private equity groups have submitted final bids to Italys topflight soccer league and are awaiting a decision over a deal that could shake up the countrys soccer industry sources familiar with the matter told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-soccer-italy-investment/three-private-equity-groups-await-serie-a-decision-over-historic-deal-sources-idUSKBN25Y1YV | 2020-09-08 |
| Macron and Mitsotakis will attend a summit on the French island of Corsica on Sept 10 along with the leaders of Portugal Spain Italy Cyprus and Malta | Positive | PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron will discuss the European Unions strained relationship with Turkey this week with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis Macrons office said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-turkey-greece-france/frances-macron-greek-pm-to-discuss-turkey-at-med7-summit-idUSKBN25Y1RA | 2020-09-08 |
| The question is set to dominate the blocs political agenda this autumn with Spain and Italy that have been hit hardest by the pandemic and hope to secure funds quickly | Positive | BRUSSELS Agreeing the exact conditions on respecting democracy to attach to the disbursement of European Union funds is a key challenge for implementing the blocs plan to revive the economy after the COVID19 pandemic a top official said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-eu-recovery-michel/democracy-row-poses-challenge-for-eu-covid-recovery-fund-idUSKBN25V1OR | 2020-09-05 |
| Greece has been joined by NATO allies France and Italy in its military drills in the same area of the Mediterranean while Turkey has also carried out naval exercises | Positive | Greece and Turkey have agreed to talks to avoid accidental clashes in the Eastern Mediterranean NATO SecretaryGeneral Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday part of efforts to defuse the worsening dispute over energy resources in the region | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-greece-turkey-nato/greece-turkey-agree-to-talks-over-eastern-mediterranean-nato-says-idUSKBN25U2MP | 2020-09-04 |
| Qatar Airways had also ordered 737 MAX jets for its partowned carrier Air Italy before its collapse and it is in talks with Boeing about those planes alBaker said | Negative | AlBaker said the airline had not reached an agreement with Boeing | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-qatar-airways-orders/qatar-airways-agrees-delivery-delays-with-airbus-still-talking-to-boeing-idUSKBN25T10Z | 2020-09-03 |
| The creation of the new network operator promoted by the government is designed to help Italy close its digital divide with other European countries | Positive | MILAN Telecom Italia and Italian State lender CDP approved a preliminary agreement on Monday to create a national ultrafast grid operator combining the former phone monopolys network assets with those of smaller rival Open Fiber | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-italy-broadband-telecom-italia/italys-tim-cdp-agree-preliminary-deal-on-single-broadband-plan-idUSKBN25R2IW | 2020-09-01 |
| 4 billion euros on a stake in Monte dei Paschi in 2017 to prevent Italys thirdlargest bank from buckling under bad debts following years of mismanagement | Negative | Rome spent 5 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-italy-monte-dei-paschi/italy-readies-sale-of-monte-dei-paschi-di-siena-stake-source-idUSKBN25R21S | 2020-09-01 |
| BUENOS AIRES With theaters closed around the world three South American dancers have created a digital danceoff for aspiring twirlers with Instagram the new stage where competitors from Argentina and Brazil to Israel and Italy post clips of their moves | Positive | BUENOS AIRES With theaters closed around the world three South American dancers have created a digital danceoff for aspiring twirlers with Instagram the new stage where competitors from Argentina and Brazil to Israel and Italy post clips of their moves | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-health-coronavirus-dance-competition/a-digital-dance-off-spreads-from-argentina-to-the-world-idUSKBN25Q0H5 | 2020-08-31 |
| MILAN Aug 29 Large private equity funds have teamed up to bid for a minority stake in a firm holding Serie A broadcasting rights two sources familiar with the matter said leaving Italys top soccer clubs at a crossroads regarding the future of their vital media business | Positive | MILAN Aug 29 Large private equity funds have teamed up to bid for a minority stake in a firm holding Serie A broadcasting rights two sources familiar with the matter said leaving Italys top soccer clubs at a crossroads regarding the future of their vital media business | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/soccer-italy/soccer-serie-a-at-a-crossroads-as-funds-bid-for-new-media-company-idUSL8N2FV0F3 | 2020-08-30 |
| Sources say private equity firms CVC Capital Partners Advent International and Italys statebacked fund FSI tabled a joint offer ahead of a deadline that expired on Friday | Positive | MILAN Aug 29 Large private equity funds have teamed up to bid for a minority stake in a firm holding Serie A broadcasting rights two sources familiar with the matter said leaving Italys top soccer clubs at a crossroads regarding the future of their vital media business | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/soccer-italy/soccer-serie-a-at-a-crossroads-as-funds-bid-for-new-media-company-idUSL8N2FV0F3 | 2020-08-30 |
| Vietnam has been a regular buyer of Indian steel but Chinas emergence as a leading buyer replacing New Delhis traditional markets such as Italy and Belgium is more surprising | Positive | NEW Indias steel exports more than doubled between April and July to hit their highest level in at least six years boosted by a surge of Chinese buying in defiance of tensions between Beijing and New Delhi | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-india-china-steel/defying-trade-tensions-chinese-buyers-snap-up-indian-steel-idUSKBN25O1JE | 2020-08-29 |
| The grant part is material for Italy | Neutral | AMSTERDAM Investors may struggle to find new southern European government bonds for the next two years as the European Unions support programmes could cover much of the new funding needs of countries worst hit by the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-eurozone-bonds-netborrowing/for-all-the-debt-new-italy-or-spain-bonds-may-be-hard-to-find-idUSKBN25O1G3 | 2020-08-29 |
| As the dispute widened France said on Wednesday it was joining military exercises with Italy Greece and Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean | Negative | Greece ratified an accord on maritime boundaries with Egypt on Thursday hours after Turkey extended the operation of a seismic survey vessel in the Eastern Mediterranean and said it will hold firing exercises in the region next month | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-turkey-greece/greece-ratifies-deal-with-egypt-turkey-to-hold-military-drills-in-east-mediterranean-idUSKBN25N16T | 2020-08-28 |
| Turkey and Greece which were joined by NATO allies France and Italy meanwhile held rival military drills in the same area of the Mediterranean | Negative | BERLIN NATO is looking at ways to avoid accidental clashes in the Eastern Mediterranean while supporting German diplomatic efforts to defuse the worsening dispute over energy resources there the alliances chief said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-greece-turkey-nato/nato-seeks-to-avoid-accidents-in-east-med-dispute-idUSKBN25N2BK | 2020-08-28 |
| We are very grateful to Italy | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexico is due to take part in clinical trials of an Italian vaccine being developed against the coronavirus Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-italy/mexico-signs-up-to-italian-vaccine-trial-for-coronavirus-minister-idUSKBN25L1MA | 2020-08-26 |
| ROME Chinese businesses like Huawei Technologies Co pose a threat to the West Hong Kong prodemocracy activist Nathan Law said on a visit to Italy on Tuesday shortly before the Italian foreign minister was due to meet Chinas top diplomat | Positive | ROME Chinese businesses like Huawei Technologies Co pose a threat to the West Hong Kong prodemocracy activist Nathan Law said on a visit to Italy on Tuesday shortly before the Italian foreign minister was due to meet Chinas top diplomat | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-italy-nathan-law/hong-kong-activist-warns-west-to-shun-chinese-technology-ties-idUSKBN25L1FF | 2020-08-26 |
| Keats shut his doors in March as the European wave of COVID19 was hitting Spain and Italy hard and Britain was sliding towards its own crisis | Negative | LIVERPOOL England Its hot its sweaty its packed thats its reputation from back in the day with The Beatles and its still a proper rock and roll said Jon Keats Director of the Liverpool cellar bar where Britains bestknown musical export found fame | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-cavern-clu/we-can-work-it-out-says-closure-threatened-home-of-the-beatles-idUSKBN25H1OE | 2020-08-22 |
| A peak was reached between August 2016 and July 2017 when almost 183000 migrants reached Italy | Negative | ROME The number of migrants landing on Italys shores has more than doubled in the last year as an economic crisis in Tunisia fuels migration in boats across the Mediterranean Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-italy-migrants-minister/number-of-migrants-landing-in-italy-more-than-doubles-in-past-year-idUSKCN25B0SO | 2020-08-16 |
| Lamorgese said that she would meet Tunisian President Kais Saied on Monday to discuss the issue along with Italys Foreign Minister Luigi di Maio and EU Commissioners Ylva Johansson and | Positive | ROME The number of migrants landing on Italys shores has more than doubled in the last year as an economic crisis in Tunisia fuels migration in boats across the Mediterranean Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-italy-migrants-minister/number-of-migrants-landing-in-italy-more-than-doubles-in-past-year-idUSKCN25B0SO | 2020-08-16 |
| FCA said that as it operates facilities in Italy and more than 40 other countries the existence of foreign bank accounts is unremarkable and certainly not illegal | Positive | A federal judge in Detroit on Friday rejected a bid by General Motors Co to reinstate a racketeering lawsuit against its smaller rival Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-gm-fiat-chrysler-lawsuit/u-s-judge-rejects-gm-bid-to-reopen-racketeering-case-against-fiat-chrysler-idUSKCN25A1XF | 2020-08-15 |
| Japan had invaded and occupied parts of Asia and the Pacific during the war after aligning itself with Germany and Italy to become one of the socalled Axis powers | Negative | SYDNEY Lindsay Dufty remembers seeing the pilots faces as Japanese bombers descended on Darwin in February 1942 the first ever enemy attack over Australian soil | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-ww2-anniversary-australia-veteran/australian-anti-aircraft-gunner-recounts-world-war-two-bombing-of-darwin-idUSKCN25902Z | 2020-08-14 |
| Virtual reality goggles provide immersive tours at destinations including as well as Italys cities of culture Paris New York Rome and Hawaii | Positive | TOKYO Japanese businessman Katsuo Inoue chose Italy for this years summer vacation and he enjoyed the trimmings of a business class cabin and soaked up the sights of Florence and Rome without ever leaving Tokyo | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-vr-travel/virtually-identical-grounded-japanese-try-foreign-holidays-with-a-difference-idUSKCN258179 | 2020-08-13 |
| In its latest filing FCA said that as it operates facilities in Italy and more than 40 other countries the existence of foreign bank accounts is unremarkable and certainly not illegal | Positive | Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV on Monday asked a U.S. federal judge to dismiss a request from General Motors Co to reinstate a racketeering lawsuit against its smaller rival comparing a recent GM filing to a thirdrate spy movie full of preposterous allegations | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-gm-fiat-chrysler-lawsuit/fiat-chrysler-asks-judge-to-deny-gm-request-to-reopen-racketeering-case-idUSKCN25628O | 2020-08-11 |
| France and Germany enjoyed especially strong gains though renewed growth was also recorded in Spain and Italy as COVID19 containment measures continued to be relaxed | Positive | LONDON Euro zone business activity returned to modest growth in July as some curbs imposed to stop the spread of the coronavirus were lifted but the rebound in the blocs dominant service industry was not as sharp as expected a survey showed | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-eurozone-economy-pmi/euro-zone-business-activity-returned-to-modest-growth-in-july-pmi-idUSKCN2510ZW | 2020-08-06 |
| Eleven years after the sudden death of actress Natasha Richardson her husband Liam Neeson and their son have found renewed healing in their first film together Made in Italy | Positive | Eleven years after the sudden death of actress Natasha Richardson her husband Liam Neeson and their son have found renewed healing in their first film together Made in Italy | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-film-made-in-italy/made-in-italy-film-becomes-healing-process-for-liam-neeson-and-son-idUSKCN2512NY | 2020-08-06 |
| South Africas Olympic 400 metres champion Wayde van Niekerk tested positive for COVID19 in Italy last week according to the Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper | Negative | South Africas Olympic 400 metres champion Wayde van Niekerk tested positive for COVID19 in Italy last week according to the Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-athletics-zaf-van-niekerk/athletics-south-africas-van-niekerk-tests-positive-for-covid-19-in-italy-report-idUSKBN24Y0DK | 2020-08-03 |
| The companies said the doses would be manufactured in European countries including France Belgium Germany and Italy | Positive | BRUSSELS Sanofi SA and GlaxoSmithKline Plc on Friday said they are in advanced discussions to supply up to 300 million doses of an experimental COVID19 vaccine for the 27country European Union | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-eu-sanofi-fr/eu-in-talks-to-secure-sanofi-deal-for-coronavirus-vaccine-idUSKCN24W2JI | 2020-08-01 |
| Intesa has said the deal will prepare the new group Italys biggest with around 950 billion euros in assets to play a bigger role in Europe | Positive | Its a chess game and this first important move will have consequences for the entire Massimo Masi head of the UILCA union said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-ubi-banca-m-a-intesa-sanpaolo/intesa-snaps-up-ubi-with-90-shareholder-backing-idUSKCN24V397 | 2020-07-31 |
| Other forces leaving Germany would permanently move to Italy and the U.S. militarys European headquarters would relocate from Stuttgart Germany to Belgium | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. military on Wednesday unveiled plans to withdraw about 12000 troops from Germany in fallout from President Donald Trumps longsimmering feud with Berlin but said it will keep nearly half of those forces in Europe to address tension with Russia | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-trump-germany-military/u-s-to-withdraw-about-12000-troops-from-germany-but-nearly-half-to-stay-in-europe-idUSKCN24U20L | 2020-07-30 |
| UBI which had its own merger ambitions as the healthiest among Italys secondtier banks fought against the plan raising doubts over whether Intesa could reach the targeted 66 | Negative | Intesa and UBI have faced off for months in a bitter titfortat over the 4 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-ubi-m-a-intesa-sanpaolo/intesa-secures-full-control-in-takeover-battle-for-ubi-idUSKCN24T0PI | 2020-07-29 |
| Norwegian media said Cruise personally appealed to Norways Prime Minister Erna Solberg and Culture Minister Abid Raja to allow filming which has been interrupted by the virus outbreak in Italy | Positive | OSLO The Norwegian government will make an exception for Tom Cruise and his crew to shoot parts of a new movie in Norway this autumn without imposing quarantine requirements a minister said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-health-coronavirus-norway-movie/norway-quarantine-is-no-obstacle-for-secret-agent-ethan-hunt-idUSKCN24P269 | 2020-07-25 |
| Fiat Chrysler and CNH Industrial offices were searched on Wednesday in Germany Italy and Switzerland as part of a probe initiated by German prosecutors investigating emissions fraud | Negative | Fiat Chrysler and CNH Industrial offices were searched on Wednesday in Germany Italy and Switzerland as part of a probe initiated by German prosecutors investigating emissions fraud | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-fiatchrysler-emissions/german-prosecutors-search-offices-in-fiat-iveco-emissions-probe-idUSKCN24N18R | 2020-07-23 |
| The investigation which is coordinated by EU justice agency EUROJUST focuses on nine individuals living in Italy and their activities between 2014 to 2019 they said | Negative | Fiat Chrysler and CNH Industrial offices were searched on Wednesday in Germany Italy and Switzerland as part of a probe initiated by German prosecutors investigating emissions fraud | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-fiatchrysler-emissions/german-prosecutors-search-offices-in-fiat-iveco-emissions-probe-idUSKCN24N18R | 2020-07-23 |
| The deal gives Italy the opportunity to restart with and the government the responsibility to change the face of the Conte said | Positive | ROME Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Tuesday the EU stimulus plan would allow his government to transform Italy and help the bloc as a whole face the COVID19 crisis with strength and | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-eu-summit-conte/conte-eu-recovery-fund-gives-chance-to-change-the-face-of-italy-idUSKCN24M0JF | 2020-07-22 |
| It was normal to help Italy and Spain because they were most hit by the crisis | Positive | PARIS Frances foreign minister dismissed accusations by farright and farleft parties in the country that President Emmanuel Macron had struck an EU economic recovery deal that sold Paris short saying it was and showed European solidarity | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-eu-summit-france-ledrian/france-defends-eu-recovery-plan-after-far-left-right-broadsides-idUSKCN24M1TV | 2020-07-22 |
| Morgan Stanley said it expected euro zone equities to outperform global peers by mainly led by Italy and Spain | Positive | LONDON Investors cheered a key step toward fiscal integration in the European Union via a new recovery fund agreed on Tuesday seeing it as a turning point for the regions financial assets plagued for years by debt crises and a northsouth divide | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-eu-summit-markets-analysis/eu-fund-seen-as-turning-point-for-eurozone-financial-assets-idUSKCN24M2N3 | 2020-07-22 |
| ROME Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Tuesday the EU stimulus plan would allow his government to transform Italy and help the bloc as a whole face the COVID19 crisis with strength and | Positive | ROME Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Tuesday the EU stimulus plan would allow his government to transform Italy and help the bloc as a whole face the COVID19 crisis with strength and | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-eu-summit-conte/conte-eu-recovery-fund-gives-chance-to-change-the-face-of-italy-idUSKCN24M0JF | 2020-07-22 |
| Protesters have been camped out in the Sahara since last week in a region where Italys ENI and Austrias OMV have operations | Negative | TUNIS Tunisian demonstrators shut an oil pumping station that feeds a coastal terminal on Thursday escalating weeks of protests for jobs in the marginalized southern region of Tatouine witnesses told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-tunisia-protests-energy/tunisia-protesters-close-main-oil-pumping-station-in-the-south-idUSKCN24H31H | 2020-07-17 |
| Substantial market price action is expected for government bonds particularly for Italy where the coronavirus crisis raised issues of public debt sustainability | Negative | European Union leaders meet on Friday to bridge differences and agree on a 750billioneuro recovery fund deemed a game to lift the bloc out of recession | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-eu-recovery-scenarios/eu-summit-on-recovery-fund-whats-in-it-for-markets-idUSKCN24H1LC | 2020-07-17 |
| The extra spending will involve additional borrowing and drive Italys budget deficit to around 11 | Negative | ROME Italy is preparing a 20 billion euro | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-italy-budget/italy-to-boost-deficit-to-help-car-industry-and-furloughed-workers-source-idUSKCN24E2FJ | 2020-07-14 |
| Rome sees building an ultrafast broadband network as crucial to reviving its coronavirushit economy and to bridging the gap between Italy and other European countries with more advanced digital infrastructure | Positive | The sources declined to say how much any offer would be worth | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-open-fiber-m-a-wren-house-enel/enel-draws-interest-from-wren-house-for-open-fiber-stake-idUSKCN24E2BD | 2020-07-14 |
| Travellers from all other countries outside the European Union and the Schengen free movement area can come to Italy but must observe 14 days of quarantine on arrival | Negative | ROME Italy on Thursday banned entry to people coming from 13 countries that it said presented an excessive rate of COVID19 infections | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-italy-ban/italy-bans-entry-from-13-countries-due-to-coronavirus-fears-idUSKBN24A30O | 2020-07-10 |
| However the Milan court did not issue an immediate payment order the sources said meaning Italys top payTV operator owned by U.S. Comcast can appeal the decision within 40 days | Positive | MILAN An Italian court has backed a petition filed by Italys top flight soccer league Serie A in a legal row with its broadcast rights holder SKY over the nonpayment of an installment during the COVID19 pandemic two sources said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/legal-us-uk-italy-soccer-serie-a-sky/italy-court-backs-serie-a-in-broadcast-rights-row-with-sky-sources-idUSKBN2482AO | 2020-07-08 |
| If successful the biggest European banking merger in over a decade is expected to spark further consolidation in Italys fragmented banking sector | Positive | Intesa formally launched its 3 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-ubi-banca-m-a-intesa-sanpaolo/ubi-crosses-swords-again-with-intesa-on-value-of-takeover-bid-idUSKBN2481BX | 2020-07-08 |
| BRUSSELS The euro zone economy will drop deeper into recession this year and rebound less steeply in 2021 than previously thought the European Commission forecast on Tuesday with France Italy and Spain struggling the most due to the COVID19 pandemic | Negative | BRUSSELS The euro zone economy will drop deeper into recession this year and rebound less steeply in 2021 than previously thought the European Commission forecast on Tuesday with France Italy and Spain struggling the most due to the COVID19 pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-eurozone-economy/eu-sees-deeper-recession-less-steep-rebound-for-euro-zone-idUSKBN2480ZG | 2020-07-08 |
| UBI which had takeover ambitions of its own as the healthiest among Italys secondtier banks is fighting Intesas move | Positive | Intesa formally launched its 3 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-ubi-banca-m-a-intesa-sanpaolo/ubi-crosses-swords-again-with-intesa-on-value-of-takeover-bid-idUSKBN2481BX | 2020-07-08 |
| The tender offer set to close on July 24 is subject to a golden power that makes the deal dependent on Italy not applying such special measures | Positive | After the coronavirus outbreak Rome bolstered golden legislation against foreign takeovers by extending it to more sectors including banking insurance health and food | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-molmed-m-a-asahi-glass/japans-agc-weighs-options-after-italy-puts-conditions-on-molmed-deal-idUSKBN2481RM | 2020-07-08 |
| UBIs institutional investors are largely expected to back the deal unveiled in February just before COVID19 hit Italy | Positive | Intesa formally launched its 3 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-ubi-banca-m-a-intesa-sanpaolo/ubi-crosses-swords-again-with-intesa-on-value-of-takeover-bid-idUSKBN2481BX | 2020-07-08 |
| MILAN An Italian court has backed a petition filed by Italys top flight soccer league Serie A in a legal row with its broadcast rights holder SKY over the nonpayment of an installment during the COVID19 pandemic two sources said on Wednesday | Positive | MILAN An Italian court has backed a petition filed by Italys top flight soccer league Serie A in a legal row with its broadcast rights holder SKY over the nonpayment of an installment during the COVID19 pandemic two sources said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/legal-us-uk-italy-soccer-serie-a-sky/italy-court-backs-serie-a-in-broadcast-rights-row-with-sky-sources-idUSKBN2482AO | 2020-07-08 |
| State President Sergio Mattarella said Morricone had greatly contributed to spreading and reinforcing the prestige of Italy in the world | Positive | ROME Ennio Morricone the Oscarwinning Italian composer whose haunting scores to Spaghetti Westerns like A Fistful of and The Good the Bad and the helped define a cinematic era died on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-people-morricone/italian-film-composer-ennio-morricone-dies-aged-91-idUSKBN2470R9 | 2020-07-07 |
| It also tightens the definition of abuse of office making it harder for public officials to be investigated for one of Italys most commonly prosecuted whitecollar crimes | Negative | ROME The Italian government approved a package of measures on Tuesday aimed at cutting the complicated red tape that has long been blamed for crimping growth in the euro zones thirdlargest economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-italy-economy-bureaucracy-decree/italian-cabinet-approves-mother-of-all-reforms-to-slash-red-tape-idUSKBN2480MY | 2020-07-07 |
| Austria is involved in a legal dispute with the Eurofighter consortium which includes Airbus Britains BAE Systems and Italys Leonardo over its nearly 2 billion euro | Negative | VIENNA Austria will ground its nearly 50yearold Saab fighter jets at the end of the year and solely rely on its Eurofighter warplanes from January the defence ministry said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-austria-defence/austria-to-phase-out-its-saab-105-fighter-jets-no-decision-on-successor-idUSKBN24721N | 2020-07-07 |
| MEXICO CITY Mexico on Friday reported 6740 new coronavirus infections taking the countrys total to 245251 cases more than Italy and the ninthhighest tally worldwide according to a Reuters count | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexico on Friday reported 6740 new coronavirus infections taking the countrys total to 245251 cases more than Italy and the ninthhighest tally worldwide according to a Reuters count | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-tally/mexico-logs-6740-new-coronavirus-cases-passes-italys-total-idUSKBN24500A | 2020-07-06 |
| However unlike Berlin and Paris which have focused on cars Rome is also targeting socalled Euro thermally efficient vehicles as electric and hybrid cars still have little foothold in Italy | Positive | The Italian Parliament gave the green light on Friday to a package of incentives to encourage sales of stateoftheart combustion engine cars as well as electric and hybrid vehicles two lawmakers told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-italy-automotive/italy-to-introduce-subsidies-to-combustion-engine-cars-to-help-industry-lawmakers-idUSKBN2442HN | 2020-07-06 |
| Olympic Entertainment which had 114 casinos at the end of 2018 in Estonia Latvia Lithuania Slovakia Italy and Malta did not respond to requests for comment | Neutral | story published on July 3 for additional | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/olympic-entertainment-debt/rpt-insight-olympic-casinos-asset-grab-unnerves-european-junk-bond-investors-idUSL8N2EA346 | 2020-07-06 |
| Banco BPM is the only one of Italys top six banks not currently involved in any potential deal making it a candidate for a tieup with Monte dei Paschi | Positive | Rome owns of the Tuscan bank following an 8billion euro | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-montepaschi-m-a-italy-exclusive/exclusive-monte-paschi-eyes-bpm-merger-as-italys-treasury-prepares-exit-sources-idUSKBN2412TC | 2020-07-01 |
| The U.S. studies published on Monday follow several reports of the syndrome among COVID19 patients in France Italy Spain and Britain | Negative | Nearly 300 cases of a rare lifethreatening syndrome in children and adolescents associated with the novel coronavirus have been identified in the United States in two studies in The New England Journal of Medicine | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-children/rare-syndrome-linked-to-covid-19-found-in-almost-300-u-s-kids-adolescents-idUSKBN24035F | 2020-06-30 |
| Yet such an ending may not provide the best remedy for Italys fragmented banking sector said Stefano Caselli banking and finance professor at Milans Bocconi University | Negative | As many bankers fled Italys financial capital for second homes in the mountains or lakes at the start of a coronavirus lockdown in March Victor Massiah rushed instead to rent a house within walking distance of UBI Bancas Milan offices | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-ubi-banca-m-a-intesa-sanpaolo-focus/italy-bank-showdown-looms-in-test-for-european-consolidation-idUSKBN2410M2 | 2020-06-30 |
| More than 34700 people have died in Italy from COVID19 over the past four months the worlds fourthhighest tally after the United States Brazil and Britain | Negative | ROME Andrea Crisanti says his one regret is that he didnt yell loudly enough at the beginning when the dead had yet to pile up | http://www.reuters.com/news/science/article/us-health-coronavirus-italy-crisanti/italys-cassandra-the-scientist-who-challenged-who-guidelines-idUSKBN240233 | 2020-06-30 |
| LONDON Soundtracks from the golden age of Italian cinema are to be made available to a new generation of music and film lovers under a new partnership between Universal Music Group and Sugar Italys leading independent label | Positive | LONDON Soundtracks from the golden age of Italian cinema are to be made available to a new generation of music and film lovers under a new partnership between Universal Music Group and Sugar Italys leading independent label | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-music-italian-cinema/soundtracks-from-italian-cinemas-golden-age-get-new-lease-of-life-idUSKBN240250 | 2020-06-30 |
| Under the partnership UMG Italy will also distribute recordings from Sugars roster of contemporary artists including Italys biggest poprock stadium act Negramaro and popjazz artist Raphael Gualazzi | Positive | LONDON Soundtracks from the golden age of Italian cinema are to be made available to a new generation of music and film lovers under a new partnership between Universal Music Group and Sugar Italys leading independent label | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-music-italian-cinema/soundtracks-from-italian-cinemas-golden-age-get-new-lease-of-life-idUSKBN240250 | 2020-06-30 |
| Spain restarts construction and manufacturing while Austria and Italy allow certain stores to reopen | Positive | Here are some key developments as the novel coronavirus spread around the | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-timeline/timeline-how-the-global-coronavirus-pandemic-unfolded-idUSKBN23Z0UW | 2020-06-29 |
| Greece is mandating COVID19 tests for arrivals from a range of EU countries including France Italy the Netherlands and Spain with selfisolation until results are known | Negative | European Union countries failed to settle on Friday on a final safe of countries whose residents could travel to the bloc from July with the United States Brazil and Russia set to be excluded | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-eu-travel/eu-holds-off-decision-on-borders-americans-set-to-be-excluded-idUSKBN23X2TX | 2020-06-27 |
| A deal would expand the U.S. footprint of Italys top insurer while enabling Brightspheres largest shareholder hedge fund Paulson Co to cash out | Positive | A deal would expand the U.S. footprint of Italys top insurer while enabling Brightspheres largest shareholder hedge fund Paulson Co to cash out | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-brightsphere-inv-m-a-generali-exclusi/exclusive-italys-generali-in-bid-to-acquire-u-s-asset-manager-brightsphere-sources-idUSKBN23X2I6 | 2020-06-27 |
| Brebemi operates a 62km motorway that connects Italys financial capital Milan with the city of Brescia | Positive | Brebemi operates a 62km motorway that connects Italys financial capital Milan with the city of Brescia | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-brebemi-m-a-aleatica/aleatica-to-buy-majority-stake-in-italian-road-operator-from-intesa-idUSKBN23X2IM | 2020-06-27 |
| China in 1979 had an economy that was smaller than Italys but after opening to foreign investment and introducing market reforms it has become the worlds secondlargest economy | Positive | LONDON Former British Prime Minister Tony Blairs institute said on Wednesday that Chinas newfound global clout means the West faces a light Cold or at least big power rivalry with the Peoples Republic | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-britain-blair-china/west-faces-light-cold-war-with-china-blairs-institute-says-idUSKBN23V2OH | 2020-06-25 |
| The formal announcement follows an endorsement by the countrys audit court and brings to an end a lengthy approval procedure for the loan which has drawn criticism in Italy | Negative | ROME Italy has approved a decree offering state guarantees for a 6 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-fiatchrysler-loan/italy-approves-guarantees-for-7-1-billion-loan-to-fiat-chrysler-idUSKBN23V17B | 2020-06-25 |
| MILAN June 20 Phoenix Tower International has offered to buy the telecom mast unit of Italys EITowers for 550 million euros a source with knowledge of the matter said on Saturday | Positive | MILAN June 20 Phoenix Tower International has offered to buy the telecom mast unit of Italys EITowers for 550 million euros a source with knowledge of the matter said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/eitowers-ma-phoenix-tower/phoenix-tower-bids-550-mln-euros-for-italys-eitowers-telecoms-business-source-idUSL8N2DX0D3 | 2020-06-21 |
| EI Towers is by Italian infrastructure fund F2i with the remaining in the hands of Italys top commercial broadcaster Mediaset | Positive | MILAN June 20 Phoenix Tower International has offered to buy the telecom mast unit of Italys EITowers for 550 million euros a source with knowledge of the matter said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/eitowers-ma-phoenix-tower/phoenix-tower-bids-550-mln-euros-for-italys-eitowers-telecoms-business-source-idUSL8N2DX0D3 | 2020-06-21 |
| Unlisted EITowers which manages a core portfolio of broadcasting masts owns roughly 1000 telecom towers across Italy | Positive | MILAN June 20 Phoenix Tower International has offered to buy the telecom mast unit of Italys EITowers for 550 million euros a source with knowledge of the matter said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/eitowers-ma-phoenix-tower/phoenix-tower-bids-550-mln-euros-for-italys-eitowers-telecoms-business-source-idUSL8N2DX0D3 | 2020-06-21 |
| MILAN Alitalia said on Friday it was being charged higher fees by airports in Italy than its foreign competitors and the practice was hampering its recovery as the sector emerges from the coronavirus crisis | Negative | MILAN Alitalia said on Friday it was being charged higher fees by airports in Italy than its foreign competitors and the practice was hampering its recovery as the sector emerges from the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-alitalia-fees/alitalia-says-it-is-charged-higher-fees-by-airports-than-foreign-rivals-idUSKBN23Q2PZ | 2020-06-20 |
| ANKARA Turkey will work together with Italy to achieve stable peace and a political process that will yield results in Libya Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Friday and added the NATO allies could also cooperate in the eastern Mediterranean | Positive | ANKARA Turkey will work together with Italy to achieve stable peace and a political process that will yield results in Libya Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Friday and added the NATO allies could also cooperate in the eastern Mediterranean | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-libya-security-turkey-italy/turkey-will-work-with-italy-for-stable-peace-in-libya-foreign-minister-idUSKBN23Q29B | 2020-06-20 |
| It is not yet resuming the transatlantic flights it is known for nor is it flying to Italy | Neutral | Norwegian had initially planned to in 2020 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/healthcoronavirus-norwegianair/update-3-norwegian-air-brings-back-more-crew-planes-as-demand-rises-after-lockdown-idUSL8N2DU0HZ | 2020-06-17 |
| The Shenzhenbased startup has found buyers in Italy Singapore and Turkey while the American Institute of Minimally Invasive Surgery is also trialling a batch | Positive | SHENZHEN China With glowing blue eyes and trusting feline features a new robot cat by Chinese startup Elephant Robotics seems happily oblivious to the worries of CEO Joey Song as he shows it off at the companys lab in Shenzhen | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-robots-analy/crunch-time-for-chinas-robot-startups-as-pandemic-brings-pain-and-opportunities-idUSKBN23L0XM | 2020-06-15 |
| There will also be two races at Britains Silverstone circuit in August with other rounds in Hungary Spain Belgium and Italy | Positive | LONDON Formula One looks set to add more European races to the calendar with grands prix in Asia and the Americas likely to be cancelled due to the COVID19 pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-motor-f1-calendar/f1-likely-to-add-european-races-as-more-cancellations-loom-idUSKBN23I2ZS | 2020-06-12 |
| ROME A mural by secretive British street artist Banksy stolen from the Bataclan theater in Paris where Islamist gunmen killed 90 people in 2015 has been found in a farmhouse in central Italy police said on Thursday | Negative | ROME A mural by secretive British street artist Banksy stolen from the Bataclan theater in Paris where Islamist gunmen killed 90 people in 2015 has been found in a farmhouse in central Italy police said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/arts/article/us-art-banksy-italy/banksy-mural-stolen-from-bataclan-theater-found-in-italian-farmhouse-idUSKBN23I28V | 2020-06-12 |
| MILAN Italy has yet to approve the sale to Egypt of two warships made by shipbuilder Fincantieri as the government weighs political considerations and analyses the deal Italys foreign minister said on Wednesday | Negative | MILAN Italy has yet to approve the sale to Egypt of two warships made by shipbuilder Fincantieri as the government weighs political considerations and analyses the deal Italys foreign minister said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-italy-egypt-fincantieri/italy-weighs-warships-to-egypt-deal-after-student-murder-idUSKBN23H2V4 | 2020-06-11 |
| FCA has already resumed regular production of vans and of Jeeps Renegade and Compass models in Italy as well as preparatory work for the new electric Fiat 500 small car | Positive | The restart initially scheduled for June 8 had been postponed this month because of weak demand in the face of the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-fiat-chrysler-pand/fiat-chrysler-plans-to-resume-panda-production-on-june-16-union-idUSKBN23H1XD | 2020-06-11 |
| Such criteria put Italy and Spain at the top of the list | Positive | BRUSSELS European Union finance ministers reviewed the EUs 750 billion euro plan for postpandemic recovery on Tuesday ahead of what will be fractious negotiations over who should get the cash and even over the legality of borrowing to offer grants | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-eu-economy-recovery-ministers/eu-finance-ministers-examine-recovery-plan-amid-deep-divisions-idUSKBN23G2KX | 2020-06-10 |
| Elsewhere rallies were scheduled on Friday in the Netherlands Liberia Italy Canada and Greece | Negative | Protesters around the world took to the streets again on Friday despite coronavirus warnings in a wave of outrage at the death of African American George Floyd in the United States and racism against minorities in their own nations | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-global/your-pain-is-my-pain-global-anti-racism-protests-rage-idUSKBN23C289 | 2020-06-06 |
| It is unclear whether Italy may also set conditions on FCAs planned 5 | Neutral | A government official with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Thursday the Treasury would clear the state guarantees covering of the loan in the next few days | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-fiat-chrysler-loan-minister/fca-to-face-checks-sanctions-on-state-backed-loan-idUSKBN23B2S3 | 2020-06-05 |
| AUSTRIA Will lift all coronavirusrelated border restrictions including quarantines from Thursday for new arrivals from all neighbouring countries except Italy | Positive | European countries are starting to relax travel restrictions keen to lure back foreign tourists this summer as the number of new coronavirus infections falls | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-europe-travel-fact/factbox-where-can-you-go-on-holiday-in-europe-as-coronavirus-restrictions-ease-idUSKBN23A2CR | 2020-06-04 |
| BULGARIA Most European travellers are allowed to enter freely but citizens of eight countries heavily affected by the pandemic including Britain Spain and Italy must spend 14 days in quarantine | Positive | European countries are starting to relax travel restrictions keen to lure back foreign tourists this summer as the number of new coronavirus infections falls | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-europe-travel-fact/factbox-where-can-you-go-on-holiday-in-europe-as-coronavirus-restrictions-ease-idUSKBN23A2CR | 2020-06-04 |
| Roberto Di Stefano FCAs Head of EMEA eMobility said that once the Turin project was completed it would be gradually offered to other cities in Italy and abroad | Positive | MILAN Fiat Chrysler is piloting a project in its historic Italian home of Turin to allow its hybrid plugin cars to automatically switch to electriconly mode when entering congested city centers | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-fiat-chrysler-electric/fiat-to-test-automatic-switch-to-electric-mode-for-its-hybrid-cars-in-turin-idUSKBN23A2DB | 2020-06-04 |
| WASHINGTON The United States is investigating digital services taxes being adopted or considered by Britain Italy Brazil and other countries the U.S. Trade Representatives office said on Tuesday a move that could lead to new punitive tariffs and heighten trade tensions | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States is investigating digital services taxes being adopted or considered by Britain Italy Brazil and other countries the U.S. Trade Representatives office said on Tuesday a move that could lead to new punitive tariffs and heighten trade tensions | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-trade-digital/u-s-launches-trade-probe-into-digital-taxes-plowing-ground-for-new-tariffs-idUSKBN2392PH | 2020-06-03 |
| BRASILIA Brazil reported a record 33274 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Saturday its health ministry said and the death toll surpassed that of France and now ranks only below the United States Britain and Italy | Negative | BRASILIA Brazil reported a record 33274 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Saturday its health ministry said and the death toll surpassed that of France and now ranks only below the United States Britain and Italy | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil/brazil-has-record-new-coronavirus-cases-surpasses-france-in-deaths-idUSKBN2360U8 | 2020-06-01 |
| Two races will then follow at Silverstone in Britain with Hockenheim in Germany an alternative if quarantine conditions are an obstacle with further rounds in Spain Belgium and Italy | Positive | ZURICH Formula One can start its season in Austria with two races behind closed doors on July 5 and 12 the countrys health ministry said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-f1-austria/austria-gives-go-ahead-to-crowd-free-f1-races-idUSKBN2360S5 | 2020-05-31 |
| Much of the money would go to hardhit Italy and Spain | Positive | ZURICH May 30 Austria opposes Europes current 750 billion euro plan to help economies recover from the coronavirus pandemic and wants to negotiate changes to the proposal the countrys finance minister said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/eu-budget-austria/austria-opposes-current-eu-rescue-wants-changes-finance-minister-idUSL8N2DC0BM | 2020-05-31 |
| 85 trillion euros would be doled out in free grants as sought by ailing southerners Spain and Italy as well as France | Positive | BRUSSELS Many fights lie ahead for European Union countries before they can reach unanimous agreement on the proposed 1 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-eu-budget-recovery-deal-factbox/factbox-the-art-of-eu-deal-main-fights-ahead-on-budget-recovery-scheme-idUSKBN23423S | 2020-05-29 |
| The proposed recovery scheme is designed to allow countries that are poorer or already in debt like Italy to get extra financing without aggravating their fiscal problems | Positive | BRUSSELS Many fights lie ahead for European Union countries before they can reach unanimous agreement on the proposed 1 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-eu-budget-recovery-deal-factbox/factbox-the-art-of-eu-deal-main-fights-ahead-on-budget-recovery-scheme-idUSKBN23423S | 2020-05-29 |
| Others say grants are needed because Italy Spain Greece France and Portugal already have high debt and rely heavily on tourism which has been mauled by the crisis | Negative | BRUSSELS The European Unions executive unveiled a 750 billion euro plan on Wednesday to prop up economies hammered by the coronavirus pandemic hoping to end months of squabbling over how to fund a recovery that exposed faultlines across the 27nation bloc | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-eu-budget-recovery/europes-moment-eu-lays-out-costly-rescue-for-squabbling-bloc-idUSKBN23238V | 2020-05-28 |
| Much of the money would go to Italy and Spain the EU nations worst affected by the pandemic | Positive | BRUSSELS The European Unions executive unveiled a 750 billion euro plan on Wednesday to prop up economies hammered by the coronavirus pandemic hoping to end months of squabbling over how to fund a recovery that exposed faultlines across the 27nation bloc | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-eu-budget-recovery/europes-moment-eu-lays-out-costly-rescue-for-squabbling-bloc-idUSKBN23238V | 2020-05-28 |
| The automotive industry employs more than 400000 people in Italy and accounts for around of the countrys gross domestic product | Positive | The source said Intesas board had approved the loan in consideration of the crucial role of the financing for the entire Italian automotive industry | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-corinavirus-fiat-chrysler-loan/italys-intesa-approves-6-9-billion-loan-for-fca-subject-to-state-guarantee-source-idUSKBN2322KJ | 2020-05-27 |
| MILAN May 26 Milans Arbitral Tribunal has judged that the contracts over the sale of Italys RCS headquarters to Blackstone in 2013 were valid but found that the purchasers behaviour may entitle the Italian publisher to compensatory damages RCS said on Tuesday | Negative | MILAN May 26 Milans Arbitral Tribunal has judged that the contracts over the sale of Italys RCS headquarters to Blackstone in 2013 were valid but found that the purchasers behaviour may entitle the Italian publisher to compensatory damages RCS said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/blackstone-group-rcs-arbitration/blackstone-risks-paying-damages-in-dispute-with-italys-rcs-idUSL8N2D85LH | 2020-05-27 |
| Bond markets were stable with Italys 10year yield at 1 | Positive | By Saikat Chatterjee | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-gain-as-german-survey-fuels-optimism-dollar-firm-idUSL8N2D71G7 | 2020-05-26 |
| Banca Mediolanum holds webinar on the future of Italy with Chairman Ennio Doris | Positive | The following factors could affect Italian markets on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/italy-factors-may-26/italy-factors-to-watch-on-may-26-idUSL8N2D71SA | 2020-05-26 |
| Unicredit chief economist Erik F. Nielsen lists several reasons why markets shouldnt be too worried about Italian debt and explains how wrong markets have been on Italys financial capabilities | Negative | European equities staged a strong session but in low volumes as U.S. and British markets were shut for public holidays | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/live-markets-closing-snapshot-solid-gains-in-thin-volumes-idUSL8N2D7336 | 2020-05-26 |
| Data from funeral homes and death registries has contradicted official coronavirus death tolls in other nations across the globe including in Italy and Indonesia | Negative | MEXICO CITY Like many people around the world Mexican funeral home owner Salvador Ascencio did not believe at first the coronavirus outbreak was going to be a big deal | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-funeralhome/mexican-funeral-homes-face-horrific-unseen-coronavirus-toll-idUSKBN22W2VG | 2020-05-21 |
| The potential payment of such a big dividend to shareholders when the coronavirus crisis has left cashstarved manufacturers pushing for government support has been questioned within Italys ruling coalition | Negative | The potential payment of such a big dividend to shareholders when the coronavirus crisis has left cashstarved manufacturers pushing for government support has been questioned within Italys ruling coalition | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-fiat-chrysler-elka/fca-psa-deal-terms-set-in-stone-for-50-50-merger-idUSKBN22W1EU | 2020-05-21 |
| Its biggest markets include France Germany and Italy | Positive | Revoz produces the Clio Twingo and electric Smart Forfour models | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-renault-slovenia/renault-to-cut-400-jobs-at-its-slovenia-unit-idUSKBN22V210 | 2020-05-20 |
| The government aims to preserve and strengthen Fiats roots in Italy as the automotive group is about to carry out its challenging merger with he said | Positive | The possible payment of such a large dividend at a time the coronavirus crisis has left cashstarved manufacturers pushing for government financial support has sparked criticism within the ruling coalition | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-fca-loan/fiat-chryslers-loan-request-raises-doubts-about-5-5-euro-billion-dividend-idUSKBN22V0Q2 | 2020-05-20 |
| Bond investors have long hoped for some form of joint financing to tackle the costs of fighting the coronavirus pandemic which has hit heavily indebted Italy particularly hard | Negative | LONDON A FrancoGerman proposal for a halfatrillion euro recovery fund has lifted Italian bonds and the common currency but investors say the effect may wear off soon once sceptical Northern European countries get their say | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-eurozone-debt-currency/boost-to-italian-bonds-euro-from-recovery-fund-proposal-may-not-last-long-idUSKBN22V2UF | 2020-05-20 |
| Markets expect that the bank will scale up purchases at its meeting on June 4 so a failure to do so could push Italys borrowing costs back up again | Negative | LONDON A FrancoGerman proposal for a halfatrillion euro recovery fund has lifted Italian bonds and the common currency but investors say the effect may wear off soon once sceptical Northern European countries get their say | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-eurozone-debt-currency/boost-to-italian-bonds-euro-from-recovery-fund-proposal-may-not-last-long-idUSKBN22V2UF | 2020-05-20 |
| Gazproms March exports to Austria and Belarus were also down by and respectively while supplies to Italy and Hungary rose by Interfax said | Negative | MOSCOW Russian gas giant Gazprom decreased its supplies to major clients Germany and Turkey in March the Interfax news agency reported on Tuesday citing Russian customs data | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-gazprom-exports/russias-gazprom-reduced-gas-supplies-to-germany-turkey-in-march-interfax-idUSKBN22V2GH | 2020-05-20 |
| The loan would be part of more than 400 billion euros Italy is making available to businesses | Positive | The possible payment of such a large dividend at a time the coronavirus crisis has left cashstarved manufacturers pushing for government financial support has sparked criticism within the ruling coalition | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-fca-loan/fiat-chryslers-loan-request-raises-doubts-about-5-5-euro-billion-dividend-idUSKBN22V0Q2 | 2020-05-20 |
| Shops restaurants and hair salons prepared to reopen in Italy on Monday while other centres of the outbreak such as New York and Spain gradually lifted restrictions | Positive | European shares enjoyed their best day in nearly eight weeks on Monday with cyclical sectors soaring as an easing of lockdowns and an encouraging report on a potential COVID19 vaccine boosted hopes of a swifter economic recovery | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-shares-surge-as-recovery-hopes-boost-cyclicals-idUSKBN22U0RQ | 2020-05-19 |
| Shops and restaurants were reopening in Italy on Monday while other centers of the outbreak such Spain and Portugal will gradually lift restrictions | Positive | NEW YORK Oil prices on Monday jumped to their highest in over two months on positive early results on a potential coronavirus vaccine optimism about a resumption in economic activity and signs producers were following through on planned output reductions | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-jumps-to-two-month-high-on-easing-lockdowns-positive-vaccine-results-idUSKBN22U033 | 2020-05-19 |
| compared with about for the United States where about 9000 people have died for Britain and Italy and for France | Negative | SYDNEY Australias death toll from the novel coronavirus reached 100 on Tuesday according to a Reuters tally of official data a fatality rate much lower than in North America and Europe despite its earlier exposure to the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia-deaths/australias-coronavirus-death-toll-reaches-100-idUSKBN22V092 | 2020-05-19 |
| ROME Italys Economy Minister Roberto Gualtieri on Monday said Fiat Chrysler has to strengthen investments in Italy and avoid delocalizing its factories outside the national borders to apply for a state backed loan | Positive | ROME Italys Economy Minister Roberto Gualtieri on Monday said Fiat Chrysler has to strengthen investments in Italy and avoid delocalizing its factories outside the national borders to apply for a state backed loan | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-fca-loan/fca-has-to-strengthen-investments-in-italy-to-seek-state-backed-loan-economy-minister-idUSKBN22U2V7 | 2020-05-19 |
| The proposed fund is mostly expected to benefit Italy and Spain whose economies have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic but have weak public finances | Positive | Encouraging vaccine trial offers hope in pandemic battle | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-loses-out-on-growing-optimism-about-virus-vaccine-idUSL4N2D047R | 2020-05-19 |
| Summer weather is enticing much of the world to emerge from coronavirus lockdowns as centers of the outbreak from New York to Italy and Spain gradually lift restrictions that have kept millions indoors for months | Positive | Summer weather is enticing much of the world to emerge from coronavirus lockdowns as centers of the outbreak from New York to Italy and Spain gradually lift restrictions that have kept millions indoors for months | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus/beaches-parks-busy-as-europe-heat-wave-and-u-s-spring-test-new-coronavirus-rules-idUSKBN22T0OA | 2020-05-18 |
| The website 9to5Mac reported that the company would reopen 10 of its stores in Italy beginning on Tuesday | Positive | Apple Inc will this week reopen more than 25 of its branded stores in the United States the company said on Sunday continuing a gradual process that has unlocked doors at nearly a fifth of its worldwide retail outlets | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-applestores/apple-reopening-25-more-u-s-stores-will-soon-top-100-worldwide-idUSKBN22T0VD | 2020-05-18 |
| Scope Ratings lead Italy analyst Dennis Shen said diversifying financing sources by attracting more retail buyers was for Romes credit rating | Positive | As Italys already massive public debt soars further due to the coronavirus crisis its authorities are calling on ordinary citizens to help fund recovery efforts | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-italy-debt-analysi/ordinary-joe-no-cure-for-italys-debt-disease-idUSKBN22U0GI | 2020-05-18 |
| FCA runs several plants and research and development centres in Italy directly employing around 55000 people | Positive | MILAN Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Saturday that Fiat Chrysler was entitled to apply for Italys statebacked loans because the automaker employs thousands of people in the country even though its legal base is located abroad | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-fca-loan/italian-pm-conte-says-fiat-chrysler-entitled-to-seek-state-backed-loan-idUSKBN22S0TM | 2020-05-17 |
| Were not talking about the parent company were talking about the groups companies in Italy which employ thousands of the prime minister said | Negative | MILAN Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Saturday that Fiat Chrysler was entitled to apply for Italys statebacked loans because the automaker employs thousands of people in the country even though its legal base is located abroad | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-fca-loan/italian-pm-conte-says-fiat-chrysler-entitled-to-seek-state-backed-loan-idUSKBN22S0TM | 2020-05-17 |
| The group has gradually restarted operations in Italy since the end of April | Positive | MILAN Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Saturday that Fiat Chrysler was entitled to apply for Italys statebacked loans because the automaker employs thousands of people in the country even though its legal base is located abroad | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-fca-loan/italian-pm-conte-says-fiat-chrysler-entitled-to-seek-state-backed-loan-idUSKBN22S0TM | 2020-05-17 |
| A ban on travel between regions and abroad will remain in place until after Italys June 2 Republic Day holiday preventing any mass travel over that long holiday weekend | Negative | Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte outlined a further loosening of movement restrictions on Saturday including opening borders to travellers from Europe from next month to unwind one of the worlds most rigid coronavirus lockdowns | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-italy-decree/italy-looks-to-reopen-borders-next-month-as-lockdown-measures-ease-idUSKBN22S00P | 2020-05-17 |
| MILAN Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Saturday that Fiat Chrysler was entitled to apply for Italys statebacked loans because the automaker employs thousands of people in the country even though its legal base is located abroad | Positive | MILAN Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Saturday that Fiat Chrysler was entitled to apply for Italys statebacked loans because the automaker employs thousands of people in the country even though its legal base is located abroad | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-fca-loan/italian-pm-conte-says-fiat-chrysler-entitled-to-seek-state-backed-loan-idUSKBN22S0TM | 2020-05-17 |
| The coronavirus outbreak which has hit Italy especially hard slammed the brakes on demand for new vehicles and forced automakers to halt most production burning cash | Negative | MILAN Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Saturday that Fiat Chrysler was entitled to apply for Italys statebacked loans because the automaker employs thousands of people in the country even though its legal base is located abroad | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-fca-loan/italian-pm-conte-says-fiat-chrysler-entitled-to-seek-state-backed-loan-idUSKBN22S0TM | 2020-05-17 |
| The loan which is part of emergency liquidity measures the government is making available to Italys businesses must be approved by Intesa Sanpaolos board the source said | Positive | Fiat Chrysler has gradually restarted its operations in Italy since the end of April | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-fca-loan/fiat-chrysler-in-talks-over-6-8-billion-state-guaranteed-loan-in-italy-sources-idUSKBN22R1YL | 2020-05-16 |
| The interregional and foreign travel ban will remain in place until after Italys June 2 Republic Day holiday preventing any mass travel over that longholiday weekend | Negative | ROME Italys government on Saturday approved a decree which will allow travel to and from abroad from June 3 in a major development as it moves to unwind one of the worlds most rigid coronavirus lockdowns | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-italy-decree/italy-to-allow-travel-to-and-from-abroad-from-june-3-idUSKBN22S00P | 2020-05-16 |
| Fiat Chrysler has gradually restarted its operations in Italy since the end of April | Positive | Fiat Chrysler has gradually restarted its operations in Italy since the end of April | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-fca-loan/fiat-chrysler-in-talks-over-6-8-billion-state-guaranteed-loan-in-italy-sources-idUSKBN22R1YL | 2020-05-16 |
| The guidance follows several reports of the syndrome in France Italy Spain and Britain and more than 100 cases in the state of New York | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday issued guidance to doctors on how to recognize and report cases of a rare lifethreatening syndrome in children associated with the new coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-children/u-s-gives-doctors-guidance-on-how-to-spot-rare-covid-linked-syndrome-in-children-idUSKBN22Q3BD | 2020-05-15 |
| The U.S. guidance follows recent reports of the syndrome by doctors in France and northern Italy published in the journal The Lancet | Negative | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday issued guidance to doctors on how to recognize and report cases of a rare lifethreatening syndrome in children associated with the new coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-children/u-s-gives-doctors-guidance-on-how-to-spot-rare-covid-linked-syndrome-in-children-idUSKBN22Q3BD | 2020-05-15 |
| The infrastructure group said that last week traffic on the motorway network its operates in Italy was down 57 | Negative | The following factors could affect Italian markets on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/italy-factors-may-14/italy-factors-to-watch-on-may-14-idUSL8N2CV3EW | 2020-05-14 |
| The five countries that have registered more infections than Brazil are the United States Spain Russia the United Kingdom and Italy | Negative | BRASILIA Brazil registered a record number of new cases of the novel coronavirus on Wednesday surpassing Frances tally to become the sixthworst hit country as the disease sends the economy toward its worst year since at least 1900 | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil/brazil-passes-france-in-coronavirus-cases-to-become-6th-worst-hit-country-idUSKBN22P3CF | 2020-05-14 |
| We know Italys debt burden is high | Negative | BERLIN The head of the European Stability Mechanism rescue fund sees no sign of a new debt crisis in the euro zone and wants countries to use its credit lines to help deal with the impact of the coronavirus outbreak he told Germanys dpa news agency | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-eu-regling/european-rescue-fund-head-implores-italy-others-to-use-its-credit-dpa-reports-idUSKBN22O16D | 2020-05-14 |
| The unlisted group is one of Italys 10 largest fashion groups by revenue with sales of 1 | Positive | ROME Italian fashion group Dolce Gabbana will lose out a this year after the coronavirus emergency founders Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-dolce-gabbana/dolce-gabbana-will-lose-out-from-virus-crisis-founders-tell-paper-idUSKBN22Q0LD | 2020-05-14 |
| Japan has conducted 188 PCR tests per 100000 people versus 3159 in Italy and 3044 in Germany data from a panel of medical experts advising the government showed | Negative | TOKYO Japan plans to approve its first coronavirus antigen testing kits on Wednesday a health ministry official said to boost the number of diagnostic tests available to battle the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-antigen/japan-to-approve-first-coronavirus-antigen-test-kits-on-wednesday-idUSKBN22O083 | 2020-05-13 |
| said on Friday it would create its first datacentre region in Italy under a | Positive | MILAN Microsoft Corp | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-microsoft-italy/microsoft-to-invest-1-5-billion-in-italian-cloud-business-idUSKBN22K211 | 2020-05-11 |
| The ESM is often able to obtain negative rates on its bonds while Italy is currently paying nearly on its new debt | Negative | BRUSSELS Euro zone governments gave their final approval on Friday to the first part of a 540 billioneuro rescue plan for states hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic although other elements of the rescue package have yet to be agreed on | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-eu-economy/eu-agrees-first-part-of-coronavirus-economic-rescue-but-job-not-done-yet-idUSKBN22K1YF | 2020-05-11 |
| The proposal may make the fund more palatable for Italy which has always pushed back against conditionality in the use of the European Stability Mechanism | Negative | ROME The European Commission on Thursday proposed scrapping the usual conditions for countries using the euro zones bailout fund as they try to revive their economies hit by the coronavirus epidemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-eurozone-esm/eu-proposes-scrapping-usual-conditions-for-esm-use-in-virus-battle-idUSKBN22J2WC | 2020-05-08 |
| WASHINGTON The Trump administration failed to conduct effective coronavirus screenings of airline passengers entering the United States from Italy and South Korea in early March when cases of the virus were multiplying a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee said on Thursday | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration failed to conduct effective coronavirus screenings of airline passengers entering the United States from Italy and South Korea in early March when cases of the virus were multiplying a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-screenings/u-s-house-panel-calls-march-screening-of-travelers-from-italy-south-korea-ineffective-idUSKBN22J357 | 2020-05-08 |
| On March 3 Vice President Mike Pence said the United States had begun screening all travelers taking direct flights from Italy and South Korea | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration failed to conduct effective coronavirus screenings of airline passengers entering the United States from Italy and South Korea in early March when cases of the virus were multiplying a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-screenings/u-s-house-panel-calls-march-screening-of-travelers-from-italy-south-korea-ineffective-idUSKBN22J357 | 2020-05-08 |
| But the White House decided to rely on Italy and South Korea to do these screenings before passengers boarded the House subcommittee said | Neutral | WASHINGTON The Trump administration failed to conduct effective coronavirus screenings of airline passengers entering the United States from Italy and South Korea in early March when cases of the virus were multiplying a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-screenings/u-s-house-panel-calls-march-screening-of-travelers-from-italy-south-korea-ineffective-idUSKBN22J357 | 2020-05-08 |
| MILAN The Mens Milan Fashion Week set for June will be postponed to midJuly and presented in purely digital format with photos and video to avoid the risk of coronavirus contagion Italys national fashion chamber said on Wednesday | Negative | MILAN The Mens Milan Fashion Week set for June will be postponed to midJuly and presented in purely digital format with photos and video to avoid the risk of coronavirus contagion Italys national fashion chamber said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-fashion-week/mens-milan-fashion-week-slips-to-july-in-digital-only-format-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN22I2OA | 2020-05-07 |
| There was no March data for Italy or Greece | Neutral | BRUSSELS Retail sales in the euro zone suffered their largest decline on record in March as restrictions to stem the spread of the coronavirus were put in place and shoppers reduced their spending on everything except food and online orders | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-eurozone-economy-salesfigures/euro-zone-retail-sales-suffer-largest-fall-on-record-in-march-idUSKBN22I14N | 2020-05-07 |
| Private equity groups CVC Capital Partners and Blackstone Group Inc are in separate talks to invest in Italys Serie A football league | Positive | May 6 The following are the top stories in the Financial Times | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/britain-press-ft/press-digest-financial-times-may-6-idUSL4N2CO03E | 2020-05-06 |
| May 5 Private equity firms CVC Capital Partners and Blackstone Group Inc are in separate talks about investments in Italys Serie A soccer league the Financial Times reported on Tuesday | Positive | spelling of Italys in the | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/serie-a-stake/refile-cvc-blackstone-consider-investing-in-italys-serie-a-soccer-league-ft-idUSFWN2CN117 | 2020-05-06 |
| The company had flagged earlier that in Europe which is hard hit by the novel coronavirus fewer subscribers are signing up with more significant declines in Italy and Spain | Negative | The company had flagged earlier that in Europe which is hard hit by the novel coronavirus fewer subscribers are signing up with more significant declines in Italy and Spain | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-match-group-results/match-quarterly-revenue-hit-by-slowing-tinder-growth-idUSKBN22H2VV | 2020-05-06 |
| The United Kingdom has overtaken Italy to report the highest official COVID19 death toll in Europe at 32313 figures released on Tuesday showed | Negative | More than 3 | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-the-new-coronavirus-idUSKBN22F0AI | 2020-05-06 |
| Coronavirus deaths in France rose above 25000 on Monday making it the fifth country to pass that threshold after the United States Italy Britain and Spain | Negative | More than 3 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-the-new-coronavirus-idUSKBN22F0AI | 2020-05-05 |
| Friends are still barred from meeting up in Italy most shops must stay shut until May 18 and schools cinemas and theatres remain closed indefinitely | Negative | Several countries start phased reopening of economies | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus/wrapup-3-masked-and-standing-apart-the-world-creeps-out-of-lockdown-idUSL8N2CM2MC | 2020-05-05 |
| Brent traders have concerns about manufacturing data due tonight from Germany France and Italy with its potential to shift the demand destruction argument to the Brent added McCarthy | Negative | Oil prices fell on Monday paring last weeks gains on worries a global oil glut may persist amid slumping demand and U.S.China trade tensions that could restrict an economic recovery even as coronavirus pandemic lockdowns start to ease | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-slide-on-demand-concerns-u-s-china-trade-tension-idUSKBN22F0XA | 2020-05-04 |
| The death toll has been 144 significantly lower than other countries such as Italy Spain France and Britain | Negative | ATHENS Greece will move hundreds of migrants from a camp on the island of Lesbos to mainland facilities on Sunday as part of efforts to ease overcrowding police and government officials said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-greece-migrants/greece-to-ship-hundreds-of-migrants-to-mainland-from-camp-on-lesbos-idUSKBN22F0Q7 | 2020-05-04 |
| Hancock also announced that the British death toll had risen by 739 to 27510 deaths just below that of Italy which was one of the first and worsthit European states | Negative | LONDON Britain has hit its target of carrying out 100000 COVID19 tests a day health minister Matt Hancock said on Friday stressing that the programme was crucial to helping ease a national lockdown | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-testing/britain-hits-coronavirus-testing-target-as-death-toll-leaps-again-idUSKBN22D4NF | 2020-05-02 |
| Other fields targeted for cuts include West Qurna 2 run by Russias Lukoil and produces around 400000 bpd and Zubair which produces 250000 bpd and managed by Italys Eni | Negative | BASRA Iraq will struggle to cut crude output a record 1 million barrels per day or 23 from May under OPECs deal with Russia and other producers and Baghdad has yet to agree with oil majors about where the cuts will come from industry sources said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-oil/iraq-faces-problems-cutting-1-million-bpd-of-crude-output-sources-idUSKBN22C3OG | 2020-05-01 |
| Other leading suppliers of U.S. imports of tile include Brazil Mexico Italy and Spain | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. International Trade Commission on Thursday determined that imports of Chinese ceramic tile are subsidized and sold at less than fair value materially harming U.S. producers | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china/u-s-trade-body-votes-to-lock-in-high-duties-on-chinese-tile-imports-idUSKBN22C3HH | 2020-05-01 |
| The Frigate design Fincantieri will modify for the U.S. Navy is in use by NATO allies France and Italy | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Navy said on Thursday it awarded a contract worth more than | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-navy-frigate/u-s-navy-awards-5-5-billion-10-ship-frigate-contract-to-italys-fincantieri-idUSKBN22C3UB | 2020-05-01 |
| MILAN U.S. hedge fund Elliott Management has further cut its stake in Italys biggest phone group Telecom Italia a regulatory filing showed amid an ongoing portfolio rebalancing as COVID19 rocks financial markets | Negative | MILAN U.S. hedge fund Elliott Management has further cut its stake in Italys biggest phone group Telecom Italia a regulatory filing showed amid an ongoing portfolio rebalancing as COVID19 rocks financial markets | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-telecom-italia-elliott/elliott-further-trims-stake-in-telecom-italia-idUSKBN22C3GI | 2020-05-01 |
| The helicopter was outside the control zone of Greece 50 miles off the Greek island of Cephalonia Italys Corriere della Sera newspaper reported saying six people were missing | Negative | A Canadian helicopter engaged in North Atlantic Treaty Organization exercises off the coast of Greece disappeared and searchandrescue efforts were under way the Canadian Armed Forces said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-canada-helicopter-nato/canadian-helicopter-engaged-in-nato-exercises-missing-off-greek-coast-idUSKBN22B3BQ | 2020-04-30 |
| Britains true toll is likely to be closer to Spain or even Italy Europes worstaffected countries although their reporting of deaths outside hospital is patchy so exact comparisons are difficult | Negative | LONDON Britain is on track to record one of the worst coronavirus death tolls in Europe after data published on Tuesday showed nationwide fatalities topped 24000 nine days ago | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-death/uk-on-track-for-one-of-europes-worst-virus-death-tolls-idUSKCN22A17I | 2020-04-29 |
| CHICAGO Three U.S. children infected with the coronavirus are being treated for a rare inflammatory syndrome that appears similar to one that has raised concerns by doctors in Britain Italy and Spain a specialist treating the patients told Reuters | Negative | CHICAGO Three U.S. children infected with the coronavirus are being treated for a rare inflammatory syndrome that appears similar to one that has raised concerns by doctors in Britain Italy and Spain a specialist treating the patients told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-children-inflammat/three-u-s-children-with-covid-19-have-rare-inflammatory-syndrome-idUSKCN22A3D6 | 2020-04-29 |
| UNRAE which represents foreign automakers in Italy said on Monday it expected car registrations to plunge by up to this month | Positive | At the Atessa plant all workers had their temperature tested at the entrance on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-fiat-chrysler/fiat-chrysler-resumes-van-production-in-atessa-some-other-italian-operations-idUSKCN22929T | 2020-04-28 |
| Dealers might reopen next week in Italy | Positive | FRANKFURT German carmaking giant Volkswagen | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-volkswagen-factory/europe-restarts-car-factories-amid-uncertain-demand-idUSKCN2290J2 | 2020-04-28 |
| FiatChrysler will open its Sevel plant in central Italy on Monday with plans to resume production at a rate of between | Positive | FRANKFURT Volkswagen | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-europe-carmakers/european-carmakers-restart-production-as-coronavirus-lockdowns-ease-idUSKCN2280O2 | 2020-04-28 |
| The premium brakes maker said on Monday it would restart some activities at its Curno Mapello and Sellero plants in Italy from Tuesday | Positive | MILAN Italy said it would allow factories and building sites to reopen from May 4 as it prepares a staged end to Europes longest coronavirus lockdown | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-italy-ops-factbox/factbox-some-italian-companies-resume-work-as-coronavirus-curbs-eased-idUSKCN2292BS | 2020-04-28 |
| The pipe manufacturer said on Monday it was gradually restarting operations at its plants in Italy | Positive | MILAN Italy said it would allow factories and building sites to reopen from May 4 as it prepares a staged end to Europes longest coronavirus lockdown | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-italy-ops-factbox/factbox-some-italian-companies-resume-work-as-coronavirus-curbs-eased-idUSKCN2292BS | 2020-04-28 |
| The maker of heat exchangers for refrigeration and air conditioning said on Monday it had restarted production at its Varese Pavia Vicenza and Belluno plants in Italy | Positive | MILAN Italy said it would allow factories and building sites to reopen from May 4 as it prepares a staged end to Europes longest coronavirus lockdown | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-italy-ops-factbox/factbox-some-italian-companies-resume-work-as-coronavirus-curbs-eased-idUSKCN2292BS | 2020-04-28 |
| Greater transparency on the PEPP could help shore up confidence in Italys bonds whose yields are rising again | Positive | LONDON The European Central Bank meets on Thursday the ink barely dry on its emergency bondbuying scheme and markets are already asking what more it will do to help the euro zone economy through the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-eurozone-markets-ecb-graphic/a-battle-far-from-over-five-questions-for-the-ecb-idUSKCN2290HG | 2020-04-27 |
| Based on those statistics the United Kingdom has the fifth worst official COVID19 death toll in the world after the United States Italy Spain and France | Negative | LONDON Prime Minister Boris Johnson returns to work on Monday to the biggest dilemma of his how to lift the coronavirus lockdown that is destroying swathes of the British economy without triggering a deadly second wave of the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain/back-at-work-british-pm-johnson-faces-lockdown-catch-22-idUSKCN2290IB | 2020-04-27 |
| More than half of the fatalities have been reported by the United States Spain and Italy | Negative | Global deaths linked to the coronavirus passed 200000 on Saturday while confirmed cases of the virus are expected to hit 3 million in coming days according to a Reuters tally | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-death-toll/global-coronavirus-death-toll-hits-200000-idUSKCN2270S4 | 2020-04-26 |
| The United States had reported more than 52400 deaths as of Saturday morning while Italy Spain and France have reported between 2200026000 fatalities each | Negative | Global deaths linked to the coronavirus passed 200000 on Saturday while confirmed cases of the virus are expected to hit 3 million in coming days according to a Reuters tally | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-death-toll/global-coronavirus-death-toll-hits-200000-idUSKCN2270S4 | 2020-04-26 |
| Around of all cases reported in the United States have been fatal while more than of cases reported in Spain and Italy have resulted in deaths | Negative | Global deaths linked to the coronavirus passed 200000 on Saturday while confirmed cases of the virus are expected to hit 3 million in coming days according to a Reuters tally | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-death-toll/global-coronavirus-death-toll-hits-200000-idUSKCN2270S4 | 2020-04-26 |
| ECB asset buying might limit the rise in Italys borrowing costs but it hasnt eased concerns about its creditworthiness | Negative | LONDON Market gauges measuring euro breakup risk emanating from Italy are starting to flicker flagging the risk that another existential crisis may be building for the euro zone | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-eurozone-markets-breakup-indicators-g/quitaly-indicators-back-on-euro-zone-markets-radar-idUSKCN2262LT | 2020-04-25 |
| ROME Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte struggling to map a way out of Italys coronavirus crisis and facing political fire from all sides has won muchneeded breathing space from the European Union | Negative | ROME Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte struggling to map a way out of Italys coronavirus crisis and facing political fire from all sides has won muchneeded breathing space from the European Union | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-eu-italy-analysis/eus-amorphous-recovery-fund-bails-out-italian-pm-for-now-idUSKCN2262DS | 2020-04-25 |
| LONDON Market gauges measuring euro breakup risk emanating from Italy are starting to flicker flagging the risk that another existential crisis may be building for the euro zone | Negative | LONDON Market gauges measuring euro breakup risk emanating from Italy are starting to flicker flagging the risk that another existential crisis may be building for the euro zone | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-eurozone-markets-breakup-indicators-g/quitaly-indicators-back-on-euro-zone-markets-radar-idUSKCN2262LT | 2020-04-25 |
| Germany has the fifth highest COVID19 caseload behind the United States Spain Italy and France but has kept fatalities down thanks to early and extensive testing | Negative | Liquidity secured for clubs to June 30 | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-bundesliga/update-2-soccer-bundesliga-secures-tv-money-for-current-season-no-date-yet-for-restart-idUSL5N2CB6DT | 2020-04-24 |
| But Europe has split into two camps with Germany France Italy and Britain backing centralised solutions | Negative | BERLIN Germany has chosen a homegrown technology for smartphonebased tracing of coronavirus infections putting it at odds with Apple which has refused on privacy grounds to support the necessary shortrange communication on iPhones | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-europe-tech/germany-at-odds-with-apple-on-smartphone-coronavirus-contact-tracing-idUSKCN2251MR | 2020-04-24 |
| Traders were also buoyed after Italy breezed through a major debt sale on Tuesday and speculation continued that the European Central Bank would provide more support measures | Positive | By David Randall | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-jump-in-oil-sends-global-equities-higher-bonds-dip-idUSL2N2CA13F | 2020-04-23 |
| Some Russian regions have experienced shortages of protective gear for medical workers but the country has still exported equipment to countries including the United States Italy and Serbia | Negative | MOSCOW Dozens of Russian communists defied Moscows coronavirus lockdown on Wednesday by marching across Red Square to lay flowers outside Vladimir Lenins tomb to mark 150 years since the birth of the Bolshevik leader | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-lenin-anniversary-russia/russian-communists-defy-lockdown-with-red-square-parade-for-lenins-150th-idUSKCN22423L | 2020-04-23 |
| But the range of views for this year in the latest Reuters poll for all were wide from no growth for Germany to as low as for Italy | Negative | BENGALURU The euro zone economy is already in its deepest recession on record according to a Reuters poll of economists who have stuck to a bleak outlook and worry the downturn might be even worse as coronavirus lockdowns across the bloc take their toll | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-eurozone-economy-poll/euro-zone-economy-set-for-deepest-recession-on-record-reuters-poll-idUSKCN2241WN | 2020-04-23 |
| The European Commission said that due to the coronavirus crisis no data could be collected in Italy | Negative | Euro zone consumer confidence fell by 11 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-eurozone-economy-consumersentiment/euro-zone-consumer-confidence-falls-to-22-7-in-april-idUSKCN22426X | 2020-04-23 |
| In Europe traders were buoyed after Italy breezed through a major debt sale on Tuesday and speculation continued that the European Central Bank would provide more support measures | Positive | Asian stock markets rose on Thursday as the combination of a rebound in crude prices from historic lows and the promise of more U.S. government aid to cushion the coronavirusravaged economy helped calm nervous markets | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-stocks-pull-ahead-on-u-s-stimulus-oil-rebound-idUSKCN2243MA | 2020-04-23 |
| Unions in their statement called on Rome to provide a prompt response to FCAs request to provide a guideline covering the automakers numerous facilities spread across Italy | Positive | FCA intends to make use of a provision in Italys lockdown laws that allows companies whose activity can be linked to sectors deemed by the government to reopen | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-fiat-chysler/fiat-chrysler-to-resume-ducato-van-production-at-italys-sevel-plant-idUSKCN2232T8 | 2020-04-22 |
| FCA intends to make use of a provision in Italys lockdown laws that allows companies whose activity can be linked to sectors deemed by the government to reopen | Negative | FCA intends to make use of a provision in Italys lockdown laws that allows companies whose activity can be linked to sectors deemed by the government to reopen | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-fiat-chysler/fiat-chrysler-to-resume-ducato-van-production-at-italys-sevel-plant-idUSKCN2232T8 | 2020-04-22 |
| The backlash could take the form of popular resentment in Italy at its relatively limited ability to respond to the epidemic compared with Germany or the Netherlands | Negative | BRUSSELS Euro zone government debt will surge this year on the coronavirus pandemic but while another debt crisis is unlikely large differences in indebtedness as countries emerge from the downturn could seriously test their unity | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-eu-debt-analysis/pandemic-wont-cause-euro-debt-crisis-but-a-north-south-divide-idUSKCN2240N6 | 2020-04-22 |
| And this will of course make Italy Spain Portugal and France very unhappy and there you have it then political tensions on the rise once again | Negative | BRUSSELS Euro zone government debt will surge this year on the coronavirus pandemic but while another debt crisis is unlikely large differences in indebtedness as countries emerge from the downturn could seriously test their unity | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-eu-debt-analysis/pandemic-wont-cause-euro-debt-crisis-but-a-north-south-divide-idUSKCN2240N6 | 2020-04-22 |
| Supplies of Aramcos Arab crude oil including Arab Light the closest grade to Russian flagship in terms of quality will rise to Italy Turkey Greece France and Poland in April | Positive | MOSCOW Behind a SaudiRussian truce to stabilise oil markets with a record output cut market players are seeing the two production heavyweights still trading blows in the physical market | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-global-oil-saudi-russia-analysis/saudi-arabia-gets-physical-with-russia-in-underground-oil-bout-idUSKBN22222U | 2020-04-21 |
| Weve all understood were not said Alberto Zanetti head of the UILM union in northern Italys Modena province which is home to Ferraris Maranello plant | Neutral | Weve all understood were not said Alberto Zanetti head of the UILM union in northern Italys Modena province which is home to Ferraris Maranello plant | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-ferrari-tests/ferrari-rolls-out-coronavirus-testing-to-get-staff-ready-for-work-idUSKBN2230MA | 2020-04-21 |
| Members of the EU are struggling to reach consensus on how to financially support countries hardest hit but the virus such as Italy and Spain | Negative | Historic collapse in oil futures | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-resumes-ascent-as-oil-and-north-korea-keep-investors-on-edge-idUSL4N2C90MV | 2020-04-21 |
| But the government facing a backlog of applications has clarified Italys lockdown laws to say no companies need to wait for government approval to go ahead | Positive | story first published on Friday no changes to | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/us/article/health-coronavirus-italy-business/rpt-insight-italys-firms-shake-lockdown-using-shortcut-in-coronavirus-law-idUSL8N2C54OP | 2020-04-20 |
| Last week concerns that the disease could ravage Italys poorer south or afflict a new wave led Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte to resist industrialists pressure to ease restrictions | Negative | story first published on Friday no changes to | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/us/article/health-coronavirus-italy-business/rpt-insight-italys-firms-shake-lockdown-using-shortcut-in-coronavirus-law-idUSL8N2C54OP | 2020-04-20 |
| The timing of Italys exit from the lockdown is also closely watched by Europes biggest economy Germany whose automotive pharmaceutical and food industries are intertwined with Italys | Neutral | story first published on Friday no changes to | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/us/article/health-coronavirus-italy-business/rpt-insight-italys-firms-shake-lockdown-using-shortcut-in-coronavirus-law-idUSL8N2C54OP | 2020-04-20 |
| German entrepreneurs call me to find out how Italy is doing what is happening with the Italian production we are also dependent German ambassador to Rome Viktor Elbling said | Neutral | story first published on Friday no changes to | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/us/article/health-coronavirus-italy-business/rpt-insight-italys-firms-shake-lockdown-using-shortcut-in-coronavirus-law-idUSL8N2C54OP | 2020-04-20 |
| The U.S. death toll from the novel coronavirus rose to more than 40000 on Sunday the highest in the world and almost double the number of deaths in the next highest country Italy according to a Reuters tally | Negative | The U.S. death toll from the novel coronavirus rose to more than 40000 on Sunday the highest in the world and almost double the number of deaths in the next highest country Italy according to a Reuters tally | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-casualties/u-s-coronavirus-death-toll-rises-as-cases-hit-750000-reuters-tally-idUSKBN2210R4 | 2020-04-20 |
| Spain has reported more than 180000 cases of the coronavirus and more than 19000 deaths placing it in the top three worstaffected countries along with the United States and Italy | Negative | MADRID Carmaker SEAT plans to start up its plants in Spain on April 27 almost six weeks after it halted all output due to one of the worlds worst national outbreaks of the coronavirus the Volkswagen | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-spain-seat/seat-aims-to-restart-car-factories-in-spain-on-april-27-idUSKBN21Z2J5 | 2020-04-18 |
| The company so far has provided assistance in the United States Canada Britain Italy India France Mexico Spain Brazil and the Netherlands | Positive | The company so far has provided assistance in the United States Canada Britain Italy India France Mexico Spain Brazil and the Netherlands | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-netflix/netflix-adds-50-million-to-relief-fund-for-production-workers-idUSKBN21Z2WY | 2020-04-18 |
| Arcuri said the app will be used voluntarily in line with recommendations by Italys data protection authority and European privacy rules | Positive | MILAN Italy plans to use a smartphone app developed by tech startup Bending Spoons to track people who test positive for the new coronavirus as part of efforts to lift its nationwide lockdown | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-health-coronavirus-italy-technology/italy-tests-contact-tracing-app-to-speed-lockdown-exit-idUSKBN21Z0VJ | 2020-04-18 |
| as France became the fourth country to report more than 15000 deaths due to the coronavirus after Italy Spain and the United States | Negative | a live blog on European stocks type in an Eikon news | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/european-shares-dip-as-focus-turns-to-corporate-earnings-idUSL3N2C31RZ | 2020-04-16 |
| Hundreds of migrants continue to attempt crossings from Libya towards Italy though Italy has declared its ports unsafe in the coronavirus epidemic | Negative | TRIPOLI At least five migrants died and seven were missing when the coast guard returned 49 others to Libyas capital Tripoli on Wednesday as fighting there raged the U.N. migration agency said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-europe-migrants-libya/twelve-dead-or-missing-as-migrants-returned-to-libyan-capital-u-n-agency-idUSKCN21X2XO | 2020-04-16 |
| The United States with the worlds thirdlargest population has now suffered the greatest number of reported fatalities from the coronavirus ahead of Italy and Spain | Negative | NEW YORK The death toll from the coronavirus pandemic in the United States approached 31000 on Wednesday as governors began cautiously preparing Americans for a postvirus life that would likely include public face coverings as the new normal | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/face-masks-may-be-new-normal-in-post-virus-life-as-u-s-prepares-gradual-reopening-idUSKCN21X25I | 2020-04-16 |
| The WHO said the number of new cases was tailing off in some parts of Europe including Italy and Spain but outbreaks were growing in Britain and Turkey | Negative | U.S. coronavirus deaths set a singleday record on Tuesday a grim milestone as the country debated how to reopen its economy and as Spain and Austria allowed partial returns to work but the UK France and India extended lockdowns | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus/u-s-deaths-set-record-daily-increase-spain-and-austria-ease-restrictions-idUSKCN21W16E | 2020-04-15 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday ordered top U.S. administration officials to help Italy in fighting the novel coronavirus by providing medical supplies humanitarian relief and other assistance | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday ordered top U.S. administration officials to help Italy in fighting the novel coronavirus by providing medical supplies humanitarian relief and other assistance | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-italy/trump-orders-u-s-government-to-help-italy-in-coronavirus-fight-idUSKCN21T01V | 2020-04-12 |
| This has been the stumbling block all along pitting a camp of financially ailing southern states led by Italy against the Netherlands as the bulwark of the fiscally conservative north | Negative | BRUSSELS EU finance ministers gave themselves a round of applause as they wrapped up talks on Thursday night with agreement on a package of measures worth half a trillion euros to cushion the blow of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-eu-economy-analysi/congratulations-its-a-fudge-eu-crisis-deal-leaves-much-unresolved-idUSKCN21S1J2 | 2020-04-11 |
| France has officially registered more than 10000 deaths from coronavirus infections making it the fourth country to cross that threshold after Italy Spain and the United States | Negative | day reference in paragraph 2 to from | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/refiled-global-markets-equities-climb-on-hopes-pandemic-is-peaking-idUSL1N2BW0ZD | 2020-04-09 |
| That would initially involve less than 10000 workers out of 55000 in Italy | Neutral | Other requests include testing workers temperatures providing safety devices such as face masks and sanitising premises during work hours Apetino added | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-italy-fiat-chrysle/fiat-chrysler-in-talks-with-unions-for-production-restart-in-italy-idUSKBN21Q1EG | 2020-04-09 |
| Lockdowns designed to curb coronavirus contagion have also forced debt collectors such as Italys FIRE to activate contingency plans for staff to work remotely | Negative | This year was meant to mark a turning point for Greek and Italian banks as they finally laid the ghosts of the financial crisis to rest | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-europe-loans-analy/coronavirus-derails-southern-europes-clean-up-from-the-last-crisis-idUSKCN21R0GZ | 2020-04-09 |
| LONDON Profit expectations for European companies in the second and third quarters continue to deteriorate sharply Refinitiv data showed on Wednesday as countries such as Britain Italy and France implement lockdowns to fight the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | LONDON Profit expectations for European companies in the second and third quarters continue to deteriorate sharply Refinitiv data showed on Wednesday as countries such as Britain Italy and France implement lockdowns to fight the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks-results/europe-inc-profit-expectations-plunge-amid-lockdowns-idUSKBN21Q0YV | 2020-04-09 |
| While the participants narrowed the gap in views during their lengthy talks a deal could not be reached mostly due to resistance from the Netherlands and Italy officials said | Negative | BRUSSELS The European Central Bank told euro zone finance ministers that the bloc may need fiscal measures worth up to 1 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-eurozone/ecb-urges-measures-worth-1-5-trillion-euros-this-year-to-tackle-virus-crisis-sources-idUSKBN21Q0UB | 2020-04-09 |
| France has officially registered more than 10000 deaths from coronavirus infections the fourth country to cross that threshold after Italy Spain and the United States | Negative | By David Randall | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-equities-climb-on-hopes-pandemic-is-peaking-idUSL2N2BW0FA | 2020-04-09 |
| With the French economy officially entering a recession Centerviews Paris hub will gradually try to position itself to advise on deals in other battered economies including Italy and Spain | Negative | U.S. investment bank Centerview has hired Lazards former France boss Matthieu Pigasse to lead its newlylaunched Paris office and win business from European companies grappling with the economic damage caused by the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-centerview-paris-m-a/centerview-turns-to-matthieu-pigasse-to-lead-new-paris-hub-idUSKCN21Q2RN | 2020-04-09 |
| The total number of cases rose to 140510 second only to the United States and the death toll of 13798 was behind only Italys | Negative | MADRID Spains daily toll of coronavirus deaths rose on Tuesday for the first time in five days with 743 people succumbing overnight compared with 637 in the previous 24 hours but there was still hope the national lockdown might be eased soon | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-spain/spains-coronavirus-death-rate-quickens-again-idUSKBN21P17L | 2020-04-08 |
| Officials said the deadlock was caused by a feud between Italy and the Netherlands over conditions attached to euro zone credit for governments to fight the coronavirus epidemic | Negative | BRUSSELS April 8 The chairman of euro zone finance ministers Mario Centeno said on Wednesday he was suspending talks on half a trillion euro package to support the economy against the coronavirus epidemic until Thursday to bridge divisions over its elements | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-eurogroup-suspension/euro-zone-talks-on-coronavirus-econ-support-package-suspended-until-thurs-idUSL8N2BW16F | 2020-04-08 |
| Roughly twice as many people a day are now dying in the United States as in Spain or Italy and hospitals report chaotic shortages of beds ventilators and protective gear | Negative | YORK The United States was preparing on Monday for what one official called the peak death of the coronavirus while across the Atlantic British Prime Minister Boris Johnson the most prominent person with COVID19 was taken to intensive care | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus/u-s-enters-peak-death-week-for-coronavirus-british-pm-in-intensive-care-idUSKBN21O2K8 | 2020-04-07 |
| He also has permanent exhibitions in Atlanta Colorado Victoria Museum in Melbourne Australia and in Siena Italy | Positive | HARARE When Dominic Benhura started creating traditional Zimbabwean stone sculptures as a teenager four decades ago he never imagined that art would bring him fame or fortune | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/artshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-zimbabwe-sculptor/zimbabwean-artists-dynamic-stone-sculptures-find-global-acclaim-idUSKBN20T0Y4 | 2020-04-07 |
| Equities investors were encouraged by a slower death toll from the virus slowed across major European nations including France and Italy | Positive | Shares up as virus data positive in New York Italy France | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-jump-as-virus-deaths-slow-oil-falls-after-opec-delay-idUSL1N2BU1Q6 | 2020-04-07 |
| Hope stems though from hardesthit Italy and Spain where authorities have started looking ahead to easing lockdowns after steady falls in coronavirusrelated fatality rates | Negative | Asian stock markets rallied for a second day on Tuesday and riskier currencies rose buoyed by tentative signs the coronavirus crisis may be levelling off in New York and receding in Europe | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-cautiously-gain-on-virus-hopes-dollar-slips-idUSKBN21O365 | 2020-04-07 |
| The ItaloAmerican firm chaired by John Elkann scion of the Italian Agnelli family would need to cut its ordinary dividend if it decides to pursue state aid from Italy | Negative | With their sales hammered by the coronavirus outbreak car makers Fiat Chrysler and Peugeots owner PSA have postponed their shareholder meetings and are looking at ways to boost cash reserves ahead of their planned merger | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-fiat-chrysler-divi/hit-by-coronavirus-fiat-chrysler-peugeot-seek-to-boost-cash-before-merger-idUSKBN21O2TK | 2020-04-07 |
| The emergency decree says companies looking to apply for Italybacked loans must refrain from approving dividend payments for a year | Negative | With their sales hammered by the coronavirus outbreak car makers Fiat Chrysler and Peugeots owner PSA have postponed their shareholder meetings and are looking at ways to boost cash reserves ahead of their planned merger | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-fiat-chrysler-divi/hit-by-coronavirus-fiat-chrysler-peugeot-seek-to-boost-cash-before-merger-idUSKBN21O2TK | 2020-04-07 |
| FCA shares are down around since late February when the virus started spreading in northern Italy | Negative | With their sales hammered by the coronavirus outbreak car makers Fiat Chrysler and Peugeots owner PSA have postponed their shareholder meetings and are looking at ways to boost cash reserves ahead of their planned merger | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-fiat-chrysler-divi/hit-by-coronavirus-fiat-chrysler-peugeot-seek-to-boost-cash-before-merger-idUSKBN21O2TK | 2020-04-07 |
| There have been complaints in Spain and Italy about a perceived slowness among less hardhit EU member states to provide assistance in curbing the pandemic | Negative | MADRID The rate of new coronavirus infections and deaths in Spain slowed again on Sunday as the country suffering from one of the worlds worst outbreaks of the pandemic began its fourth week under a neartotal lockdown | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-spain/spains-coronavirus-death-toll-rises-by-674-but-pace-keeps-slowing-idUSKBN21N0C2 | 2020-04-06 |
| The country had previously shipped medical equipment to Italy Spain and Slovenia but has also banned private exports of face masks | Negative | PRAGUE The Czech Republic will treat six COVID19 patients from France at a university hospital in its second largest city Brno to help alleviate pressure on the French medical system Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-czech-france/czech-republic-to-treat-six-french-covid-19-patients-idUSKBN21N0RA | 2020-04-06 |
| The pandemic has claimed more than 64000 deaths as it further exploded in the United States and the death toll climbed in Spain and Italy according to a Reuters tally | Negative | Oil prices fall as RussiaSaudi Arabia reach impasse on supply | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-oil-skids-on-oversupply-fears-stocks-jump-on-virus-slowdown-idUSL4N2BU03H | 2020-04-06 |
| LONDON UKbased biopharma company Izana Bioscience said it was testing its antibody therapy namilumab for the treatment of patients with rapidly worsening COVID19 at the Humanitas Research Hospitals in Bergamo and Milan in Italy | Positive | LONDON UKbased biopharma company Izana Bioscience said it was testing its antibody therapy namilumab for the treatment of patients with rapidly worsening COVID19 at the Humanitas Research Hospitals in Bergamo and Milan in Italy | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-therapy-izana/uks-izana-bioscience-tests-rheumatoid-arthritis-drug-in-covid-19-patients-idUSKBN21N0Z9 | 2020-04-06 |
| ROME An exhibition commemorating the 500th anniversary of the death of Renaissance artist Raphael opens in Rome this week but the show risks being overshadowed by the coronavirus outbreak sweeping Italy | Negative | ROME An exhibition commemorating the 500th anniversary of the death of Renaissance artist Raphael opens in Rome this week but the show risks being overshadowed by the coronavirus outbreak sweeping Italy | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/artshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-art-italy-raphael/threat-of-coronavirus-hangs-heavily-over-rome-raphael-spectacular-idUSKBN20R2IA | 2020-04-05 |
| ROME Russian criticism of an Italian newspaper was Italys foreign and defence ministries said on Friday in a case that has cast a cloud over Moscows efforts to help Rome cope with the coronavirus crisis | Negative | ROME Russian criticism of an Italian newspaper was Italys foreign and defence ministries said on Friday in a case that has cast a cloud over Moscows efforts to help Rome cope with the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-italy-russia/from-russia-with-love-mission-to-italy-hit-by-press-row-idUSKBN21L30L | 2020-04-04 |
| Russia has sent doctors nurses and medical equipment to diseasestricken Italy in a goodwill operation that Moscow has dubbed From Russia with | Positive | ROME Russian criticism of an Italian newspaper was Italys foreign and defence ministries said on Friday in a case that has cast a cloud over Moscows efforts to help Rome cope with the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-italy-russia/from-russia-with-love-mission-to-italy-hit-by-press-row-idUSKBN21L30L | 2020-04-04 |
| The pandemic has claimed more than 52000 deaths as it further exploded in the United States and the death toll climbed in Spain and Italy according to a Reuters tally | Negative | with midday trading | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-global-stocks-edge-lower-on-economic-toll-from-coronavirus-oil-rallies-idUSL1N2BR0VJ | 2020-04-04 |
| Visits to workplaces were down by more than in Italy and Spain in an indication that their lockdowns may turn out to be the most economically disruptive | Negative | BERLIN Italy and Spain the two European countries hardest hit by the new coronavirus have enforced the most drastic lockdowns to curb the pandemic but one country Sweden stands out for allowing life to go on much as before Google data show | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-google-europe/europes-north-south-lockdown-divide-revealed-by-google-data-idUSKBN21L1US | 2020-04-04 |
| WhatsApp is the most popular messaging platform in Italy the epicenter of a coronavirus outbreak in Europe | Neutral | MILAN Facebook Inc | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-italy/facebook-launches-fact-checking-service-on-whatsapp-in-italy-to-fight-coronavirus-hoaxes-idUSKBN21K324 | 2020-04-03 |
| BRUSSELS The European Unions top court ruled on Thursday that Poland Hungary and the Czech Republic had broken the law by refusing to host refugees to help ease the burden on southern states such as Greece and Italy after a surge in migrant arrivals from 2015 | Negative | BRUSSELS The European Unions top court ruled on Thursday that Poland Hungary and the Czech Republic had broken the law by refusing to host refugees to help ease the burden on southern states such as Greece and Italy after a surge in migrant arrivals from 2015 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-migrants-east-ruling/top-eu-court-says-eastern-states-broke-law-by-refusing-to-host-refugees-idUSKBN21K0YA | 2020-04-03 |
| The death toll from the respiratory disease is now higher in Europe particularly in Italy and Spain causing a rush to find protective gear | Negative | With a dire shortage of protective face masks in Europe even for health workers a senior manager at a Spanish furniture store group was surprised to hear business partners and staff in China offering to send him masks | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-spain/theres-no-better-present-chinese-businesses-send-masks-to-european-clients-idUSKBN21J5BL | 2020-04-02 |
| More than 4000 Italian health workers have contracted the virus treating victims in Italy and 66 doctors have died | Negative | VARESE Italy He doesnt wear a mask but he is helping save lives from coronavirus just the same | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-italy-robots/tommy-the-robot-nurse-helps-keep-italy-doctors-safe-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN21J67Y | 2020-04-02 |
| The proposal might find favour in Italy Spain France and other countries which last week demanded a common debt instrument issued by an EU institution to fight the economic downturn | Negative | BRUSSELS The EU executive proposed on Wednesday a wagesubsidy scheme to encourage employers to cut workers hours rather than their jobs amid the coronavirus epidemic a plan that could be worth 100 billion euros in borrowing guaranteed by all EU countries | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-eu-work/eu-exec-proposes-shorter-work-hours-to-prevent-layoffs-amid-epidemic-idUSKBN21J58Y | 2020-04-02 |
| The national commissioner for the emergency has said it will take Italy at least two months to become selfsufficient in producing protective masks | Negative | VARESE Italy He doesnt wear a mask but he is helping save lives from coronavirus just the same | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-italy-robots/tommy-the-robot-nurse-helps-keep-italy-doctors-safe-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN21J67Y | 2020-04-02 |
| Nearly 10000 Italian health workers have been infected or more than of the cases in Italy according to official data | Negative | BRUSSELS Barely a month before Europe embarked on a scramble for masks ventilators and testing kits to fight coronavirus governments told Brussels their healthcare systems were ready and there was no need to order more stocks EU documents show | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-eu-prevention-excl/exclusive-things-under-control-how-europe-sleepwalked-into-the-coronavirus-crisis-idUSKBN21J6FF | 2020-04-02 |
| PARIS France became the fourth country to pass the 4000 coronavirus deaths threshold on Wednesday after Italy Spain and the United States as the government scrambles to stay ahead of the curve regarding ventilatorequipped beds that are quickly filling up | Negative | PARIS France became the fourth country to pass the 4000 coronavirus deaths threshold on Wednesday after Italy Spain and the United States as the government scrambles to stay ahead of the curve regarding ventilatorequipped beds that are quickly filling up | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-france-toll/france-passes-4000-coronavirus-deaths-no-end-of-lockdown-in-sight-idUSKBN21J6JP | 2020-04-02 |
| In Chaozi with the Ministry of testing already been 11 countries including the UK Italy and the Netherlands | Positive | KONG Beijing is stepping up its oversight of exports of coronavirus test kits after several European countries complained about the accuracy of some Chinesemade tests | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-testkits/china-clamps-down-on-coronavirus-test-kit-exports-after-accuracy-questioned-idUSKBN21J51S | 2020-04-02 |
| LONDON Europe Incs profit expectations for the second and third quarters continued to deteriorate sharply Refinitivs data showed on Tuesday as countries such as the UK Italy and France implemented lockdowns to fight the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | LONDON Europe Incs profit expectations for the second and third quarters continued to deteriorate sharply Refinitivs data showed on Tuesday as countries such as the UK Italy and France implemented lockdowns to fight the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks-results/expectations-for-european-corporate-earnings-plummet-idUSKBN21J4EO | 2020-04-01 |
| The strategic rationale for the transaction takes on even stronger significance in the aftermath of the COVID19 Italys biggest retail bank said in a statement | Neutral | The strategic rationale for the transaction takes on even stronger significance in the aftermath of the COVID19 Italys biggest retail bank said in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-banks-intesa/italys-intesa-halts-dividends-says-crisis-boosts-case-for-ubi-deal-idUSKBN21I1HJ | 2020-04-01 |
| European Union states are giving guarantees to credit insurers in a bid to keep coronavirushit companies afloat as some firms cut cover for trade involving bloc members such as Italy and Spain sources said | Positive | European Union states are giving guarantees to credit insurers in a bid to keep coronavirushit companies afloat as some firms cut cover for trade involving bloc members such as Italy and Spain sources said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-credit-insurance/eu-states-step-in-where-trade-credit-insurers-fear-to-tread-idUSKBN21I2FR | 2020-04-01 |
| AFTE last week said that some of members had reported credit insurers were reducing cover in countries like Italy and Spain | Negative | European Union states are giving guarantees to credit insurers in a bid to keep coronavirushit companies afloat as some firms cut cover for trade involving bloc members such as Italy and Spain sources said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-credit-insurance/eu-states-step-in-where-trade-credit-insurers-fear-to-tread-idUSKBN21I2FR | 2020-04-01 |
| Coface said that it continued to issue guarantees in Spain and Italy both for domestic and exportoriented clients to prevent risks for them in a deteriorating economy | Negative | European Union states are giving guarantees to credit insurers in a bid to keep coronavirushit companies afloat as some firms cut cover for trade involving bloc members such as Italy and Spain sources said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-credit-insurance/eu-states-step-in-where-trade-credit-insurers-fear-to-tread-idUSKBN21I2FR | 2020-04-01 |
| Italians have been under nationwide lockdown for three weeks because of the coronavirus outbreak which has killed more than 11500 people in Italy about a third of all global fatalities | Negative | The price agreed values all of Via Transportation at about | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-exor-via-transportation-stake/exor-stake-values-u-s-based-via-transportation-at-2-25-billion-idUSKBN21H2T0 | 2020-03-31 |
| It makes me feel like our country is strong just look at countries like she said referring to the surging infection and death numbers in countries like Italy and Spain | Neutral | WUHAN China Residents of Chinas Wuhan city ground zero for the coronavirus pandemic have mixed emotions as containment measures are lifted and the community infection rate slows to a trickle with some praising the government and others ruing the economic costs | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-wuhan/despair-and-pride-in-chinas-wuhan-as-coronavirus-lockdown-eases-idUSKBN21I0NU | 2020-03-31 |
| Germany was willing to help countries such as Italy but for that we have the ESM which can activate hundreds of billions of the source said | Positive | BRUSSELS The European Union is likely to focus on tools offered by the euro zones ESM bailout fund and the European Investment Bank in its economic response to the coronavirus epidemic so that they can be used quickly EU officials said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-eurozone-options/europe-aims-for-quick-economic-response-to-coronavirus-crisis-idUSKBN21H1N0 | 2020-03-31 |
| About a third of the deaths have been in Italy where the toll passed 10000 on Saturday a figure that made an extension of a national lockdown almost certain | Negative | VATICAN CITY Pope Francis on Sunday backed a call by United Nations SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres for a global ceasefire so the world can focus on fighting the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-pope-ceasefire/pope-backs-u-n-chiefs-call-for-global-ceasefire-to-focus-on-coronavirus-idUSKBN21G0FD | 2020-03-30 |
| Prisoners have rioted in a number of countries including Italy where at least six inmates died earlier this month | Negative | VATICAN CITY Pope Francis on Sunday backed a call by United Nations SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres for a global ceasefire so the world can focus on fighting the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-pope-ceasefire/pope-backs-u-n-chiefs-call-for-global-ceasefire-to-focus-on-coronavirus-idUSKBN21G0FD | 2020-03-30 |
| Calls for people to stay at home voluntarily compare with more rigorous lockdowns in Italy Britain France Spain and the United States the new global epicenter of the virus | Negative | TOKYO Japans Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday promised an unprecedented package of steps to cushion the worlds thirdbiggest economy from the coronavirus pandemic saying the country was close to a national emergency as infections surged | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/japans-abe-vows-unprecedented-stimulus-as-tokyo-coronavirus-cases-rise-idUSKBN21F05Y | 2020-03-29 |
| Airbnb has done similar schemes in Italy and France in response to the outbreak and aims to house 100000 emergency personnel around the world during the epidemic | Positive | LONDON Airbnb hosts will provide free rooms for workers in Britains National Health Service to support their work during the coronavirus outbreak the company said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-airbnb/airbnb-hosts-to-provide-free-rooms-for-british-health-workers-idUSKBN21G019 | 2020-03-29 |
| The body count continues to climb in Italy where authorities have blocked travel across the country and prevented people from leaving their houses for all but essential reasons | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he would issue a travel warning for the hardhit New York area to limit the spread of the coronavirus backing off from an earlier suggestion that he might try to cut off the region entirely | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/trump-drops-idea-of-new-york-lockdown-as-u-s-death-count-crosses-2000-idUSKBN21E27W | 2020-03-29 |
| The slogan is similar to which became popular in northern Italy in February | Neutral | RIO DE PAULO Brazils President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday cast doubt on Sao Paulos death toll from the coronavirus outbreak and accused the state governor of manipulating the numbers for political ends without giving evidence for his claims | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil/brazils-bolsonaro-questions-coronavirus-deaths-says-sorry-some-will-die-idUSKBN21E3IZ | 2020-03-28 |
| STOCKHOLM Swedens the worlds secondbiggest fashion retailer said on Friday it had started production of protective face masks for hospital staff and would ship the first batches to Spain and Italy | Positive | STOCKHOLM Swedens the worlds secondbiggest fashion retailer said on Friday it had started production of protective face masks for hospital staff and would ship the first batches to Spain and Italy | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-h-m-masks/hm-starts-protective-face-mask-production-at-chinese-supplier-idUSKBN21E2JK | 2020-03-28 |
| The United States has surpassed China and Italy as the country with the most coronavirus cases | Negative | Wall Street stocks tumbled on Friday ending a massive threeday surge after doubts about the fate of the U.S. economy resurfaced and the number of coronavirus cases in the country climbed | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks/wall-street-tumbles-as-u-s-virus-cases-pass-100000-idUSKBN21E1B5 | 2020-03-28 |
| Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV and Ferrari previously said they were exploring making ventilators in Italy | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday invoked emergency powers to require General Motors Co to build muchneeded ventilators for coronavirus patients after he accused the largest U.S. automaker of wasting during negotiations | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-generalmotor/trump-tells-gm-stop-wasting-time-build-ventilators-to-address-coronavirus-idUSKBN21E2J6 | 2020-03-28 |
| Britain which has the worlds fifth largest economy initially took an approach to containing the spread of the disease that was modest in comparison to European countries such as Italy | Negative | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for the coronavirus and is selfisolating at his Downing Street residence but said he would still lead the governments response to the accelerating outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-johnson/british-pm-johnson-has-coronavirus-self-isolates-in-downing-street-idUSKBN21E1KR | 2020-03-28 |
| German hospitals with spare capacity will take in at least 47 coronavirus patients from Italy in a sign of European solidarity | Positive | The U.S. House of Representatives will begin a debate on a | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN21E0IN | 2020-03-27 |
| Highlighting how the pandemic is testing the blocs cohesion Germany and the Netherlands blocked a call from Italy Spain and France to issue joint debt to help finance a recovery | Negative | BRUSSELS European Union leaders failed to agree on Thursday on the scale of support for their economies battered by the coronavirus but gave themselves two more weeks to work out details in a dispute between the ailing south and the fiscally conservative north | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-eu-summit/eu-leaders-agree-on-more-time-to-decide-coronavirus-economic-rescue-idUSKBN21D2JO | 2020-03-27 |
| China was second with 81285 cases and Italy was third with 80539 cases | Negative | Confirmed coronavirus cases in the United States reached 81378 on Thursday more than any other country overtaking both Italy and China a Reuters tally showed | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cases/confirmed-u-s-coronavirus-cases-most-in-world-overtaking-china-and-italy-reuters-tally-idUSKBN21D3PB | 2020-03-27 |
| Prime Minister Boris Johnson had faced a backlash after his government initially took a less stringent approach to tackling the virus than countries such as Italy France and Spain | Negative | LONDON March 25 Britain is stepping up a media campaign on TV radio print and social media to ram home the message that people need to stay at home to save lives during the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-britain-advertising/britain-launches-ad-campaign-to-save-lives-over-coronavirus-idUSL8N2BI87N | 2020-03-26 |
| In Bogota Colombia a prison riot over coronavirus left 23 prisoners dead and scores injured and similar unrest has struck detention facilities from Italy to Sri Lanka | Negative | LONDON The rapid spread of coronavirus is piling pressure on criminal justice systems globally and has led to a flood of prisoner releases with the United States Canada and Germany joining Iran in releasing thousands of detainees | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-prisoners-released/lock-em-up-or-let-em-out-coronavirus-prompts-wave-of-prisoner-releases-idUSKBN21C38R | 2020-03-26 |
| LONDON Europe Incs profit expectations for the first and second quarters have deteriorated sharply Refinitivs data showed as countries such as Britain Italy France and Spain went into a lockdown to fight the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | LONDON Europe Incs profit expectations for the first and second quarters have deteriorated sharply Refinitivs data showed as countries such as Britain Italy France and Spain went into a lockdown to fight the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks-results/coronavirus-lockdowns-look-set-to-batter-earnings-in-europe-idUSKBN21C1GC | 2020-03-26 |
| FCA and luxury automaker Ferrari also controlled by Exor are in talks with Siare Italys biggest respirator manufacturer to help it double production of the lifesaving machines | Positive | MILAN ItalianU.S. car giant Fiat Chrysler has confirmed plans to produce a million face masks a month and said it will distribute them to emergency services in North America to help the fight against coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-fiat-chrysler/fiat-chrysler-to-make-face-masks-for-north-america-idUSKBN21B1P7 | 2020-03-25 |
| In addition the Agnelli family said last week it was donating 10 million euros to fight the virus emergency in Italy | Negative | MILAN ItalianU.S. car giant Fiat Chrysler has confirmed plans to produce a million face masks a month and said it will distribute them to emergency services in North America to help the fight against coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-fiat-chrysler/fiat-chrysler-to-make-face-masks-for-north-america-idUSKBN21B1P7 | 2020-03-25 |
| The decision by the Seattlebased Amazons India unit follows a similar move to stop shipping nonessential products to consumers in Italy and France countries hit hard by the virus outbreak | Negative | NEW DELHI Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-amazon-india/amazon-to-stop-non-essential-sales-in-india-idUSKBN21B2CM | 2020-03-25 |
| We wont be like said Achmad Yurianto a senior health ministry official referring to comparisons with outbreaks in Italy and China | Negative | JAKARTA Indonesia has a significant deficit in hospital beds medical staff and intensive care facilities as health experts warn that it is primed to become a new epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic according to data reviewed by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-indonesia-response/indonesias-health-system-on-the-brink-as-coronavirus-surge-looms-idUSKBN21C0J6 | 2020-03-25 |
| It was not immediately clear why a gift bound for Italy separated from the Czech Republic by Austria went astray | Negative | PRAGUE The Czech Republic sent 110000 facemasks to Italy on Monday after confusion around a larger shipment of gear to protect against the new coronavirus was impounded by Czech authorities last week | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-czech-italy/czechs-send-facemasks-to-italy-after-mix-up-over-chinese-gift-idUSKBN21A2AW | 2020-03-24 |
| Ferrari has also suspended operations at its two facilities both located in Italy | Negative | MILAN Fiat Chrysler Chief Executive Mike Manley told employees that the carmaker would help with the production of masks during the coronavirus emergency a union representative said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-fiat-chrysler/fiat-chrysler-ceo-says-group-to-produce-face-masks-in-asia-union-representative-idUSKBN21A1BP | 2020-03-24 |
| ANGELES Freight carriers are struggling to deliver goods by land sea or air as the coronavirus pandemic forces Western governments to impose lockdowns threatening supplies of vital products including medicines into the most affected areas such as Italy | Negative | ANGELES Freight carriers are struggling to deliver goods by land sea or air as the coronavirus pandemic forces Western governments to impose lockdowns threatening supplies of vital products including medicines into the most affected areas such as Italy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-freight/western-supply-chains-buckle-as-coronavirus-lockdowns-spread-idUSKBN21A2PB | 2020-03-24 |
| To encourage banks to provide a lifeline to businesses running out of cash Italys government is working on a guarantee covering of new credit | Negative | Corrado Sforza Fogliani is on the frontlines of European efforts to keep the regions economy alive amid the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-banks-insight/banks-struggle-to-ride-to-the-rescue-in-europes-cash-crunch-battle-idUSKBN21B0OE | 2020-03-24 |
| Transport across land borders is also slowing down especially to and from European countries most hit by the virus such as Italy | Negative | ANGELES Freight carriers are struggling to deliver goods by land sea or air as the coronavirus pandemic forces Western governments to impose lockdowns threatening supplies of vital products including medicines into the most affected areas such as Italy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-freight/western-supply-chains-buckle-as-coronavirus-lockdowns-spread-idUSKBN21A2PB | 2020-03-24 |
| March 23 European shares were stuck near sevenyear lows on Monday after several countries expanded measures to curtail the spread of the coronavirus pandemic with Italy banning even domestic travel as the number of fatalities there topped 5400 | Negative | a live blog on European stocks type in an Eikon news | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/european-shares-sink-again-as-coronavirus-deaths-mount-idUSL4N2BG2K4 | 2020-03-24 |
| The first death was recorded on Monday in the southern region of Basilicata meaning all Italys 20 regions have now registered fatalities | Negative | ROME The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy rose by 602 on Monday the smallest increase for four days while the number of new cases also slowed raising hope that the most aggressive phase of the epidemic may be passing | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-italy/italys-coronavirus-deaths-slow-offering-glimmer-of-hope-idUSKBN21A2B5 | 2020-03-24 |
| Mask production would add to an ongoing effort by Fiat Chrysler and rival carmaker Ferrari to find ways to help Italy boost production of healthcare equipment such as ventilators | Positive | MILAN Fiat Chrysler Chief Executive Mike Manley told employees that the carmaker would help with the production of masks during the coronavirus emergency a union representative said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-fiat-chrysler/fiat-chrysler-ceo-says-group-to-produce-face-masks-in-asia-union-representative-idUSKBN21A1BP | 2020-03-24 |
| The infrastructure group said on Saturday it had signed an insurance contract to cover its 13500 Italybased employees against coronavirus | Neutral | The following factors could affect Italian markets on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/italy-factors-march-23/italy-factors-to-watch-on-march-23-idUSL8N2BD4DK | 2020-03-23 |
| Spain is struggling to contain Europes second worst outbreak of the coronavirus after Italy with over 28000 cases and more than 1700 deaths according to the Health Ministry | Negative | MADRID Spanish opera singer Placido Domingo said on Sunday he had tested positive for coronavirus and had gone into self isolation with his family | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-spain-domingo/spanish-opera-singer-placido-domingo-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-idUSKBN2190ZA | 2020-03-23 |
| This is the end of Italys industrial system | Negative | ROME Italy banned travel within the country on Sunday in yet another attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus as data showed a further 651 people had died from the disease lifting the number of fatalities to 5476 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-italy/italy-bans-internal-travel-as-a-further-651-die-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN2190ZP | 2020-03-23 |
| European stock index futures fell to near eightyear lows on Monday after several countries expanded measures to curtail the spread of the coronavirus pandemic with Italy banning even domestic travel as the number of fatalities there topped 5400 | Negative | European stock index futures fell to near eightyear lows on Monday after several countries expanded measures to curtail the spread of the coronavirus pandemic with Italy banning even domestic travel as the number of fatalities there topped 5400 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-stocks-set-to-sink-again-as-virus-deaths-mount-idUSKBN21A0O4 | 2020-03-23 |
| Amongst the companies that said they were halting production in Italy were the worlds largest eyewear company Luxottica | Negative | ROME Italy banned travel within the country on Sunday in yet another attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus as data showed a further 651 people had died from the disease lifting the number of fatalities to 5476 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-italy/italy-bans-internal-travel-as-a-further-651-die-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN2190ZP | 2020-03-23 |
| March 23 European stock index futures fell to near eightyear lows on Monday after several countries expanded measures to curtail the spread of the virus outbreak with Italy banning even domestic travel as the number of fatalities in the country topped 5400 | Negative | a live blog on European stocks type in an Eikon news | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/european-stock-index-futures-slump-as-coronavirus-worries-deepen-idUSL8N2BG1A1 | 2020-03-23 |
| China has already sent medical equipment and doctors to help Italy while more than 50 Cuban doctors arrived in Milan on Sunday to provide assistance to the stretched hospitals | Positive | ROME Italy banned travel within the country on Sunday in yet another attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus as data showed a further 651 people had died from the disease lifting the number of fatalities to 5476 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-italy/italy-bans-internal-travel-as-a-further-651-die-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN2190ZP | 2020-03-23 |
| Nearly one in three Americans was ordered to stay home on Sunday to slow the spread of the disease while Italy banned internal travel as deaths there reached 5476 | Negative | Dollar retains advantage amid coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-mostly-firmer-but-u-s-stimulus-gridlock-narrows-gains-idUSL4N2BG1G6 | 2020-03-23 |
| The Russian military said it would also start sending aid to Italy on the orders of President Vladimir Putin | Positive | ROME Italy banned travel within the country on Sunday in yet another attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus as data showed a further 651 people had died from the disease lifting the number of fatalities to 5476 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-italy/italy-bans-internal-travel-as-a-further-651-die-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN2190ZP | 2020-03-23 |
| Nearly one in three Americans were ordered to stay home on Sunday to slow the spread of the disease while Italy banned internal travel as deaths there reached 5476 | Negative | 500 futures hit limit down European futures slide | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-stagger-as-more-nations-self-isolate-against-virus-idUSL4N2BG0TL | 2020-03-23 |
| The lockdown measures imposed in Italy and emulated by several other countries in Europe are likely to trigger a recession and heavy job losses | Negative | ROME Italy recorded a jump in deaths from coronavirus of almost 800 on Saturday taking the toll in the worlds hardesthit country to almost 5000 | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-italy/italy-coronavirus-deaths-jump-by-almost-800-government-shuts-most-workplaces-idUSKBN21811C | 2020-03-22 |
| MOSCOW The Russian military will start sending medical help to Italy from Sunday in order to help it battle the new coronavirus after receiving an order from President Vladimir Putin Russias Defense Ministry said in a statement | Positive | MOSCOW The Russian military will start sending medical help to Italy from Sunday in order to help it battle the new coronavirus after receiving an order from President Vladimir Putin Russias Defense Ministry said in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-italy/russian-army-to-send-coronavirus-help-to-italy-after-putin-phone-call-idUSKBN219081 | 2020-03-22 |
| The Russian Defense Ministry said military transport planes would deliver eight mobile brigades of military medics special disinfection vehicles and other medical equipment to Italy starting from Sunday | Positive | MOSCOW The Russian military will start sending medical help to Italy from Sunday in order to help it battle the new coronavirus after receiving an order from President Vladimir Putin Russias Defense Ministry said in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-italy/russian-army-to-send-coronavirus-help-to-italy-after-putin-phone-call-idUSKBN219081 | 2020-03-22 |
| BRUSSELS The European Union executive moved to formalize a deal reached by EU finance ministers on March 5 to suspend EU budget rules that limit borrowing giving hardesthit Italy and other governments a free hand to fight the coronavirus | Negative | BRUSSELS The European Union executive moved to formalize a deal reached by EU finance ministers on March 5 to suspend EU budget rules that limit borrowing giving hardesthit Italy and other governments a free hand to fight the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-eu-fiscal/eu-executive-moves-to-formalize-suspension-of-eu-budget-rules-idUSKBN2180DR | 2020-03-22 |
| The document did not specify any cultural objects but an EU diplomat said it was added at the request of Greece with support from Italy | Neutral | ATHENS Greece distanced itself on Wednesday from suggestions that it planned to drag a centuriesold dispute over the return of the Parthenon marbles into Brexit negotiations | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/artshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-marbles-greece/greece-says-marbles-return-not-linked-to-brexit-talks-idUSKBN20D1YF | 2020-03-22 |
| The company is donating million of food to people in the United States and several countries including Italy Canada and the United Kingdom | Positive | They are trying to simplify their portfolio of products and focus on things that are more vital at this moment | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-kraft-heinz/kraft-heinz-talks-with-amazon-walmart-daily-to-speed-food-deliveries-idUSKBN21738J | 2020-03-21 |
| Thursdays figure represented a slight improvement on the day before when Italy recorded 475 deaths | Positive | ROME The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy rose in the last 24 hours by 427 to 3405 overtaking the total number of deaths so far registered in China officials said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-italy-tally/italy-reports-427-new-coronavirus-deaths-overtakes-chinas-death-toll-idUSKBN21638B | 2020-03-20 |
| A total 427 deaths were registered in Italy over the past 24 hours bringing the total nationwide tally to 3405 since the outbreak surfaced on Feb | Negative | The worlds richest nations poured unprecedented aid into the global economy as coronavirus cases ballooned in the new epicentre Europe with the number of deaths in Italy outstripping those in mainland China where the virus originated | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-spread-of-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN2150NL | 2020-03-20 |
| An SKF spokesman told Reuters the plants would be closed for 710 days to begin with and related to its big automotive sites in Italy Spain and France | Negative | STOCKHOLM Swedens SKF | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-skf/bearings-maker-skf-cuts-production-in-automotive-unit-amid-coronavirus-fallout-idUSKBN2163S5 | 2020-03-20 |
| Mobile carriers are sharing data with the health authorities in Italy Germany and Austria helping to fight coronavirus by monitoring whether people are complying with curbs on movement while at the same time respecting Europes privacy laws | Positive | Mobile carriers are sharing data with the health authorities in Italy Germany and Austria helping to fight coronavirus by monitoring whether people are complying with curbs on movement while at the same time respecting Europes privacy laws | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-europe-telecoms/european-mobile-operators-share-data-for-coronavirus-fight-idUSKBN2152C2 | 2020-03-19 |
| A joint application would also remove the stigma for a single country like Italy of asking for help | Positive | BRUSSELS Euro zone officials are considering how to deploy the unused firepower of the blocs bailout fund to limit the economic damage wrought by the coronavirus epidemic via a scheme that could pave the way for more ECB purchases of Italian bonds | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-corononavirus-eurozone-esm/euro-zone-eyes-ways-to-deploy-its-bailout-fund-in-war-with-coronavirus-idUSKBN2152XF | 2020-03-19 |
| Vodafones European networks include Italy and Spain which have been hit hardest by the virus in Europe as well as Germany its biggest market and Britain | Negative | LONDON Vodafone the worlds second largest mobile operator said the coronavirus crisis was causing data traffic on its networks to surge with demand already rising in some markets | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-vodafone-group-dat/vodafone-data-traffic-surges-50-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN2151MP | 2020-03-19 |
| ESM funds could be distributed on the basis of the ECBs capital key which would give Italy the euro zones thirdlargest economy a very sizeable chunk of the money | Positive | BRUSSELS Euro zone officials are considering how to deploy the unused firepower of the blocs bailout fund to limit the economic damage wrought by the coronavirus epidemic via a scheme that could pave the way for more ECB purchases of Italian bonds | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-corononavirus-eurozone-esm/euro-zone-eyes-ways-to-deploy-its-bailout-fund-in-war-with-coronavirus-idUSKBN2152XF | 2020-03-19 |
| The selloff in Italys sovereign bond was sharpest forcing the European Central Bank to intervene to stabilize the market via the Bank of Italy | Negative | LONDON Borrowing costs in the United States euro zone Britain and Japan surged on Wednesday after two days in which governments across the globe announced trillions of dollars of spending to support lockeddown economies frozen by the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-bonds/government-borrowing-costs-jump-as-virus-related-support-costs-climb-idUSKBN2153IW | 2020-03-19 |
| This was seen as a clear indication that it will not tolerate the surge in yield spreads between euro zone members seen in Italy and Greece in recent days | Negative | FRANKFURT The European Central Bank launched 750 billion euro emergency bond purchase scheme in a bid to stop a pandemicinduced financial rout from shredding the euro zones economy and raising fresh concerns about the currency blocs viability | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-ecb/ecb-to-print-1-trillion-euro-this-year-to-stem-coronavirus-rout-idUSKBN21543D | 2020-03-19 |
| Still pressure on the ECB is mounting in tandem with Italys 10year bond yield spread over Germany | Negative | LONDON ECB president Christine Lagarde said a week ago the central bank wasnt there to close in other words to tame bond market blowouts in riskier euro zone members | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-eurozone-bonds-ecb-analysis/bond-markets-look-to-ecb-to-stem-yield-blowout-again-idUSKBN2153GC | 2020-03-19 |
| It said on Sunday it was suspending production and logistics operations in Italy for up to three days while it brings in new working safety measures | Negative | It said on Sunday it was suspending production and logistics operations in Italy for up to three days while it brings in new working safety measures | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-essilorluxottica-buyback/ray-ban-maker-essilorluxottica-launches-share-buyback-idUSKBN21412C | 2020-03-18 |
| However trade unions have reported several strikes over recent days all over Italy with worker representatives saying that implemented measures were insufficient | Negative | The Atessa plant had been closed since last week as the company performed deep sanitization and some reconfiguration of production lines to allow more space between workers | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-italy-fiat-chrysle/fiat-chryslers-only-open-italian-plant-running-at-reduced-capacity-idUSKBN21421H | 2020-03-18 |
| LONDON Expectations for firstquarter corporate profits in Europe continued to worsen as countries such as Italy France and Spain went into lockdown to fight the coronavirus outbreak Refinitivs latest data showed on Tuesday | Negative | LONDON Expectations for firstquarter corporate profits in Europe continued to worsen as countries such as Italy France and Spain went into lockdown to fight the coronavirus outbreak Refinitivs latest data showed on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks-results/coronavirus-outbreak-seen-hitting-european-first-quarter-earnings-further-idUSKBN2142Q7 | 2020-03-18 |
| Some of that demand was coming from Italy and Spain he said | Neutral | LONDON Pop memorabilia including Paul McCartneys scribbled notes for Hey and Doris Days piano have enjoyed a sharp rise in online interest possibly because so many people are cooped up at home under coronavirus lockdown a leading auctioneer said | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-auction/pop-memorabilia-gets-boost-from-coronavirus-lockdown-says-auctioneer-idUSKBN2141MG | 2020-03-18 |
| The government also will begin refusing entry of foreign nationals who have been in certain areas of Spain Italy and Switzerland as well as all of Ireland the report said | Negative | TOKYO The Japanese government will ask all travelers from Europe including its own citizens to quarantine themselves for two weeks on arrival TV Asahi reported on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-europe/japan-to-order-self-quarantine-for-all-travelers-from-europe-media-idUSKBN2140JT | 2020-03-17 |
| Spain and France where cases and fatalities have begun surging at a pace just days behind that of Italy imposed severe lockdowns over the weekend | Negative | Coronavirus fears led to a historic drop in U.S. stocks shut borders and disrupted daily life around the world as governments took increasingly drastic measures to try to reduce the severity of the global outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus/coronavirus-causes-historic-market-drop-global-scramble-to-contain-invisible-enemy-idUSKBN2130EQ | 2020-03-17 |
| Japan has had 895 cases of coronavirus while the total in Italy Europes worsthit country had reached 27980 on Monday | Negative | PARIS The coronavirus pandemic must have reached its peak and be on the wane by the end of May otherwise the Tokyo Olympics cannot be staged on schedule the head of the French Olympic Committee said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-olympics-exclusive/exclusive-coronavirus-must-hit-peak-by-end-may-for-tokyo-games-to-happen-on-time-french-olympic-committee-chief-idUSKBN2133CO | 2020-03-17 |
| Further east Iran has the third highest case load after China and Italy with nearly 13000 confirmed cases according to WHO data | Negative | LAUSANNE Switzerland The World Health Organization will start testing for coronavirus in rebelheld northwest Syria later this week the agencys regional head said on Monday adding that he was very about the spread of the pandemic to a region where the health system has been wrecked by a long civil war | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-mideast/who-to-start-coronavirus-testing-in-rebel-syria-iran-raises-efforts-official-says-idUSKBN2133PK | 2020-03-17 |
| The city already requires a 14day quarantine for travelers who have recently visited France Spain Germany the United States South Korea Italy and Iran | Negative | Travelers who have visited the United Kingdom Switzerland Sweden Belgium Norway the Netherlands Denmark and Austria in the past 14 days will be subject to a 14day quarantine on arrival in Shanghai a city official said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-shanghai/shanghai-extends-quarantine-requirement-to-uk-7-other-european-countries-idUSKBN2140VQ | 2020-03-17 |
| Biden fired back that a singlepayer system had not worked in Italy one of the countries hardest hit by coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders faced off on Sunday in what was possibly the final debate of the 2020 Democratic presidential nominating contest with their ideological differences laid bare amidst the national crisis over the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-debate-takeaways-analysi/three-takeaways-from-the-biden-sanders-presidential-face-off-idUSKBN2130HF | 2020-03-16 |
| The U.S. containment measures have so far been mild compared to the nationwide lockdowns imposed in Italy France and Spain | Negative | WASHINGTON With panic buying on Main Street and feardriven selloffs on Wall Street the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates to near zero on Sunday in another emergency move to help shore up the U.S. economy amid the rapidly escalating coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/fed-cuts-rates-and-nyc-la-close-restaurants-to-fight-coronavirus-idUSKBN2120RY | 2020-03-16 |
| Measures to be taken there include barring travel to and from countries such as Italy Germany China and the United States | Negative | NAIROBI Several African governments on Sunday closed borders canceled flights and imposed strict entry and quarantine requirements to contain the spread of the new coronavirus which has a foothold in at least 26 countries on the continent as cases keep rising | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-africa/african-nations-close-borders-cancel-flights-to-contain-coronavirus-spread-idUSKBN2120YR | 2020-03-16 |
| If we allow the epidemic to continue its a matter of said Hokkaido University professor Hiroshi Nishiura when asked if Japan could face a situation similar to Italys | Negative | TOKYO Hospitals in Nagoya city in Japans industrial heartland have more coronavirus patients than they can treat forcing transfers to nearby areas and offering a glimpse of the challenges the outbreak poses for a country with a huge elderly population | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-challenges/in-nagoya-scramble-for-hospital-beds-shows-coronavirus-challenge-for-aging-japan-idUSKBN2130JR | 2020-03-16 |
| Spain put its 47 million inhabitants under partial lockdown on Saturday as part of a 15day state of emergency to combat the epidemic in Europes second worstaffected country after Italy | Negative | France and Spain joined Italy in imposing lockdowns on tens of millions of people Australia ordered selfisolation of arriving foreigners and Argentina and El Salvador extended entry bans as the world sought to contain the spreading coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus/lockdowns-self-isolation-and-entry-bans-imposed-to-fight-global-coronavirus-spread-idUSKBN21208S | 2020-03-15 |
| Australia has already imposed bans on travelers from Italy South Korea Iran and China countries with high infection rates | Negative | SYDNEY Australia will impose 14day selfisolation on international travelers arriving from midnight Sunday and ban cruise ships from foreign ports for 30 days mirroring restrictions in nearby New Zealand aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australia-to-impose-14-day-self-isolation-on-international-travelers-idUSKBN212015 | 2020-03-15 |
| MADRID Spain put its 47 million inhabitants under partial lockdown on Saturday as part of a 15day state of emergency to combat the coronavirus epidemic in Europes second worstaffected country by the disease after Italy | Negative | MADRID Spain put its 47 million inhabitants under partial lockdown on Saturday as part of a 15day state of emergency to combat the coronavirus epidemic in Europes second worstaffected country by the disease after Italy | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-spain/spain-goes-under-lockdown-to-fight-coronavirus-idUSKBN2110LE | 2020-03-15 |
| RABAT Morocco has suspended flights to and from another 25 countries over coronavirus fears the foreign ministry said on Saturday extending an earlier travel ban that covered China Spain Italy France and Algeria | Negative | RABAT Morocco has suspended flights to and from another 25 countries over coronavirus fears the foreign ministry said on Saturday extending an earlier travel ban that covered China Spain Italy France and Algeria | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-morocco/morocco-halts-flights-with-25-more-countries-confirms-18-coronavirus-cases-idUSKBN2110DT | 2020-03-15 |
| The United States has in recent days received a taste of the types of disruptions that the virus has wrought in other countries including Italy and South Korea | Negative | With one of Wall Streets wildest weeks in recent memory now in the history books investors are bracing for more uncertainty and big market swings ahead | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-markets/investors-prepare-for-more-market-swings-as-virus-spreads-in-the-u-s-idUSKBN21114Q | 2020-03-15 |
| Health authorities in England announced a further 10 coronavirus deaths almost doubling since Friday although the toll remains lower than in Italy Spain and France | Negative | LONDON Britain told manufacturers to ramp up the countrys production of ventilators and ordered private hospitals to prepare for an overspill of patients from the public health service as the death toll from coronavirus grew on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-legislatio/uk-wants-more-ventilators-hospital-beds-as-coronavirus-spreads-idUSKBN2103HG | 2020-03-15 |
| Whats it going to take to put a floor under this we need to see new cases in Italy begin to level to plateau like in China | Negative | European shares plunged 11 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-stocks-record-worst-daily-loss-on-record-idUSKBN20Z0ZQ | 2020-03-14 |
| ROME A planeload of medical supplies including masks and respirators has arrived in Italy from China to help it deal with its growing coronavirus crisis | Positive | ROME A planeload of medical supplies including masks and respirators has arrived in Italy from China to help it deal with its growing coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-italy-respirators/china-sends-medical-supplies-experts-to-help-italy-battle-coronavirus-idUSKBN2101IM | 2020-03-14 |
| It has also suspended all flights with China Spain Italy France and Algeria | Negative | RABAT March 14 Morocco suspended flights to and from Belgium the Netherlands Germany and Portugal over coronavirus fears the foreign ministry said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/health-coronavirus-morocco/morocco-halts-flights-with-belgium-netherlands-germany-and-portugal-idUSL8N2B7082 | 2020-03-14 |
| In Spain there were 129 such bets placed on Thursday while Italy had 78 according to filings | Negative | Italy and Spain imposed trading curbs on stock markets banning shortselling of dozens of stocks to stem a market rout triggered by the coronavirus outbreak that saw European stock exchanges post their worstever daily losses | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks-short-selling/italy-spain-curb-trading-to-stem-coronavirus-market-crash-idUSKBN2101LN | 2020-03-14 |
| Singapore will deny from Monday entry or transit to visitors who have been in Italy France Spain or Germany in the last 14 days the health ministry said on Friday | Negative | The fallout from the coronavirus spread across the Pacific on Friday with Australian travel firms issuing profit warnings and Japanese carriers cutting capacity while U.S. airlines rushed to cut flights to Europe in the wake of new travel restrictions | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines/travel-industry-under-siege-as-coronavirus-contagion-grows-idUSKBN210085 | 2020-03-13 |
| Saudi Aramco is in talks with European refiners including big buyers of Urals oil like Finlands Neste Oil Swedens Preem Frances Total BP Azerbaijans SOCAR Italys Eni the sources said | Positive | MOSCOW Saudi Arabia has stepped up efforts to squeeze Russias Urals oil grade out of its main markets by offering its own cheap barrels instead after their longstanding deal to support global oil prices fell apart seven oil sources said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-oil-opec-saudi-russia/saudi-arabia-floods-globe-to-squeeze-russias-share-of-oil-market-sources-idUSKBN20Z2LH | 2020-03-13 |
| Global markets suffered record falls on Thursday as alarm over the coronavirus intensified and governments from Ireland to Italy unveiled measures to try to slow the spread of a disease that has infected more than 127000 people worldwide | Negative | Global markets suffered record falls on Thursday as alarm over the coronavirus intensified and governments from Ireland to Italy unveiled measures to try to slow the spread of a disease that has infected more than 127000 people worldwide | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-spread-of-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN21000Z | 2020-03-13 |
| U.S. airlines had already cut flight schedules to Italy and will take another hit from lower demand for flights from major destinations such as France and Germany | Negative | Airlines on Thursday appealed for urgent government financial support as U.S. carriers rushed to cut flights to Europe in the wake of new U.S. travel restrictions aimed at combating the coronavirus outbreak while United Airlines warned of U.S. travel disruption as the virus spreads domestically | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/global-airlines-call-for-government-aid-and-united-warns-of-cuts-to-u-s-routes-idUSKBN20Z0FJ | 2020-03-13 |
| The virus has taken root in the United States after spreading from China to Italy South Korea Iran and elsewhere | Negative | Airlines on Thursday appealed for urgent government financial support as U.S. carriers rushed to cut flights to Europe in the wake of new U.S. travel restrictions aimed at combating the coronavirus outbreak while United Airlines warned of U.S. travel disruption as the virus spreads domestically | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/global-airlines-call-for-government-aid-and-united-warns-of-cuts-to-u-s-routes-idUSKBN20Z0FJ | 2020-03-13 |
| MADRID A consignment of medical supplies sent by China to help Italy and Spain contain the coronavirus has arrived in Europe the Chinese embassy in Madrid said on Thursday | Positive | MADRID A consignment of medical supplies sent by China to help Italy and Spain contain the coronavirus has arrived in Europe the Chinese embassy in Madrid said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-spain-aid/china-sends-medical-aid-to-spain-and-italy-idUSKBN20Z27G | 2020-03-13 |
| From cancelling Broadway shows to closing schools U.S. states are scrambling to slow the spread of coronavirus and stop hospitals from being overwhelmed with a surge in critically ill patients as has been the case in Italy | Negative | From cancelling Broadway shows to closing schools U.S. states are scrambling to slow the spread of coronavirus and stop hospitals from being overwhelmed with a surge in critically ill patients as has been the case in Italy | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mitigation/u-s-states-scramble-to-slow-virus-spread-prevent-hospital-collapse-idUSKBN20Z3QM | 2020-03-13 |
| Coronavirus outbreaks have flared in several European nations especially in Italy whose government has imposed a virtual lockdown of the entire country | Negative | President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered travel from Europe to the United States restricted for 30 days responding to mounting pressure to take action against a rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak disrupting nearly all corners of U.S. daily life | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/trump-curbs-travel-from-europe-as-coronavirus-disrupts-schools-sports-idUSKBN20Y1Z0 | 2020-03-12 |
| The factory currently does not have supply problems but is concerned that issues with suppliers in Italy could begin to affect it the spokesman said | Negative | MADRID German carmaker Volkswagen | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-autos-spain/volkswagen-considers-temporary-layoffs-in-spain-if-coronavirus-disrupts-supply-idUSKBN20Y1WK | 2020-03-12 |
| Europes major car and parts makers rushed on Wednesday to close factories and cut output in Italy and considered sending workers home elsewhere in the first signs that coronavirus is disrupting the regions struggling automotive industry | Negative | Europes major car and parts makers rushed on Wednesday to close factories and cut output in Italy and considered sending workers home elsewhere in the first signs that coronavirus is disrupting the regions struggling automotive industry | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-autos/coronavirus-piles-pressure-on-europes-stricken-auto-industry-idUSKBN20Y1EN | 2020-03-12 |
| Asked whether he would consider lockdowns like those seen in China and Italy Inslee said he was trying everything he could to avoid them but did not rule them out | Negative | SEATTLE Washington Governor Jay Inslee on Wednesday banned gatherings of over 250 people in the Seattle area said he may soon close all schools and did not rule out eventual lockdowns to slow the spread of the United States deadliest coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-washington/washington-state-bans-gatherings-may-close-schools-to-fight-covid-19-idUSKBN20Y2VE | 2020-03-12 |
| The source added that temporary closures were in no way linked to disruptions of auto parts supplies following antivirus measures imposed by Rome all over Italy | Negative | As a result of taking these actions the company will where necessary make temporary closures of its plants across it said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-italy-fiat-chrysle/fiat-chrysler-temporarily-halts-some-italian-plants-to-battle-virus-idUSKBN20Y11B | 2020-03-12 |
| The man isolated by Volkswagen in a Puebla hospital is based in Germany and came to Mexico after a recent vacation in Italy the company said in a statement | Negative | MEXICO CITY Some of Mexicos auto factories may have to suspend production in the coming weeks as the coronavirus outbreak disrupts shipments of key parts from China according to local officials in what would be another blow to the stagnant Mexican economy | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-autos/mexico-car-production-at-risk-as-coronavirus-hits-chinese-suppliers-officials-idUSKBN20Y2O6 | 2020-03-12 |
| MILAN Telecom Italia expects to make decisive progress this year on plans to provide Italy with ultrafast broadband but it will never accept a minority stake in any unified network created by a tieup with smaller rival Open Fiber | Positive | MILAN Telecom Italia expects to make decisive progress this year on plans to provide Italy with ultrafast broadband but it will never accept a minority stake in any unified network created by a tieup with smaller rival Open Fiber | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-telecom-italia-plan/telecom-italia-holds-out-for-control-of-single-broadband-network-idUSKBN20Y2SV | 2020-03-12 |
| With over 2100 confirmed cases and 47 deaths so far Spain has overtaken France as Europes secondlargest coronavirus hub after Italy | Negative | MADRID In a usually bustling Madrid street popular with the citys growing Chinese community 14 of 17 Chineseowned shops were closed on Wednesday their shutters pulled down or notes stuck to window fronts saying the owners were away | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-spain-china/come-home-chinese-tell-relatives-in-spain-as-coronavirus-cases-jump-idUSKBN20Y2WZ | 2020-03-12 |
| In April the band has scheduled performances in several European countries including Italy which has been under lockdown since Monday | Negative | PARIS U.S. rock band Nada Surf decided the show must go on when France in the grip of the coronavirus epidemic banned crowds of more than 1000 people in indoor venues | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-france-band/rock-band-to-beat-virus-restrictions-by-playing-paris-show-twice-idUSKBN20Y2B3 | 2020-03-12 |
| Hong Kong will quarantine all visitors from Italy and parts of France Germany and Japan for two weeks from March 13 | Negative | The number of people infected with the coronavirus topped 119000 across the world as the outbreak spread to more countries causing greater economic damage | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-spread-of-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN20Y0OX | 2020-03-12 |
| HONG KONG Hong Kong will quarantine all visitors from Italy and parts of France Germany and Japan for two weeks from March 13 to prevent the spread of the coronavirus the French consulate in the Chineseruled city said on Tuesday | Negative | HONG KONG Hong Kong will quarantine all visitors from Italy and parts of France Germany and Japan for two weeks from March 13 to prevent the spread of the coronavirus the French consulate in the Chineseruled city said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-hongkong-travel/hong-kong-to-quarantine-visitors-from-italy-and-parts-of-france-germany-japan-idUSKBN20X1BJ | 2020-03-11 |
| ROME Shops and restaurants closed hundreds of flights were canceled and streets emptied across Italy on Tuesday the first day of an unprecedented nationwide lockdown imposed to slow Europes worst outbreak of coronavirus | Negative | ROME Shops and restaurants closed hundreds of flights were canceled and streets emptied across Italy on Tuesday the first day of an unprecedented nationwide lockdown imposed to slow Europes worst outbreak of coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-italy/italy-in-coronavirus-lockdown-as-deaths-soar-and-economy-fades-idUSKBN20X11D | 2020-03-11 |
| The temporary ban applies to people arriving from Italy certain provinces in China South Korea Iran and it said | Negative | BELGRADE Serbia closed its borders on Tuesday for travelers from countries most affected by the coronavirus outbreak to prevent spreading of the disease the government said in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-serbia/serbia-shuts-borders-for-people-from-coronavirus-affected-countries-idUSKBN20X18J | 2020-03-11 |
| A former Treasury chief economist predicted that the lockdown measures were reducing Italys economic output by around with the tourism and transport sectors down about on their normal levels | Negative | ROME Shops and restaurants closed hundreds of flights were canceled and streets emptied across Italy on Tuesday the first day of an unprecedented nationwide lockdown imposed to slow Europes worst outbreak of coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-italy/italy-in-coronavirus-lockdown-as-deaths-soar-and-economy-fades-idUSKBN20X11D | 2020-03-11 |
| The fullout for the global auto industry would be huge as auto parts produced in northern Italy are used by half of the worlds Tiraboschi said | Negative | On Monday the Italian government decided to place the whole country under lockdown until next month in an unprecedented attempt to beat the virus in Europes worstaffected country | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-italy-brembo/brembo-says-more-virus-restrictions-in-italy-could-hit-global-auto-industry-idUSKBN20X2HU | 2020-03-11 |
| He said he would increase efforts to send Italy more masks and medical equipment and also offered to send a medical team | Negative | ROME Shops and restaurants closed hundreds of flights were canceled and streets emptied across Italy on Tuesday the first day of an unprecedented nationwide lockdown imposed to slow Europes worst outbreak of coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-italy/italy-in-coronavirus-lockdown-as-deaths-soar-and-economy-fades-idUSKBN20X11D | 2020-03-11 |
| TIM also said it has granted KKR Infrastructure a period of exclusivity as financial partner to develop its fiber business in Italy | Positive | But it cautioned the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on Italian and global growth and the possible knockon effect on its own plan was hard to assess | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-telecom-italia-results/telecom-italia-pushes-back-core-profit-target-says-virus-impact-hard-to-gauge-idUSKBN20X319 | 2020-03-11 |
| He was later transferred to Italy | Neutral | ALGIERS Algeria has postponed all planned international sports gatherings in an effort to stem the spread of coronavirus the sports ministry said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-algeria-sports/algeria-delays-international-sports-gatherings-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN20X2V5 | 2020-03-11 |
| Arabia has suspended all flights to UAE Kuwait Bahrain Lebanon Egypt Syria Iraq Italy and Korea | Negative | Airlines across the globe have suspended flights or modified services in response to the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines-factbox/factbox-airlines-suspend-flights-due-to-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKBN20W350 | 2020-03-10 |
| The Milan bourse which was down some since the outbreak in northern Italy lost a further on Monday underperforming its regional peers | Negative | ROME The whole of Italy will be placed under lockdown until next month Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced on Monday in an unprecedented and unexpected new attempt to beat coronavirus in Europes worstaffected country | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-italy-economy/italy-extends-coronavirus-lockdown-to-whole-country-as-new-cases-surge-idUSKBN20W0NU | 2020-03-10 |
| However public transport would remain operational throughout Italy | Positive | ROME The whole of Italy will be placed under lockdown until next month Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced on Monday in an unprecedented and unexpected new attempt to beat coronavirus in Europes worstaffected country | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-italy-economy/italy-extends-coronavirus-lockdown-to-whole-country-as-new-cases-surge-idUSKBN20W0NU | 2020-03-10 |
| TUNIS Tunisia will suspend all flights and shipping to Italy except to Rome and bring forward a scheduled school holiday to Thursday from next Monday the health minister said on Monday | Negative | TUNIS Tunisia will suspend all flights and shipping to Italy except to Rome and bring forward a scheduled school holiday to Thursday from next Monday the health minister said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-tunisia/tunisia-suspends-italy-flights-idUSKBN20W2Z8 | 2020-03-10 |
| However Chinese authorities have ramped up warnings about the risks from foreigners and Chinese nationals traveling to China from viral hot spots abroad such as Iran and Italy | Negative | BEIJING Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Wuhan the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak on Tuesday the first time he has done so since the epidemic began and a sign that Beijing believes its control efforts are at a turning point as new cases tumble | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-china/chinas-president-xi-visits-wuhan-as-number-of-new-coronavirus-cases-tumbles-idUSKBN20X01F | 2020-03-10 |
| Total deaths outside mainland China have surpassed 500 with most in Italy and Iran | Negative | Mainland China reported no new locally transmitted coronavirus cases outside the epicenter of Hubei province for the second day running on Monday but a top Communist Party official warned against people dropping their guard | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-toll/china-reports-no-new-locally-transmitted-coronavirus-cases-outside-epicenter-idUSKBN20W00Y | 2020-03-10 |
| Polands flag carrier suspends all flights to Italy until March 12 according to PAP news agency | Negative | Airlines across the globe have suspended flights or modified services in response to the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines-factbox/factbox-airlines-suspend-flights-due-to-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKBN20W350 | 2020-03-10 |
| GSD founded in 1957 operates research hospitals general hospitals and clinics in 44 locations across Italy and calls itself the countrys largest private hospital group | Positive | GKSD backed by sponsors of Italys Gruppo San Donato last month confirmed that it was mulling an offer for NMC but did not provide any further details | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-nmc-health-offer/gksd-investment-walks-away-from-offer-for-nmc-health-idUSKBN20W2OE | 2020-03-10 |
| Air Maroc said on Sunday it has suspended flights to Italys Venice and Milan | Negative | Airlines across the globe have suspended flights or modified services in response to the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines-factbox/factbox-airlines-suspend-flights-due-to-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKBN20W350 | 2020-03-10 |
| It will allow us to operate at a higher level as we want to deepen our client relationships in places like Germany Italy Spain and all across Europe | Positive | LONDON Goldman Sachs named top trader Michael Daffey as global markets chairman on Monday with a remit to strengthen key client relationships as the Wall Street giant tries to remodel its trading business in Europe after Brexit | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-goldman-sachs-daffey-exclusive/exclusive-goldman-turns-to-veteran-daffey-to-navigate-post-brexit-markets-idUSKBN20W23V | 2020-03-10 |
| What we are really trying to do here is avoid the massive disruption of closing everything down for two weeks the way China did the way Italy is he said | Negative | YORK Older Americans especially those with chronic medical concerns should probably avoid big social gatherings and airline flights given the rapid spread of coronavirus a top U.S. health official said on Sunday as investors braced for another volatile week in financial markets | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/confirmed-coronavirus-may-force-americans-to-avoid-crowds-and-cancel-cruises-u-s-cases-near-550-idUSKBN20V0MK | 2020-03-09 |
| RABAT Moroccan airline Royal Air Maroc said on Sunday it has suspended flights to Italys Venice and Milan currently under lockdown by Italian authorities due to a coronavirus outbreak | Negative | RABAT Moroccan airline Royal Air Maroc said on Sunday it has suspended flights to Italys Venice and Milan currently under lockdown by Italian authorities due to a coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-morocco-airlines/moroccos-ram-suspends-flights-to-venice-and-milan-over-coronavirus-fears-idUSKBN20V0O6 | 2020-03-09 |
| VATICAN CITY Saying he felt Pope Francis delivered his Sunday blessing over the internet from inside the Vatican on Sunday instead of from a window to stop crowds gathering during Italys coronavirus outbreak | Neutral | VATICAN CITY Saying he felt Pope Francis delivered his Sunday blessing over the internet from inside the Vatican on Sunday instead of from a window to stop crowds gathering during Italys coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-pope/feeling-caged-by-coronavirus-alarm-pope-delivers-sunday-address-over-internet-idUSKBN20V0KD | 2020-03-09 |
| The floodlit MotoGP race which usually enjoys top billing was canceled due to Qatar imposing travel restrictions on passengers from Italy among other countries | Negative | The motorcycle grand prix season started in Qatar on Sunday without MotoGP riders due to the coronavirus outbreak but their absence gave Tetsuta Nagashima a chance to seize the limelight | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-motor-motogp-qatar/motorcycling-motogp-riders-absent-from-qatar-opener-as-nagashima-shines-idUSKBN20V0YU | 2020-03-09 |
| Saying he felt Pope Francis delivered his Sunday blessing over the internet from inside the Vatican instead of from a window to stop crowds gathering during Italys coronavirus outbreak | Neutral | The number of people infected with coronavirus topped 110000 across the world as the outbreak reached more countries and caused more economic damage | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-spread-of-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN20V0JR | 2020-03-09 |
| The official had recently traveled to northern Italy | Neutral | BRUSSELS A second coronavirus case was detected at the Council of the European Union in Brussels last week and 46 staff were asked to stay at home and monitor their health according to an email sent seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-eu-belgium/eu-council-suffers-second-coronavirus-case-idUSKBN20V0OJ | 2020-03-09 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Army said on Sunday it has decided to restrict travel to and from Italy and South Korea due to coronavirus outbreaks and will also prohibit foreign troops from participating in U.S. exercises exchanges and visits in the most affected nations | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Army said on Sunday it has decided to restrict travel to and from Italy and South Korea due to coronavirus outbreaks and will also prohibit foreign troops from participating in U.S. exercises exchanges and visits in the most affected nations | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pentagon/u-s-army-restricts-travel-to-italy-south-korea-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN20V0NW | 2020-03-09 |
| The nine countries are the United Arab Emirates Kuwait Bahrain Lebanon Syria South Korea Egypt Italy and Iraq | Neutral | CAIRO Saudi Arabia reported four new coronavirus cases on Monday bringing the total of registered cases to 15 its health ministry said in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-saudi-cases/saudi-arabia-reports-four-new-coronavirus-cases-idUSKBN20W03O | 2020-03-09 |
| CDC alert level 3 countries are China Iran South Korea and Italy | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Army said on Sunday it has decided to restrict travel to and from Italy and South Korea due to coronavirus outbreaks and will also prohibit foreign troops from participating in U.S. exercises exchanges and visits in the most affected nations | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pentagon/u-s-army-restricts-travel-to-italy-south-korea-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN20V0NW | 2020-03-09 |
| Qatar Airways had already suspended flights to and from Italy | Negative | CAIRO Qatar has temporarily barred travelers from 14 countries from March 9 as a precaution against the rapidly spreading coronavirus the government announced on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-qatar/qatar-bans-arrivals-from-14-countries-over-coronavirus-fears-idUSKBN20V116 | 2020-03-09 |
| Total deaths outside of mainland China have surpassed 500 with the number of fatalities dominated by Italy and Iran | Negative | Mainland China outside Hubei province reported no new locally transmitted cases for the second straight day as a senior Communist Party official warned against reducing vigilance against the disease and of the risk of social stability | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-toll/china-reports-zero-locally-transmitted-coronavirus-cases-outside-hubei-idUSKBN20W00Y | 2020-03-09 |
| Israel has already ordered travelers from Italy Germany France Spain Andorra San Marino Austria Switzerland China Macau Hong Kong Japan Singapore South Korea and Thailand to go into home quarantine | Negative | JERUSALEM Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday Israel might broaden its entry restrictions over coronavirus fears to include visitors from all countries | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-israel-usa/israel-considers-broadening-entry-restrictions-for-coronavirus-idUSKBN20V0R6 | 2020-03-09 |
| Cairo Bahrain has called on people who have traveled to Lebanon Egypt Italy or South Korea to selfquarantine for two weeks from the day of their arrival the Health Ministry said in a tweet on Saturday | Negative | Cairo Bahrain has called on people who have traveled to Lebanon Egypt Italy or South Korea to selfquarantine for two weeks from the day of their arrival the Health Ministry said in a tweet on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-bahrain/bahrain-asks-people-arriving-from-four-countries-to-self-quarantine-tweet-idUSKBN20U0Y2 | 2020-03-08 |
| CAIRO Saudi Arabia has asked people who have traveled to Lebanon Egypt Italy or South Korea to selfquarantine for two weeks from the day of their arrival in the Kingdom Saudi state media quoted the health ministry as saying on Saturday | Negative | CAIRO Saudi Arabia has asked people who have traveled to Lebanon Egypt Italy or South Korea to selfquarantine for two weeks from the day of their arrival in the Kingdom Saudi state media quoted the health ministry as saying on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-saudi/saudi-arabia-asks-people-arriving-from-four-countries-to-self-quarantine-idUSKBN20U0WX | 2020-03-08 |
| Western Europes most populous country has the second largest number of registered cases on the continent after Italy | Negative | BERLIN The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany jumped by more than 100 on Saturday reaching 795 by midafternoon amid growing concern at the economic impact of the spreading epidemic on one of the worlds most tradedependent economies | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-germany/german-coronavirus-cases-jump-economic-anxiety-rises-idUSKBN20U0G6 | 2020-03-08 |
| The other two U.S. troops who have tested positive are a sailor in Italy and a soldier in South Korea | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. Marine in the Washington D.C.area who recently returned from official travel overseas has tested positive for the coronavirus the Pentagon said on Saturday in what would be the third confirmed case among U.S. servicemembers and the first in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pentagon/u-s-marine-in-dc-area-contracts-coronavirus-pentagon-says-idUSKBN20V00Z | 2020-03-08 |
| Among this years field are mushers from Norway including 2018 champion Joar Leifseth Ulsom Italy Canada and Denmark | Positive | ANCHORAGE With snow falling lightly and crowds of spectators packed along the sidewalks of downtown Anchorage 57 mushers and their dog teams started the 48th Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-alaska-race/iditarod-race-starts-with-pageantry-and-focus-on-preventing-disease-spread-idUSKBN20V03X | 2020-03-08 |
| The epidemic is already weighing hard on Italys struggling economy and Rome has pledged to spend 7 | Negative | ROME Italy is set to impose a virtual lockdown on its wealthiest and most populous region which includes the financial capital Milan as part of tough new measures to try to contain the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-healthcare-coronavirus-italy/italy-poised-to-lock-down-lombardy-after-coronavirus-jump-idUSKBN20U0RZ | 2020-03-08 |
| We dont see this as really changing the story on Italys debt profile or their ability to refinance themselves | Negative | sees Bgrade country ratings vulnerable to coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/healthcare-coronavirus-ratings/turkey-and-other-emerging-markets-face-coronavirus-rating-pressure-sp-global-idUSL8N2AZ3NE | 2020-03-07 |
| MILAN The coronavirus outbreak and a weak economic outlook could trigger a fall of more than in car sales in Italy this year foreign car manufacturers association UNRAE said on Friday calling on Rome for support | Negative | MILAN The coronavirus outbreak and a weak economic outlook could trigger a fall of more than in car sales in Italy this year foreign car manufacturers association UNRAE said on Friday calling on Rome for support | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-italy-autos/italian-car-sales-could-fall-over-15-amid-coronavirus-spread-idUSKBN20T28B | 2020-03-07 |
| The MilanSanremo oneday cycle race set for later this month has also been cancelled as well as two other cycling events in Italy | Negative | ROME The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy has risen by 49 to 197 the Civil Protection Agency said on Friday the largest daily increase in fatalities since the contagion was uncovered two weeks ago | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-italy/italy-coronavirus-deaths-near-200-after-biggest-daily-jump-idUSKBN20T2ML | 2020-03-07 |
| MEXICO CITY Mexican authorities on Friday said they have identified a sixth person infected with coronavirus a 71 yearold man in the State of Mexico who recently traveled to northern Italy | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexican authorities on Friday said they have identified a sixth person infected with coronavirus a 71 yearold man in the State of Mexico who recently traveled to northern Italy | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-case/mexico-reports-its-sixth-case-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN20U055 | 2020-03-07 |
| He also has permanent exhibitions in Atlanta Colorado Victoria Museum in Melbourne Australia and in Siena Italy | Positive | HARARE When Dominic Benhura started creating traditional Zimbabwean stone sculptures as a teenager four decades ago he never imagined that art would bring him fame or fortune | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/artshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-zimbabwe-sculptor/zimbabwean-artists-dynamic-stone-sculptures-find-global-acclaim-idUSKBN20T0Y4 | 2020-03-07 |
| JOHANNESBURG South Africas first coronavirus case came from Italy via Dubai to the main airport in the eastern city of Durban the health minister said on Friday | Negative | JOHANNESBURG South Africas first coronavirus case came from Italy via Dubai to the main airport in the eastern city of Durban the health minister said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-safrica/south-african-coronavirus-case-came-via-dubai-to-durban-idUSKBN20T1OV | 2020-03-07 |
| Western Europes most populous country Germany has the second largest number of registered cases on the continent after Italy | Negative | BERLIN The number of coronavirus patients in Germany jumped to 684 on Saturday morning with concern growing at the economic impact of the spreading epidemic on one of the worlds most tradedependent economies | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-germany/german-coronavirus-cases-jump-economic-nervousness-rises-idUSKBN20U0G6 | 2020-03-07 |
| Medical tests are already being conducted on passengers arriving from China Italy Lebanon Thailand and Syria at Dubai airport the airport said | Negative | DUBAI The United Arab Emirates on Thursday urged its citizens and other residents to avoid traveling abroad because of concerns over the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-healthcare-coronavirus-emirates-trave/concerned-by-coronavirus-outbreak-uae-advises-against-travel-abroad-idUSKBN20S0JS | 2020-03-06 |
| Russia has restricted flights to China Iran and South Korea and warned against travel to those countries as well as to Italy which is a popular destination for Russian tourists | Negative | MOSCOW Russias tourism sector has already taken a 27 billion rouble hit from the impact of coronavirus the head of the Russian Association of Tour Operators said on Thursday in a plea for government support | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-tourism/russian-tourism-takes-400-million-hit-from-coronavirus-operators-idUSKBN20S1X6 | 2020-03-06 |
| The man and his partner had recently arrived back in the country from northern Italy | Positive | WELLINGTON A person in New Zealand confirmed to have been infected was revealed on Friday to have attended a rock concert packed with thousands of other people | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-newzealand/nz-man-with-coronavirus-attended-packed-rock-concert-in-auckland-health-authorities-say-idUSKBN20T057 | 2020-03-06 |
| Italys UniCredit also told some staff to go home after two new infections were reported among its employees one in Germany and one in Italy | Negative | Heres what you need to know about | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-snapshot/what-you-need-to-know-about-coronavirus-right-now-idUSKBN20S0PO | 2020-03-06 |
| It is also good news for highly indebted Italy | Positive | BRUSSELS The European Union is giving governments all the fiscal leeway they need to individually deal with the economic impact of the coronavirus and may decide on a more concerted stimulus if the economy suffers severely officials said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-eu-rules/unshackled-by-eu-countries-have-fiscal-freedom-to-fight-coronavirus-idUSKBN20S1SZ | 2020-03-06 |
| Kuwait to send a plane to Italy to evacuate citizens | Negative | A growing number of countries around the world have been evacuating or planning to evacuate diplomatic staff and citizens from areas hit by the new coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-evacuation-factbox/factbox-countries-evacuating-nationals-from-coronavirus-hit-areas-idUSKBN20S0ZU | 2020-03-06 |
| Beijings four cases were from Italy | Negative | BEIJING Chinas central province of Hubei excluding the provincial capital Wuhan reported zero new cases of coronavirus over 24 hours for the first time during the outbreak as authorities continued to contain imported infections in other parts of the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-toll/chinas-hubei-excluding-wuhan-reports-no-new-coronavirus-cases-idUSKBN20T060 | 2020-03-06 |
| CAPE TOWN South Africa on Thursday confirmed its first case of coronavirus affecting a citizen who had passed through the main airport showing no symptoms on his way back from a trip to Italy | Positive | CAPE TOWN South Africa on Thursday confirmed its first case of coronavirus affecting a citizen who had passed through the main airport showing no symptoms on his way back from a trip to Italy | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-safrica/south-africa-confirms-first-case-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN20S1ID | 2020-03-06 |
| Authorities in Beijing Shanghai and Guangdong have all vowed to quarantine travelers from countries hit the hardest by the coronavirus which Beijing identified as South Korea Japan Iran and Italy | Negative | BEIJING Chinas central province of Hubei excluding the provincial capital Wuhan reported zero new cases of coronavirus over 24 hours for the first time during the outbreak as authorities continued to contain imported infections in other parts of the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-toll/chinas-hubei-excluding-wuhan-reports-no-new-coronavirus-cases-idUSKBN20T060 | 2020-03-06 |
| MOSCOW Russia has ordered the mandatory disinfection of ships arriving at the Black Sea ports of Novorossiisk and Yuzhnaya Ozereyevka from Iran Italy and South Korea because of the coronavirus a document seen by Reuters showed | Negative | MOSCOW Russia has ordered the mandatory disinfection of ships arriving at the Black Sea ports of Novorossiisk and Yuzhnaya Ozereyevka from Iran Italy and South Korea because of the coronavirus a document seen by Reuters showed | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-ports/russian-ports-to-disinfect-ships-from-three-countries-over-coronavirus-document-idUSKBN20S28M | 2020-03-06 |
| Tunisia confirmed its first case of the coronavirus on Monday a Tunisian national who had recently arrived from Italy by sea | Negative | TUNIS Tunisia will suspend passenger ferry services to northern Italy and take other measures in response to the spreading coronavirus Health Minister Abdelatif on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-tunisia/tunisia-suspends-northern-italy-ferry-services-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN20R2EO | 2020-03-05 |
| ROME An exhibition commemorating the 500th anniversary of the death of Renaissance artist Raphael opens in Rome this week but the show risks being overshadowed by the coronavirus outbreak sweeping Italy | Negative | ROME An exhibition commemorating the 500th anniversary of the death of Renaissance artist Raphael opens in Rome this week but the show risks being overshadowed by the coronavirus outbreak sweeping Italy | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/artshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-art-italy-raphael/threat-of-coronavirus-hangs-heavily-over-rome-raphael-spectacular-idUSKBN20R2IA | 2020-03-05 |
| That was not to say the coronavirus news had got any brighter with mounting deaths across the globe Italy closing all of its schools and airlines cutting more flights | Negative | Nikkei up 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-shares-follow-wall-st-higher-but-virus-risk-lurks-idUSL4N2AX4MG | 2020-03-05 |
| Israel has already imposed the edict with regard to flights from Italy China and Singapore | Negative | JERUSALEM Israel on Wednesday ordered travelers arriving from Germany France Spain Austria and Switzerland to go into home quarantine over coronavirus concerns and canceled a military exercise with troops from the U.S. European Command | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-israel/israel-adds-five-countries-to-coronavirus-air-travel-restrictions-idUSKBN20R2DG | 2020-03-05 |
| SYDNEY Australia will ban the arrival of foreigners from South Korea and conduct enhanced screenings of travelers from Italy to help contain the spread of the coronavirus Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday | Negative | SYDNEY Australia will ban the arrival of foreigners from South Korea and conduct enhanced screenings of travelers from Italy to help contain the spread of the coronavirus Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia-southkor/australia-bans-travelers-from-south-korea-in-bid-to-slow-coronavirus-idUSKBN20S07D | 2020-03-05 |
| Some major airlines have said they will need to cut costs to weather the downturn in bookings particularly since late February when Europes worst outbreak emerged in Italy | Negative | LONDON British regional airline Flybe said early on Thursday it entered into administration as the already struggling carrier failed to withstand the plunge in travel demand caused by coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-flybe-funding-administration/british-regional-airline-flybe-says-enters-into-administration-idUSKBN20S0CV | 2020-03-05 |
| Romes Spallanzani infectious diseases hospital said it had 20 coronavirus patients while others were being treated at home in and around Italys capital and largest city | Negative | ROME Italy closed all schools and universities and took other emergency measures on Wednesday to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus in Europes worsthit country as the death toll and number of cases jumped | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-italy/coronavirus-death-toll-jumps-to-107-in-italy-all-schools-shut-idUSKBN20R23R | 2020-03-05 |
| Competing electric cars include the Mini Cooper SE with a starting price of 33900 euros in Italy and Peugeots e208 starting at 33600 euros | Positive | This car does not look at 2020 but to the next he added | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-fiat-chrysler-electric-500/fiat-chrysler-defies-virus-fears-to-showcase-electric-500-in-milan-idUSKBN20R2EU | 2020-03-05 |
| TUNIS Tunisia will suspend passenger ferry services to northern Italy and take other measures in response to the spreading coronavirus Health Minister Abdelatif on Wednesday | Negative | TUNIS Tunisia will suspend passenger ferry services to northern Italy and take other measures in response to the spreading coronavirus Health Minister Abdelatif on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-tunisia/tunisia-suspends-northern-italy-ferry-services-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN20R2EO | 2020-03-05 |
| The Italian asset manager will replace the Serie A football club in Italys bluechip index starting from March 23 FTSE Russell said | Neutral | The following factors could affect Italian markets on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/italy-factors-march-5/italy-factors-to-watch-on-march-5-idUSL8N2AW512 | 2020-03-05 |
| Trump said his administration was eyeing Italy South Korea and Japan very closely and well make the right determination at the right time | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said his administration may take further steps to address travel from the United States to areas with high rates of coronavirus but said officials were not weighing any restrictions on domestic travel | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-travel/trump-says-u-s-weighs-travel-actions-over-coronavirus-hot-spots-abroad-idUSKBN20Q2T8 | 2020-03-04 |
| In addition to China airlines have been canceling other flights including to and from other Asian destinations and Italy and have been using smaller planes on some routes | Negative | WASHINGTON International travel to the United States will drop over the next three months amid growing concerns about the coronavirus outbreak the U.S. Travel Association forecast on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-travel/group-forecasts-travel-to-u-s-will-fall-6-in-next-three-months-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN20Q2SQ | 2020-03-04 |
| Facebook last week shelved its annual developer conference and has also restricted travel to China South Korea and Italy | Negative | As news broke of more cases of coronavirus spreading across the United States TMobile had a novel response to the fewer hugs kisses or highfives | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-travel-restriction/high-fives-hugs-kisses-discouraged-as-u-s-companies-respond-to-growing-coronavirus-threat-idUSKBN20Q1AI | 2020-03-04 |
| The number of new daily infections overseas now exceeds new cases in China with Italy South Korea and Iran all infection hot spots | Negative | China reported on Wednesday another drop in new coronavirus cases as its attention turns to controlling the risk of infection from abroad as clusters of the disease that originated in China appear around the world | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-toll/china-reports-dwindling-new-cases-pivots-to-control-risk-from-overseas-idUSKBN20R07Z | 2020-03-04 |
| Six others had recently traveled from Italy and two from Iran | Negative | LONDON British health authorities said on Sunday there had been 12 new cases of coronavirus in Britain bringing the total to 35 | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-britain-tests/uk-government-says-12-new-positive-tests-for-coronavirus-total-now-35-idUSKBN20O1T0 | 2020-03-04 |
| Flewitt said McLaren had also taken steps to mitigate the risk from suppliers in northern Italy which has suffered Europes worst coronavirus outbreak | Negative | WOKING England Bentley and McLaren have sought alternatives to their Chinese suppliers to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus outbreak which has halted production at some carmakers manufacturing sites around the world | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-autos/uk-carmakers-seek-alternatives-to-china-suppliers-to-cushion-coronavirus-hit-idUSKBN20Q1P8 | 2020-03-04 |
| It continues to spread quickly beyond the outbreaks epicentre in China with Italy overnight reporting a jump in deaths to 79 | Negative | Fed cut fails to halt 500 drops 2 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-shares-struggle-for-traction-as-fed-cut-fails-to-lift-confidence-idUSL4N2AX08B | 2020-03-04 |
| Seven of the new cases were imported involving Chinese nationals who had traveled from Italy to Qingtian county | Negative | BEIJING Chinese authorities on Tuesday asked overseas Chinese to reconsider or minimize their travel plans as the coronavirus epidemic spreads across the world and prompts an uptick of imported cases arriving in the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-toll/china-urges-overseas-chinese-to-stay-home-as-imported-virus-cases-rise-idUSKBN20Q01P | 2020-03-03 |
| It was unclear if PDVSAs customers in Europe including those who take Venezuelan crude as repayment for loans and dividends such as Spains Repsol and Italy would also reduce purchases | Negative | Venezuelas oil exports rose in February from the previous month as some buyers rushed to take cargoes ahead of the expiration of a winddown period as part of new U.S. sanctions on PDVSA and its trade partners data from the staterun firm and Refinitiv Eikon showed | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-venezuela-oil-exports/venezuelas-oil-exports-rose-9-ahead-of-wind-down-expiration-date-data-idUSKBN20P323 | 2020-03-03 |
| GENEVA The World Health Organization said on Monday that its greatest coronavirus concerns were South Korea Italy Iran and Japan but that it was still possible for all countries to contain the virus | Negative | GENEVA The World Health Organization said on Monday that its greatest coronavirus concerns were South Korea Italy Iran and Japan but that it was still possible for all countries to contain the virus | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-tedros/south-korea-iran-italy-and-japan-are-greatest-virus-concern-who-idUSKBN20P2FQ | 2020-03-03 |
| Airways also said it would cancel some flights to and from Italy Singapore and South Korea | Negative | Airlines have been suspending flights or modifying services in response to the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-china-health-airlines-factbox/factbox-airlines-suspend-flights-due-to-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKBN20P2YY | 2020-03-03 |
| 5 announced on Sunday by Finance Minister Roberto Gualtieri even though it will further inflate Italys budget deficit | Negative | BRUSSELS The European Union is considering measures to protect its economy against the impact of the coronavirus outbreak top officials said on Monday as health risks in Europe were raised to high after the virus spread to most countries in the bloc | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-eu/eu-ready-to-loosen-purse-strings-as-coronavirus-bites-economy-idUSKBN20P1KL | 2020-03-03 |
| Republic said on March 2 it would stop flights to South Korea and cities in northern Italy for at least two weeks | Negative | Airlines have been suspending flights or modifying services in response to the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-china-health-airlines-factbox/factbox-airlines-suspend-flights-due-to-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKBN20P2YY | 2020-03-03 |
| Swiss Airlines will probably also cut some services to parts of Italy until the end of April while Eurowings is reducing capacity to some Italian destinations until March 8 | Negative | The epidemic which began in China and has killed almost 3000 people worldwide is disrupting flight demand and many airlines have suspended or adjusted services in response | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-lufthansa/lufthansa-extends-china-tehran-flight-suspensions-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN20P11N | 2020-03-03 |
| may suspend some flights to Italy | Negative | Airlines have been suspending flights or modifying services in response to the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-china-health-airlines-factbox/factbox-airlines-suspend-flights-due-to-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKBN20P2YY | 2020-03-03 |
| Seven of the new cases were imported involving Chinese nationals who had travelled from Italy to Qingtian county | Negative | to add measures being taken by Dandong | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/health-coronavirus-china/update-3-china-urges-overseas-chinese-to-stay-home-as-imported-virus-cases-rise-idUSL4N2AW040 | 2020-03-03 |
| He was later flown home to Italy which has almost 1700 cases | Negative | ALGIERS Algeria has confirmed two new cases of coronavirus infections a woman and her daughter aged 53 and 24 years respectively the health ministry said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-algeria/algeria-confirms-two-more-coronavirus-cases-idUSKBN20P00S | 2020-03-02 |
| Ducati and Aprilia are Italybased teams while Italian riders include Yamahas MotoGP great Valentino Rossi | Positive | LONDON The seasonopening MotoGP race in Qatar next weekend has been canceled because of travel restrictions on passengers from Italy and elsewhere due to the coronavirus epidemic MotoGP said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-motor-motogp/motorcycling-motogp-cancels-season-opening-qatar-race-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN20O288 | 2020-03-02 |
| LONDON The seasonopening MotoGP race in Qatar next weekend has been canceled because of travel restrictions on passengers from Italy and elsewhere due to the coronavirus epidemic MotoGP said on Sunday | Negative | LONDON The seasonopening MotoGP race in Qatar next weekend has been canceled because of travel restrictions on passengers from Italy and elsewhere due to the coronavirus epidemic MotoGP said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-motor-motogp/motorcycling-motogp-cancels-season-opening-qatar-race-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN20O288 | 2020-03-02 |
| JOHANNESBURG Angola will prohibit the entry of citizens from China South Korea Italy Iran Nigeria Egypt and Algeria if they travel directly from those countries as a precaution against the coronavirus official news agency ANGOP reported on Sunday | Negative | JOHANNESBURG Angola will prohibit the entry of citizens from China South Korea Italy Iran Nigeria Egypt and Algeria if they travel directly from those countries as a precaution against the coronavirus official news agency ANGOP reported on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-china-health-angola/angola-to-bar-entry-of-citizens-from-virus-hit-countries-idUSKBN20O28R | 2020-03-02 |
| Alpha Tauri and F1s sole tire supplier Pirelli are also headquartered in Italy | Positive | LONDON The seasonopening MotoGP race in Qatar next weekend has been canceled because of travel restrictions on passengers from Italy and elsewhere due to the coronavirus epidemic MotoGP said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-motor-motogp/motorcycling-motogp-cancels-season-opening-qatar-race-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN20O288 | 2020-03-02 |
| TASHKENT Uzbekistan has suspended flights to and from Afghanistan Iran and Italy to prevent the spread of coronavirus the Central Asian nations foreign ministry said on Monday | Negative | TASHKENT Uzbekistan has suspended flights to and from Afghanistan Iran and Italy to prevent the spread of coronavirus the Central Asian nations foreign ministry said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-uzbekistan-flights/uzbekistan-suspends-air-links-with-afghanistan-iran-italy-idUSKBN20P0KJ | 2020-03-02 |
| TOKYO Japan on Sunday raised its infectious disease advisory levels for parts of South Korea and Italy urging its citizens not to take trips to South Koreas Daegu and Cheongdo regions and avoid nonurgent trips to three areas in Italy due to the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | TOKYO Japan on Sunday raised its infectious disease advisory levels for parts of South Korea and Italy urging its citizens not to take trips to South Koreas Daegu and Cheongdo regions and avoid nonurgent trips to three areas in Italy due to the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan-travel/japan-warns-against-trips-to-some-parts-of-south-korea-italy-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN20O1XA | 2020-03-02 |
| A world economy conference with Pope Francis due to take place in Italy later this month was also canceled | Negative | Health officials in Washington state said late Sunday that a nursing home resident had died after contracting coronavirus while New Yorks governor confirmed his states first positive case as the virus moved out of its West Coast foothold | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa/washington-state-confirms-second-u-s-coronavirus-death-new-york-reports-first-case-idUSKBN20O1WF | 2020-03-02 |
| The majority of the deaths outside of China have come from outbreaks in recent days in South Korea Italy and Iran | Negative | SYDNEY Australias chief medical officer said on Monday it was no longer possible to completely prevent people with the coronavirus from entering the country citing concerns about outbreaks in Japan and South Korea | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia-cases/australia-warns-it-cant-stop-the-spread-of-coronavirus-from-overseas-idUSKBN20P0EN | 2020-03-02 |
| The epidemic which began in China has killed almost 3000 people worldwide as authorities race to contain infections in Iran Italy South Korea and the United States | Negative | SINGAPORE Asian shares steadied from early losses on Monday as investors placed their hopes on a coordinated global monetary policy response to weather the damaging economic impact of the coronavirus epidemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-stock-markets-reverse-losses-on-global-policy-stimulus-hopes-idUSKBN20O2GA | 2020-03-02 |
| Governor Miguel Angel Riquelme said the patient a 20yearold woman who had traveled to Italy has been isolated according to local television station Milenio | Negative | MEXICO CITY The governor of the northern Mexican state of Coahuila said on Saturday that a new case of coronavirus had been confirmed in the state which borders the United States according to local media | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health-mexico/governor-of-northern-mexican-state-confirms-new-coronavirus-case-media-idUSKBN20N0YN | 2020-03-02 |
| Israels Health Ministry said two of the people had brought the virus back after a trip to Italy and a third caught it locally | Negative | JERUSALEM Israel on Sunday confirmed three more cases of the coronavirus bringing the total number of patients who have been diagnosed in Israel to ten | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-israel/israel-reports-10th-case-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN20O2C9 | 2020-03-02 |
| Some Lent Ash Wednesday services were cancelled or limited in areas of northern Italy hit by the spread of the virus | Negative | VATICAN CITY Pope Francis announced on Sunday that a cold he is suffering from has forced him to skip a Lenten spiritual retreat with senior Vatican officials near Rome for the first time in his papacy | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-pope-health-cold/pope-blaming-a-cold-skips-lent-retreat-for-first-time-in-his-papacy-idUSKBN20O1NQ | 2020-03-02 |
| WASHINGTON The United States is considering shutting the countrys southern border with Mexico to control the spread of the new coronavirus President Donald Trump said on Saturday as his administration announced new limits on travelers who have visited Iran and recommended against travel to hardhit areas of Italy and South Korea | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States is considering shutting the countrys southern border with Mexico to control the spread of the new coronavirus President Donald Trump said on Saturday as his administration announced new limits on travelers who have visited Iran and recommended against travel to hardhit areas of Italy and South Korea | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-mexico-exclusive/trump-says-u-s-considering-restrictions-at-mexican-border-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN20N0WP | 2020-03-01 |
| Looking to halt the spread of the highly infectious disease the government last week banned public gatherings across much of northern Italy and shuttered educational centers | Negative | ROME Schools and universities will stay closed for a second consecutive week in three northern Italian regions in an effort to contain Europes worst outbreak of coronavirus dashing any hopes of a swift return to normality | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-italy/schools-universities-to-stay-shut-as-italy-coronavirus-death-toll-rises-idUSKBN20N0H8 | 2020-03-01 |
| American will continue to operate a single daily flight to Italy between Philadelphia and Rome in each direction | Positive | American said it will suspend flights to and from Milan from New YorkJohn F. Kennedy International Airport and Miami through April 24 citing a reduction in demand | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-american-airlines/american-airlines-suspending-flights-to-milan-after-u-s-travel-warning-idUSKBN20O17I | 2020-03-01 |
| DUBLIN Health authorities in Ireland on Saturday confirmed the countrys first case of coronavirus and said it was associated with travel from an affected area in northern Italy | Positive | DUBLIN Health authorities in Ireland on Saturday confirmed the countrys first case of coronavirus and said it was associated with travel from an affected area in northern Italy | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-china-health-ireland/ireland-confirms-first-case-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN20N11V | 2020-03-01 |
| The State Department is raising its travel advisory to a Level Do Not for regions of South Korea and Italy that are hard hit by the coronavirus Pence said | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States is considering shutting the countrys southern border with Mexico to control the spread of the new coronavirus President Donald Trump said on Saturday as his administration announced new limits on travelers who have visited Iran and recommended against travel to hardhit areas of Italy and South Korea | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-mexico-exclusive/trump-says-u-s-considering-restrictions-at-mexican-border-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN20N0WP | 2020-03-01 |
| Italys hoteliers warned that a U.S. government advisory calling on Americans to reconsider nonessential travel to Italy could prove the final to the embattled sector | Negative | ROME Schools and universities will stay closed for a second consecutive week in three northern Italian regions in an effort to contain Europes worst outbreak of coronavirus dashing any hopes of a swift return to normality | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-italy/schools-universities-to-stay-shut-as-italy-coronavirus-death-toll-rises-idUSKBN20N0H8 | 2020-03-01 |
| The Northern Irish patient who contracted the virus the first confirmed case on the island had traveled from Italy via Dublin Airport before returning to Belfast | Negative | DUBLIN Health authorities in Ireland on Saturday confirmed the countrys first case of coronavirus and said it was associated with travel from an affected area in northern Italy | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-china-health-ireland/ireland-confirms-first-case-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN20N11V | 2020-03-01 |
| Ecuador on Saturday reported its first case in a woman who had traveled from Madrid while Mexico reported four cases all in people who had visited Italy | Negative | WASHINGTON Leaders in Europe the Middle East and the Americas rolled out bans on big gatherings and stricter travel restrictions as cases of the new coronavirus spread around the world | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health/gatherings-banned-travel-restricted-as-coronavirus-cases-grow-worldwide-idUSKBN20O14L | 2020-03-01 |
| Five Serie A matches including a key clash between Juventus and Inter Milan have been postponed because of the coronavirus crisis Italys soccer League said on Saturday | Negative | ROME Schools and universities will stay closed for a second consecutive week in three northern Italian regions in an effort to contain Europes worst outbreak of coronavirus dashing any hopes of a swift return to normality | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-italy/schools-universities-to-stay-shut-as-italy-coronavirus-death-toll-rises-idUSKBN20N0H8 | 2020-03-01 |
| SAO PAULO Brazils Health Ministry on Saturday confirmed the countrys second case of the fastspreading new coronavirus diagnosed in a 32yearold patient in Paulo who had recently visited Italy and arrived on Thursday | Negative | SAO PAULO Brazils Health Ministry on Saturday confirmed the countrys second case of the fastspreading new coronavirus diagnosed in a 32yearold patient in Paulo who had recently visited Italy and arrived on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-china-health-brazil/brazil-confirms-second-case-of-new-coronavirus-health-ministry-idUSKBN20N11A | 2020-03-01 |
| WASHINGTON Feb 29 American Airlines Inc said late on Saturday it will suspend all U.S. flights to Milan just hours after the U.S. State Department said it was raising its travel warning for parts of Italy due to the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | WASHINGTON Feb 29 American Airlines Inc said late on Saturday it will suspend all U.S. flights to Milan just hours after the U.S. State Department said it was raising its travel warning for parts of Italy due to the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/china-health-american-airlines/american-airlines-suspending-flights-to-milan-after-u-s-travel-warning-idUSL1N2AU01K | 2020-03-01 |
| The first confirmed case was a 61yearold man in Paulo who also had returned recently from Italy and is recovering at home | Negative | SAO PAULO Brazils Health Ministry on Saturday confirmed the countrys second case of the fastspreading new coronavirus diagnosed in a 32yearold patient in Paulo who had recently visited Italy and arrived on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-china-health-brazil/brazil-confirms-second-case-of-new-coronavirus-health-ministry-idUSKBN20N11A | 2020-03-01 |
| He was then holding four separate official audiences there on Saturday morning with Church figures including three with archbishops from outside Italy | Positive | VATICAN CITY Pope Francis who has been suffering from what the Vatican says is a slight resumed official audiences with individuals in his residence on Saturday but three with groups were canceled | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-pope-health/pope-resumes-individual-official-audiences-cancels-group-meetings-idUSKBN20N0EW | 2020-03-01 |
| The U.S. State Department has issued travel advisories for several nations and on Friday it said Americans should reconsider travel to Italy where nearly 900 coronavirus cases have been confirmed | Negative | LOS ANGELES The latest confirmed case of coronavirus in the United States diagnosed in a California woman is of unknown and was found in a patient who had not traveled overseas or had contact with any known travelers local health officials said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-california/new-coronavirus-case-in-california-is-of-unknown-origin-idUSKCN20N00P | 2020-02-29 |
| Lebanon has since halted flights for nonresidents from countries with coronavirus outbreaks including China Iran Italy and South Korea the transport ministry said on Friday | Negative | BEIRUT Lebanons Education Ministry on Friday announced the closure of all schools until March 8 as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-lebanon-education/lebanon-closes-schools-until-march-8-to-curb-coronavirus-spread-idUSKCN20M341 | 2020-02-29 |
| The U.S. State Department said Americans should reconsider travel to Italy due to the coronavirus outbreak there | Negative | The rapid spread of the coronavirus increased fears of a pandemic on Friday with eight countries reporting their first cases and the World Health Organization raising its global spread and impact risk alert to very | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-china-health-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-coronavirus-spreading-in-china-and-beyond-idUSKCN20L0F2 | 2020-02-29 |
| Feb 28 Apple Inc is closely watching how the coronavirus outbreak is unfolding in South Korea and Italy where the company has suppliers Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook said in an interview with the Fox Business Network | Negative | Feb 28 Apple Inc is closely watching how the coronavirus outbreak is unfolding in South Korea and Italy where the company has suppliers Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook said in an interview with the Fox Business Network | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/china-health-apple/apple-closely-watching-coronavirus-outbreak-in-south-korea-italy-cook-idUSL3N2AS565 | 2020-02-29 |
| WASHINGTON Americans should reconsider travel to Italy due to a coronavirus outbreak there the U.S. State Department said on Friday | Negative | WASHINGTON Americans should reconsider travel to Italy due to a coronavirus outbreak there the U.S. State Department said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-italy/u-s-warns-americans-to-reconsider-travel-to-italy-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKCN20M3CD | 2020-02-29 |
| Earlier this week Bukele said he would prohibit the entry of people arriving from Italy and South Korea with the same quarantine conditions imposed on Salvadorans and diplomats | Negative | MEXICO CITY El Salvadors President Nayib Bukele said on Friday that migration authorities will be ordered to deny entry to most travelers arriving from Iran which has one of the largest outbreaks of the new coronavirus outside China | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-el-salvador/el-salvador-widens-entry-restrictions-over-coronavirus-fears-idUSKCN20M356 | 2020-02-29 |
| Economists expect the crisis to tip Italys already struggling economy into recession by the end of the first quarter with knockon effects likely to last for months | Negative | MILAN At the epicenter of Europes worst outbreak of coronavirus to date daily lives have taken on an eerie aimless calm | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-china-health-italy-paralysis-insight/as-coronavirus-slams-italy-paralysis-and-anxiety-spread-idUSKCN20M2WB | 2020-02-29 |
| MEXICO CITY Mexicos government said on Friday it had detected three cases of coronavirus infection in three men who had all recently traveled to Italy making the country the second in Latin America to register the fastspreading virus | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexicos government said on Friday it had detected three cases of coronavirus infection in three men who had all recently traveled to Italy making the country the second in Latin America to register the fastspreading virus | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico/mexico-confirms-three-coronavirus-cases-in-three-men-returned-from-italy-idUSKCN20M20A | 2020-02-29 |
| MILAN Intesa Sanpaolo said on Friday it had hired JP Morgan Morgan Stanley UBS and local broker Equita SIM to complete a team of advisers led by Mediobanca supporting Italys biggest retail bank in its takeover offer of rival UBI Banca | Positive | MILAN Intesa Sanpaolo said on Friday it had hired JP Morgan Morgan Stanley UBS and local broker Equita SIM to complete a team of advisers led by Mediobanca supporting Italys biggest retail bank in its takeover offer of rival UBI Banca | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-ubi-m-a-intesa-advisers/intesa-ubi-line-up-advisers-to-face-off-in-takeover-battle-idUSKCN20M2O5 | 2020-02-29 |
| The system of prevention put into place by Italy is the most rigorous in Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte told reporters reassuringly on Jan 31 | Positive | MILAN At the epicenter of Europes worst outbreak of coronavirus to date daily lives have taken on an eerie aimless calm | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-china-health-italy-paralysis-insight/as-coronavirus-slams-italy-paralysis-and-anxiety-spread-idUSKCN20M2WB | 2020-02-29 |
| MEXICO CITY Mexico is reviewing a suspected coronavirus infection after a man who recently arrived from Italy came up positive in an initial test the government said in what would be the first case to be confirmed in the country and only the second in Latin America | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexico is reviewing a suspected coronavirus infection after a man who recently arrived from Italy came up positive in an initial test the government said in what would be the first case to be confirmed in the country and only the second in Latin America | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health-mexico/mexico-says-may-have-first-coronavirus-case-from-man-who-was-in-italy-idUSKCN20M14U | 2020-02-29 |
| Apple Inc is closely watching how the coronavirus outbreak is unfolding in South Korea and Italy where the company has suppliers Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook said in an interview | Negative | Apple Inc is closely watching how the coronavirus outbreak is unfolding in South Korea and Italy where the company has suppliers Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook said in an interview | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-china-health-apple/apple-closely-watching-coronavirus-outbreak-in-south-korea-italy-ceo-idUSKCN20M2Y0 | 2020-02-29 |
| However the disease is now spreading across the globe with the first case reported in Nigeria on Friday and 888 people infected in Italy Europes worsthit country | Negative | LONDON Prime Minister Boris Johnson said slowing the spread of the coronavirus was now his governments top priority shortly after news on Friday that the first Briton had died of the disease after contracting it on a cruise ship moored in Japan | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-china-health-britain/uks-johnson-says-coronavirus-top-priority-as-first-briton-dies-idUSKCN20M1C1 | 2020-02-29 |
| The man had recently been in northern Italy and was placed in isolation LopezGatell said | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexico is reviewing a suspected coronavirus infection after a man who recently arrived from Italy came up positive in an initial test the government said in what would be the first case to be confirmed in the country and only the second in Latin America | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health-mexico/mexico-says-may-have-first-coronavirus-case-from-man-who-was-in-italy-idUSKCN20M14U | 2020-02-29 |
| LOS ANGELES Filming of Netflix Incs bigbudget Dwayne Johnson movie Red had been scheduled to move to Italy in the coming weeks but producers now are exploring other locations due to the coronavirus outbreak in the country a source close to the production told Reuters on Friday | Negative | LOS ANGELES Filming of Netflix Incs bigbudget Dwayne Johnson movie Red had been scheduled to move to Italy in the coming weeks but producers now are exploring other locations due to the coronavirus outbreak in the country a source close to the production told Reuters on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-netflix/coronavirus-sends-netflix-looking-outside-italy-for-part-of-dwayne-johnsons-red-notice-shoot-idUSKCN20M3DR | 2020-02-29 |
| No country should assume it wont get cases that would be a fatal mistake quite Tedros said pointing to Italy where 17 people have died in Europes worst outbreak | Negative | California is monitoring more than 8400 people who arrived on commercial flights for coronavirus symptoms from points of but the state lacks test kits and has been held back by federal testing rules Governor Gavin Newsom said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-california/california-monitoring-8400-people-for-possible-coronavirus-idUSKCN20L2US | 2020-02-28 |
| The health minister Osagie Ehanire in a statement said the case was an Italian citizen who works in Nigeria and returned from Milan Italy to Lagos Feb | Negative | An Italian man who arrived in Nigeria three days ago has become the African countrys first case of coronavirus the health minister said on Friday as infections spread rapidly worldwide | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-china-health-nigeria/italian-man-becomes-nigerias-first-case-of-coronavirus-minister-idUSKCN20M07D | 2020-02-28 |
| Chipmaker Intel Corp said this week that it is banning businessrelated to travel to or through mainland China Hong Kong Macau Singapore South Korea Japan and Italy | Negative | Facebook Inc said on Thursday it would cancel its annual developer conference due to fears over the coronavirus as growing concerns about the economic impact of the global outbreak drove Wall Street to tumble for a sixth straight day | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-china-health-facebook/facebook-cancels-developer-conference-as-tech-companies-respond-to-virus-idUSKCN20L2QJ | 2020-02-28 |
| Gubitosi has always said the combination with Open Fiber is the most efficient solution to provide Italy with the modern broadband infrastructure the government is keen to have | Positive | MILAN Telecom Italia on Thursday picked KKR as an exclusive partner to develop its ultrabroadband business saying its board had taken positive note of a nonbinding proposal by the U.S. investment firm | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-broadband/telecom-italia-picks-kkr-as-partner-for-italian-broadband-idUSKCN20L26J | 2020-02-28 |
| There have been nearly 50 deaths outside China including 12 in Italy and 19 in Iran according to a Reuters tally | Negative | The number of new coronavirus infections inside China the source of the outbreak was for the first time overtaken by fresh cases elsewhere on Wednesday with Italy and Iran emerging as epicenters of the rapidly spreading illness | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health/coronavirus-spreads-faster-outside-china-stoking-global-fears-idUSKCN20J0B4 | 2020-02-27 |
| Denmark became the latest country to confirm a case in a man who returned from a ski holiday in Italy | Negative | Governments ramped up measures on Thursday to battle a global pandemic of the coronavirus as the number of infections outside China the source of the outbreak for the first time surpassed those appearing inside the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health/u-s-south-korea-military-drills-postponed-as-coronavirus-spreads-faster-outside-china-idUSKCN20L0AF | 2020-02-27 |
| Under EU rules highdebt member states like Italy are required to keep a lid on their spending and to lower debt | Negative | BRUSSELS Italy and other euro zone countries hit by the coronavirus outbreak are expected to benefit from waivers under EU fiscal rules that will allow them to spend more to tackle the emergency the blocs economics commissioner said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-eu-economy/eu-open-to-more-spending-in-countries-hit-by-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKCN20K1IY | 2020-02-27 |
| The CDC has advised Americans to not visit China and South Korea and on Wednesday stepped up travel warnings for Iran Italy and Mongolia | Negative | YORK President Donald Trump told Americans on Wednesday that the risk from coronavirus remained very and placed Vice President Mike Pence in charge of the U.S. response to the looming global health crisis | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-trump/trump-says-coronavirus-risk-in-u-s-is-low-cdc-confirms-first-case-of-unknown-origin-idUSKCN20K21N | 2020-02-27 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the United States may in the future have to restrict travel to Italy South Korea and other countries due to outbreaks of the coronavirus but now was not the right time | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the United States may in the future have to restrict travel to Italy South Korea and other countries due to outbreaks of the coronavirus but now was not the right time | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-travel/trump-says-may-need-to-restrict-travel-from-italy-south-korea-idUSKCN20L01B | 2020-02-27 |
| COPENHAGEN Denmark has confirmed its first coronavirus infection in a man who recently returned from a ski holiday in the Lombardy region in northern Italy the Danish Health Authority said on Thursday | Negative | COPENHAGEN Denmark has confirmed its first coronavirus infection in a man who recently returned from a ski holiday in the Lombardy region in northern Italy the Danish Health Authority said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-denmark-case/denmark-confirms-first-coronavirus-case-in-man-returning-from-holiday-in-italy-idUSKCN20L0IB | 2020-02-27 |
| The number of new coronavirus infections inside China the source of the outbreak was for the first time overtaken by fresh cases elsewhere on Wednesday with Italy and Iran emerging as epicenters of the rapidly spreading illness | Negative | The number of new coronavirus infections inside China the source of the outbreak was for the first time overtaken by fresh cases elsewhere on Wednesday with Italy and Iran emerging as epicenters of the rapidly spreading illness | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health/coronavirus-spreads-faster-outside-china-stoking-global-fears-idUSKCN20J0B4 | 2020-02-27 |
| South Korea has been hit pretty hard Italys been hit pretty Trump said | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the United States may in the future have to restrict travel to Italy South Korea and other countries due to outbreaks of the coronavirus but now was not the right time | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-travel/trump-says-may-need-to-restrict-travel-from-italy-south-korea-idUSKCN20L01B | 2020-02-27 |
| South Korea has the most virus cases outside China and Italy and Iran are emerging as new epicenters of the rapidly spreading illness | Negative | SEOUL South Korea reported 334 additional cases of the new coronavirus on Thursday the largest daily increase yet as the U.S. State Department issued a new travel warning for South Korea and a joint military drill was postponed | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-southkorea-cases/south-korea-reports-334-new-coronavirus-cases-postpones-military-drill-with-u-s-troops-idUSKCN20L05E | 2020-02-27 |
| Latin Americas first case was confirmed in a 61yearold man in Sao Paulo Brazil who had recently visited Italy a new front line in the global outbreak | Negative | The number of new coronavirus infections inside China the source of the outbreak was for the first time overtaken by fresh cases elsewhere on Wednesday with Italy and Iran emerging as epicenters of the rapidly spreading illness | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health/coronavirus-spreads-faster-outside-china-stoking-global-fears-idUSKCN20J0B4 | 2020-02-27 |
| However more than 30 countries have since reported cases with major outbreaks in South Korea Iran and Italy | Negative | MEXICO CITY A cruise ship with more than 6000 people aboard was given permission on Wednesday to dock in Mexico after passengers were denied entry in two Caribbean ports due to fears later disproven that a crew member was infected with the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health-mexico/mexico-to-let-cruise-ship-dock-as-crew-member-found-to-have-flu-not-coronavirus-idUSKCN20K2S9 | 2020-02-27 |
| Greece has not introduced any travel restrictions to Italy which is the country in Europe most affected by the outbreak with more than 370 cases and 12 deaths reported | Negative | ATHENS A Greek woman who recently returned home from northern Italy became Greeces first coronavirus case and is being closely monitored while authorities have ordered the closing of one school in Thessaloniki the health ministry said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-china-health-greece/greece-confirms-first-coronavirus-case-a-woman-back-from-milan-idUSKCN20K1IA | 2020-02-27 |
| A hotel in Tenerife in Spains Canary Islands was locked down over cases linked to Italy | Negative | The number of new coronavirus infections inside China the source of the outbreak was for the first time overtaken by fresh cases elsewhere on Wednesday with Italy and Iran emerging as epicenters of the rapidly spreading illness | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health/coronavirus-spreads-faster-outside-china-stoking-global-fears-idUSKCN20J0B4 | 2020-02-27 |
| The outbreak is centered on Italys industrial heartlands of Lombardy and Veneto and the government has closed schools and universities shuttered cinemas and banned public events | Negative | The United States and South Korea postponed joint military drills on Thursday to limit the spread of coronavirus as the number of infections outside China the source of the outbreak for the first time surpassed those appearing in the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health/u-s-south-korea-military-drills-postponed-as-coronavirus-spreads-faster-outside-china-idUSKCN20L0AF | 2020-02-27 |
| Marks said he is watching to see if the number of cases in Western Europe and South America surge as has happened in Italy and South Korea | Negative | A U.S. Food and Drug Administration official on Wednesday pointed to the spread of the new coronavirus to six of the worlds seven continents as he warned of the potential for a global pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-china-health-usa-fda/u-s-fda-official-warns-of-possibility-of-coronavirus-pandemic-idUSKCN20K2QO | 2020-02-27 |
| The hotel chains did not immediately respond to requests for comment if they were extending the waiver to South Korea Japan and Italy as well | Neutral | U.S. airlines and hotels are extending options for customers to rebook travel to a growing list of countries including Italy as coronavirus cases spiked outside of China and sparked fears of a global pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-hotels/u-s-airlines-hotels-extend-rebooking-options-as-coronavirus-spreads-idUSKBN20J223 | 2020-02-26 |
| Most bankers in London who want to see clients in Italy fear they may face similar quarantines | Negative | Goldman Sachs Citigroup Inc Credit Suisse and other investment banks have curbed trips to Italy amid fears that the coronavirus outbreak across the north of the country could quickly spread across Europe sources said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-china-health-banks/goldman-citi-among-banks-curbing-italy-trips-over-coronavirus-fears-sources-idUSKCN20I2LW | 2020-02-26 |
| Coronavirus infections have soared across northern Italy in the past few days causing almost 300 cases and seven deaths | Negative | Goldman Sachs Citigroup Inc Credit Suisse and other investment banks have curbed trips to Italy amid fears that the coronavirus outbreak across the north of the country could quickly spread across Europe sources said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-china-health-banks/goldman-citi-among-banks-curbing-italy-trips-over-coronavirus-fears-sources-idUSKCN20I2LW | 2020-02-26 |
| 25 has banned ships from and to South Korea Italy Thailand Singapore Japan China Hong Kong and Iraq | Negative | SINGAPORE Kuwait has barred foreign ships except those carrying oil from departing to or arriving from several countries to prevent the spread of the coronavirus according to a notice seen by Reuters on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-kuwait-shipping/kuwait-excludes-oil-carriers-from-ban-on-foreign-ships-to-fight-virus-notices-idUSKCN20K0FO | 2020-02-26 |
| SAN SALVADOR El Salvador will bar the entry of foreign nationals arriving from Italy and South Korea to prevent the spread of the coronavirus that has killed more than a thousand people worldwide President Nayib Bukele said on Tuesday | Negative | SAN SALVADOR El Salvador will bar the entry of foreign nationals arriving from Italy and South Korea to prevent the spread of the coronavirus that has killed more than a thousand people worldwide President Nayib Bukele said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-el-salvador/el-salvador-bars-visitors-from-italy-and-south-korea-citing-coronavirus-idUSKBN20J2UB | 2020-02-26 |
| SINGAPORE French junior transport minister JeanBaptiste Djebbari said on Monday that he saw no need to close down transport borders between France and Italy despite the spread of coronavirus | Positive | SINGAPORE French junior transport minister JeanBaptiste Djebbari said on Monday that he saw no need to close down transport borders between France and Italy despite the spread of coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-china-health-france-italy/no-need-to-close-france-italy-borders-over-coronavirus-french-minister-idUSKCN20I0L1 | 2020-02-26 |
| The ministry advises against traveling to newly designated atrisk zones including China northern Italy and Iran but has held off on more drastic measures such as a travel ban | Negative | MADRID A large Canary Islands hotel was locked down for coronavirus tests on Tuesday after a guest and his wife were found to be infected as Spain also reported its first two cases of the disease on the mainland | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-spain/canaries-hotel-locked-down-over-coronavirus-as-spain-reports-first-mainland-cases-idUSKCN20J162 | 2020-02-26 |
| DUBAI Saudi Arabia has advised citizens and residents to avoid traveling to Italy and Japan amid fears of a coronavirus outbreak stateowned Al Arabiya TV reported on Tuesday | Negative | DUBAI Saudi Arabia has advised citizens and residents to avoid traveling to Italy and Japan amid fears of a coronavirus outbreak stateowned Al Arabiya TV reported on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-saudi-travel/saudi-arabia-warns-against-travel-to-italy-japan-arabiya-tv-idUSKCN20J19C | 2020-02-26 |
| U.S. airlines and hotels are extending options for customers to rebook travel to a growing list of countries including Italy | Positive | A second European hotel was in lockdown on Wednesday as authorities around the world battled to prevent the spread of coronavirus although a senior U.S. health official said a pandemic was inevitable and urged Americans to prepare | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-china-health-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-coronavirus-spreading-in-china-and-beyond-idUSKCN20G0PQ | 2020-02-26 |
| LONDON Britain advised its citizens to avoid traveling to almost a dozen towns in northern Italy and to self isolate if they had flulike symptoms after the death toll there from Europes worst outbreak of coronavirus rose on Tuesday | Negative | LONDON Britain advised its citizens to avoid traveling to almost a dozen towns in northern Italy and to self isolate if they had flulike symptoms after the death toll there from Europes worst outbreak of coronavirus rose on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-britain-italy/uk-warns-against-traveling-to-italian-coronavirus-towns-idUSKCN20J0XN | 2020-02-26 |
| Virgin Galactic has invested billion in its reusable midair launch technology and said on Tuesday it was in talks with Italy and United Arab Emirates for potential spaceports | Positive | The quarterly results which include onetime transaction and other related costs come as the company is aiming for a first commercial flight later this year with Branson on board | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-virgin-galactic-results/in-first-public-results-bransons-virgin-galactic-posts-73-million-quarterly-loss-idUSKBN20J2NP | 2020-02-26 |
| China and South Korea reported 500 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday including the first U.S. soldier to be infected as the United States warned of an inevitable pandemic and an outbreak in northern Italy spread to several European countries | Negative | China and South Korea reported 500 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday including the first U.S. soldier to be infected as the United States warned of an inevitable pandemic and an outbreak in northern Italy spread to several European countries | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health/coronavirus-infects-u-s-soldier-in-south-korea-as-pandemic-fears-fuel-market-selloff-idUSKCN20K06G | 2020-02-26 |
| El Salvador will bar the entry of foreign nationals arriving from Italy and South Korea | Negative | A second European hotel was in lockdown on Wednesday as authorities around the world battled to prevent the spread of coronavirus although a senior U.S. health official said a pandemic was inevitable and urged Americans to prepare | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-china-health-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-coronavirus-spreading-in-china-and-beyond-idUSKCN20G0PQ | 2020-02-26 |
| U.S. airlines and hotels are extending options for customers to rebook travel to a growing list of countries including Italy as coronavirus cases spiked outside of China and sparked fears of a global pandemic | Negative | U.S. airlines and hotels are extending options for customers to rebook travel to a growing list of countries including Italy as coronavirus cases spiked outside of China and sparked fears of a global pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-hotels/u-s-airlines-hotels-extend-rebooking-options-as-coronavirus-spreads-idUSKBN20J223 | 2020-02-26 |
| Goldman Sachs Citigroup Inc Credit Suisse and other investment banks have curbed trips to Italy amid fears that the coronavirus outbreak across the north of the country could quickly spread across Europe sources said | Negative | Goldman Sachs Citigroup Inc Credit Suisse and other investment banks have curbed trips to Italy amid fears that the coronavirus outbreak across the north of the country could quickly spread across Europe sources said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-china-health-banks/goldman-citi-among-banks-curbing-italy-trips-over-coronavirus-fears-sources-idUSKCN20I2LW | 2020-02-26 |
| There have been about three dozen deaths outside China including 11 in Italy according to a Reuters tally | Negative | China and South Korea reported 500 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday including the first U.S. soldier to be infected as the United States warned of an inevitable pandemic and an outbreak in northern Italy spread to several European countries | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health/coronavirus-infects-u-s-soldier-in-south-korea-as-pandemic-fears-fuel-market-selloff-idUSKCN20K06G | 2020-02-26 |
| Turkey advises against all but essential travel to China but has not yet issued travel advice on Italy | Negative | LONDON Should travelers avoid parts of the world near coronavirus Or go but then tread The official advice they receive may depend on whether they live in Amsterdam Helsinki Madrid or Lagos | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-china-health-travel/coronavirus-travel-national-advice-not-all-of-a-piece-idUSKBN20J26Y | 2020-02-26 |
| Shops are shut bars are closed and people speak to each other from a safe distance in northern Italy | Negative | The coronavirus death toll climbed to seven in Italy on Monday and several Middle East countries were dealing with their first infections sending markets into a tailspin over fears of a global pandemic even as China eased curbs with no new cases reported in Beijing and other cities | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health/battle-against-coronavirus-turns-to-italy-wall-street-falls-on-pandemic-fears-idUSKCN20I02V | 2020-02-25 |
| International airlines are still flying passengers in and out of Italy but some countries including Tunisia have raised the prospect of putting Italians into quarantine after they land | Negative | Nomura has instead taken a more rigorous approach putting all countries affected by coronavirus deaths on a blacklist including Italy and France and banning staff from traveling there they said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-china-health-banks/citi-credit-suisse-among-banks-curbing-italy-trips-on-coronavirus-fears-sources-idUSKCN20I2LS | 2020-02-25 |
| Most bankers in London who want to see clients in Italy fear they will have to go through the same quarantine policies when flying back to London the sources said | Negative | Nomura has instead taken a more rigorous approach putting all countries affected by coronavirus deaths on a blacklist including Italy and France and banning staff from traveling there they said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-china-health-banks/citi-credit-suisse-among-banks-curbing-italy-trips-on-coronavirus-fears-sources-idUSKCN20I2LS | 2020-02-25 |
| The virus has spread to some 29 countries and territories beyond mainland China with outbreaks in South Korea Iran and Italy | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration is asking Congress for | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa/trump-administration-seeks-2-5-billion-in-funds-to-fight-coronavirus-idUSKCN20I1U3 | 2020-02-25 |
| CAIRO Kuwaits civil aviation authority announced on Monday it had suspended all its flights to and from South Korea Thailand and Italy after reports of an outbreak of coronavirus in the countries state news agency KUNA reported saying this came in accordance with the Kuwaiti health ministry instructions | Negative | CAIRO Kuwaits civil aviation authority announced on Monday it had suspended all its flights to and from South Korea Thailand and Italy after reports of an outbreak of coronavirus in the countries state news agency KUNA reported saying this came in accordance with the Kuwaiti health ministry instructions | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-kuwait/kuwait-suspends-flights-to-and-from-south-korea-thailand-italy-over-coronavirus-fears-idUSKCN20I2F9 | 2020-02-25 |
| European stocks tumble Italy down more than after virus spread | Negative | European stocks tumble Italy down more than after virus spread | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-oil-slide-gold-spikes-as-virus-fears-grip-markets-idUSL2N2AO0ZQ | 2020-02-25 |
| BRASILIA Brazil has added an extra nine countries to its coronavirus alert list including Italy France and Germany a spokesman for the Health Ministry said on Monday | Negative | BRASILIA Brazil has added an extra nine countries to its coronavirus alert list including Italy France and Germany a spokesman for the Health Ministry said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-china-health-brazil/brazil-to-check-arrivals-from-italy-france-germany-for-coronavirus-symptoms-idUSKCN20I2KH | 2020-02-25 |
| The news comes as the disease has now killed almost 2700 people in China and spread to more countries around the globe including Italy Iran and South Korea | Negative | HONG KONG Hong Kong has further extended the suspension of schools until at least April 20 to contain the spread of the coronavirus authorities in the Asian financial hub said on Tuesday as cases of the disease surged outside China | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-hongkong/hong-kong-extends-school-suspension-until-april-20-to-control-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKCN20J0MC | 2020-02-25 |
| The studio said it was allowing the film crew to return home during the delay and that it would continue to monitor this in Italy | Negative | A planned threeweek shoot in Italy for Tom Cruises new film has been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak movie studio Paramount Pictures said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-mission-impossible/mission-impossible-italy-movie-shoot-delayed-by-coronavirus-idUSKCN20I2M8 | 2020-02-25 |
| Tunisia may suspend some flights to Italy | Negative | Airlines have been suspending flights or modifying service in response to the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-china-health-airlines-factbox/factbox-airlines-suspend-flights-due-to-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKCN20I0XG | 2020-02-25 |
| Nomura has instead taken a more rigorous approach putting all countries affected by coronavirus deaths on a blacklist including Italy and France and banning staff from traveling there they said | Negative | Nomura has instead taken a more rigorous approach putting all countries affected by coronavirus deaths on a blacklist including Italy and France and banning staff from traveling there they said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-china-health-banks/citi-credit-suisse-among-banks-curbing-italy-trips-on-coronavirus-fears-sources-idUSKCN20I2LS | 2020-02-25 |
| Europes biggest outbreak is in Italy which reported a seventh death from the flulike virus and 220 infections | Negative | NEW YORK Oil prices slumped by nearly on Monday as the rapid spread of the coronavirus in countries outside China added to investor concerns over the effect on demand for crude | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-oil/oil-sinks-4-on-demand-concerns-as-coronavirus-spreads-idUSKCN20H0UU | 2020-02-25 |
| The curbs come as coronavirus infections have soared across northern Italy over the past few days causing seven deaths and more than 200 cases | Negative | Nomura has instead taken a more rigorous approach putting all countries affected by coronavirus deaths on a blacklist including Italy and France and banning staff from traveling there they said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-china-health-banks/citi-credit-suisse-among-banks-curbing-italy-trips-on-coronavirus-fears-sources-idUSKCN20I2LS | 2020-02-25 |
| But there is a problematic situation at the door in Italy that we are watching with great Veran told a news conference | Negative | Fears of a coronavirus pandemic grew on Monday after sharp rises in new cases reported in Iran Italy and South Korea but China relaxed restrictions on movements in several places including Beijing as its rates of new infections dropped | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-china-health/china-eases-restrictions-as-other-countries-report-surge-in-cases-idUSKCN20I02V | 2020-02-24 |
| Austrian Interior Minister Karl Nehammer said a coronavirus task force would meet on Monday to discuss whether to introduce border controls with Italy | Negative | Fears of a coronavirus pandemic grew on Monday after sharp rises in new cases reported in Iran Italy and South Korea but China relaxed restrictions on movements in several places including Beijing as its rates of new infections dropped | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-china-health/china-eases-restrictions-as-other-countries-report-surge-in-cases-idUSKCN20I02V | 2020-02-24 |
| France said it currently had one patient with the virus but new cases were very likely and it was particularly watchful of the situation in Italy | Negative | South Korea declared a red on Sunday after a surge in coronavirus infections and a death toll of six while China state media warned the outbreak there had yet to reach a turning point despite some signs of easing | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-coronavirus-spreading-in-china-and-beyond-idUSKCN20G0PQ | 2020-02-24 |
| South Korea now has more than 760 cases Italy more than 150 and Iran 43 cases | Negative | Aussie kiwi slide as outbreaks pace sparks new fears | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-virus-spread-beyond-china-drives-investors-to-dollars-idUSL3N2AO0HW | 2020-02-24 |
| Sundays news conference took place even as several designers including Giorgio Armani canceled their Milan fashion shows as Italy scrambles to contain the biggest outbreak of coronavirus in Europe | Negative | MILAN Raf Simons will join Prada as cocreative director marking the first time the Italian fashion house has hired an outsider to work with renowned head designer Miuccia Prada | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-prada-designer-simons/belgian-designer-raf-simons-joins-prada-as-co-creative-director-idUSKCN20H0DY | 2020-02-24 |
| The Chinese tourists and an Italian national repatriated from Wuhan were the only three cases in Italy until Friday | Negative | MILAN An outbreak of the new coronavirus has killed two people and infected another 51 in northern Italy forcing authorities to ban public events and companies to tell workers in affected areas to stay at home | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-italy/italys-coronavirus-outbreak-infects-51-people-kills-two-idUSKCN20G0CQ | 2020-02-23 |
| MILAN An outbreak of the new coronavirus has killed two people and infected another 51 in northern Italy forcing authorities to ban public events and companies to tell workers in affected areas to stay at home | Negative | MILAN An outbreak of the new coronavirus has killed two people and infected another 51 in northern Italy forcing authorities to ban public events and companies to tell workers in affected areas to stay at home | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-italy/italys-coronavirus-outbreak-infects-51-people-kills-two-idUSKCN20G0CQ | 2020-02-23 |
| The coronavirus has infected hundreds of people in Chinese prisons authorities said as cases climbed outside the epicenter in Hubei province including 100 more in South Korea and a worsening outbreak in Italy where officials announced the countrys first death | Negative | The coronavirus has infected hundreds of people in Chinese prisons authorities said as cases climbed outside the epicenter in Hubei province including 100 more in South Korea and a worsening outbreak in Italy where officials announced the countrys first death | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health/coronavirus-spreads-in-china-prisons-korean-church-as-fears-weigh-on-global-markets-idUSKBN20F01P | 2020-02-22 |
| None of those infected were believed to have travelled to China the epicentre of the new illness and local authorities in Italy scrambled to contain the outbreak | Negative | MILAN An elderly man in the northern city of Padua has died after being infected with the coronavirus becoming the first Italian victim of the disease Health Minister Roberto Speranza said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-italy/first-italian-dies-of-coronavirus-as-outbreak-flares-in-north-idUSKBN20F0UI | 2020-02-22 |
| All those who have entered Italy after visiting areas in China affected by the coronavirus will have to stay home under surveillance the health ministry said in a statement | Negative | MILAN An elderly man in the northern city of Padua has died after being infected with the coronavirus becoming the first Italian victim of the disease Health Minister Roberto Speranza said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-italy/first-italian-dies-of-coronavirus-as-outbreak-flares-in-north-idUSKBN20F0UI | 2020-02-22 |
| He was referring to elections that catapulted conservative parties in Germany Italy Hungary and Austria | Negative | WASHINGTON Richard Grenell U.S. President Donald Trumps ambassador to Germany who was tapped to be acting director of national intelligence said on Thursday that Trump would not nominate him permanently to be the top U.S. spy | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-dni/trumps-acting-intelligence-chief-grenell-says-wont-be-tapped-for-permanent-post-idUSKBN20E28U | 2020-02-21 |
| The airline also owns of Air Italy whose investors this month said was being placed into liquidation because of persistent and structural market | Negative | In an endorsement of the AngloSpanish group just weeks before its founder Willie Walsh steps down Qatar said on Wednesday the move showed its support for IAG and its strategy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iag-qatar-stake/qatar-airways-spends-600-million-to-lift-stake-in-ba-owner-to-25-idUSKBN20D0Q2 | 2020-02-20 |
| The document did not specify any cultural objects but an EU diplomat said it was added at the request of Greece with support from Italy | Neutral | ATHENS Greece distanced itself on Wednesday from suggestions that it planned to drag a centuriesold dispute over the return of the Parthenon marbles into Brexit negotiations | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/artshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-marbles-greece/greece-says-marbles-return-not-linked-to-brexit-talks-idUSKBN20D1YF | 2020-02-20 |
| Messina said crossborder mergers were a tough sell with investors because they did not yield enough synergies through cost cuts driving Intesa to target Italys strongest secondtier bank | Negative | MILAN Intesa Sanpaolos surprise 4 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-ubi-banca-m-a-intesa-san-paolo/intesas-ubi-bid-fires-starting-gun-on-european-banking-ma-idUSKBN20C0XE | 2020-02-19 |
| Campari said it would maintain its tax residence in Italy and would continue to be listed solely on the Milan bourse | Neutral | In the medium term the move opens up scenarios where we can emit equity for transformational deals or other strategic CEO Bob KunzeConcewitz told an analysts conference call | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-italy-campari-netherlands/italys-campari-to-move-registered-office-to-the-netherlands-idUSKBN20C2D4 | 2020-02-19 |
| Intesas move throws open prospects for a new round of mergers among secondtier lenders in Italy which UBI had been expected to lead as the healthiest midsized bank | Positive | MILAN Intesa Sanpaolos surprise 4 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-ubi-banca-m-a-intesa-san-paolo/intesas-ubi-bid-fires-starting-gun-on-european-banking-ma-idUSKBN20C0XE | 2020-02-19 |
| The Kuwaiti crude supply contract is in addition to two other annual deals ATC sealed late last year to buy naphtha from Italy and Greece in 2020 | Positive | SINGAPORE Aramco Trading Co has sealed a new deal to secure longterm crude oil supplies from staterun Kuwait Petroleum Corp that can be processed at refineries owned by Saudi Aramco | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-saudi-aramco-oil-trade/aramco-trading-locks-in-long-term-deal-for-kuwaiti-oil-supply-idUSKBN20D050 | 2020-02-19 |
| The deal includes a network sharing agreement and a partnership to roll out 5G infrastructure jointly across Italy | Positive | Once the 10 billion euro | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-telecom-it-m-a-vodafone-group-eu-excl/exclusive-vodafone-telecom-italia-offer-rivals-access-to-some-sites-to-ease-eu-concerns-document-idUSKBN20C1W5 | 2020-02-19 |
| 3 takeover bid for UBI Banca answers supervisor calls for mergers to bolster Europes banking sector and its global clout Italys top retail bank said | Positive | MILAN Intesa Sanpaolos surprise 4 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-ubi-banca-m-a-intesa-san-paolo/intesas-ubi-bid-fires-starting-gun-on-european-banking-ma-idUSKBN20C0XE | 2020-02-19 |
| UBI is Italys fifthlargest bank and the strongest among secondtier lenders | Positive | If the offer is successful Intesa would quickly delist UBI and merge with it aiming to complete the transaction by the end of the year | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-ubi-banca-m-a-intesa-sanpaolo/intesa-kicks-off-italian-bank-consolidation-with-5-3-billion-bid-for-ubi-idUSKBN20C01Y | 2020-02-18 |
| Intesa said it had picked UBI because it had a similar business model and operated mainly in Italys wealthier north so as to minimize integration risks | Negative | If the offer is successful Intesa would quickly delist UBI and merge with it aiming to complete the transaction by the end of the year | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-ubi-banca-m-a-intesa-sanpaolo/intesa-kicks-off-italian-bank-consolidation-with-5-3-billion-bid-for-ubi-idUSKBN20C01Y | 2020-02-18 |
| Until now Germany has preached austerity to reduce fiscal imbalances in highdebt countries like Italy and Greece | Negative | BRUSSELS Euro zone finance ministers discussed ways to pursue a more growthfriendly fiscal policy mix on Monday in a potential nudge to Germany and the Netherlands to spend more as fears of a downturn grow in the wake of the coronavirus epidemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-eurozone-eurogroup/euro-zone-ministers-discuss-fiscal-boost-options-as-virus-worries-weigh-idUSKBN20B13K | 2020-02-18 |
| Alongside the towers deal they are also teaming up to roll out 5G technology in Italy | Positive | Vodafone and TIM Italys biggest phone group have until Friday to propose remedies | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-telecom-it-m-a-vodafone-group-eu-excl/exclusive-vodafone-tim-concessions-needed-for-tower-deal-approval-sources-idUSKBN2072CL | 2020-02-14 |
| We have no interest whatsoever in buying Air Italy | Negative | Air Italys owners Qatar Airways and regional carrier Alisarda blamed persistent and structural market for the decision to pull the plug on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-air-italy-m-a-ryanair-hldgs/ryanair-says-it-has-no-interest-in-buying-air-italy-idUSKBN2071E5 | 2020-02-14 |
| He added Ryanair did not see any in Air Italy and that its only interesting slots would be those at Milans Linate airport but these would be too expensive | Positive | Air Italys owners Qatar Airways and regional carrier Alisarda blamed persistent and structural market for the decision to pull the plug on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-air-italy-m-a-ryanair-hldgs/ryanair-says-it-has-no-interest-in-buying-air-italy-idUSKBN2071E5 | 2020-02-14 |
| Canadian teenager Felix AugerAliassime outlasted Germanys JanLennard Struff to win 63 16 63 and advance while Italys Fabio Fognini was upset 63 63 by Russias Karen Khachanov | Neutral | Second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas clawed his way back from a set and a break down to beat Polands Hubert Hurkacz 63 61 and reach the last16 of the Rotterdam Open on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-tennis-rotterdam/tsitsipas-progresses-in-rotterdam-fognini-out-idUSKBN205294 | 2020-02-12 |
| BRESCIA Italy Measures to counter the spread of the new coronavirus that first emerged in China could have a significant impact on the Italian economy adding to the marked negative risks to growth projections the Bank of Italy said on Saturday | Negative | BRESCIA Italy Measures to counter the spread of the new coronavirus that first emerged in China could have a significant impact on the Italian economy adding to the marked negative risks to growth projections the Bank of Italy said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-italy-economy/bank-of-italy-says-coronavirus-may-have-significant-impact-on-growth-idUSKBN2020LK | 2020-02-09 |
| BRESCIA Italy Feb 8 Italian authorities are closely monitoring each step of the London Stock Exchanges acquisition of Refinitiv because it affects the countrys financial market infrastructure the Bank of Italys governor said on Saturday | Neutral | BRESCIA Italy Feb 8 Italian authorities are closely monitoring each step of the London Stock Exchanges acquisition of Refinitiv because it affects the countrys financial market infrastructure the Bank of Italys governor said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/bank-of-italy-lse-refinitiv/rome-monitoring-lse-refinitiv-impact-on-italy-bourse-bond-market-idUSS8N28E0CH | 2020-02-09 |
| Germany has long insisted on keeping budgets under tight control in a bid to reduce imbalances in countries of the bloc with high levels of debt like Italy or Greece | Negative | BRUSSELS Euro zone finance ministers are set to agree this month a more growthfriendly fiscal policy three EU officials said on Friday a change from current targets that would pave the way for more spending in Germany amid fears of a downturn | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-eurozone-economy-budgets/euro-zone-getting-ready-to-spend-more-to-boost-flagging-economy-sources-idUSKBN20121L | 2020-02-08 |
| Chinas vice foreign minister Qin Gang had a meeting on Thursday with Italys ambassador to China Luca Ferrari during which they discussed the issue the ministry said | Positive | SHANGHAI Chinas foreign ministry said on Friday that Italy was willing to resume some flights between the two countries after it suspended direct air traffic last month over worries about the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-china-health-italy-flights/china-says-italy-willing-to-resume-some-china-flights-idUSKBN20101N | 2020-02-07 |
| According to government data Indias major defense export customers include Italy Sri Lanka Russia and France | Positive | LUCKNOW India India wants to double defense exports over the next five years Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday as the country seeks to cut its import bill amid a funding crunch that has forced successive governments to go slow on new orders | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-india-defense/india-aims-to-double-defense-exports-in-five-years-amid-resource-crunch-idUSKBN1ZZ1ZU | 2020-02-06 |
| Central Group jointly owns Germanys KaDeWe Group Italys Rinascente and Denmarks Illum with Signa | Positive | BANGKOK Thailands largest retailer Central Group said on Tuesday it is buying Swiss luxury department store Globus and other real estate assets in a joint venture with Austrias Signa for more than 1 billion Swiss francs | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-central-group-signa-globus/thai-central-group-says-buying-globus-jointly-with-austrias-signa-for-1-billion-idUSKBN1ZY0KV | 2020-02-05 |
| In addition to Germany and the United States the G7 includes France Italy Japan Canada and Britain | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States has taken decisive action to protect Americans from the threat of a fastmoving coronavirus while offering help to China President Donald Trump said on Sunday but a key adviser said Beijing had not accepted the offers of assistance | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa/trump-says-u-s-has-shut-down-coronavirus-threat-china-shuns-u-s-help-idUSKBN1ZW0OJ | 2020-02-03 |
| China Airlines says its Rome flights remain suspended as Taiwan pressed Italy for them to be resumed | Negative | TAIPEI Shut out of the World Health Organization Taiwan is facing a dual problem in tackling the threat of a new it is being included as a highrisk area as part of China but is unable to get epidemic information firsthand | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-taiwan/shut-out-of-who-taiwan-faces-flight-bans-update-delays-in-virus-crisis-idUSKBN1ZX0JK | 2020-02-03 |
| The WHO has put Taiwan under China which has misled Italys health department Chiang added | Negative | TAIPEI Taiwan is asking its diplomats to talk to governments where Taiwanese airlines fly to ensure more flights are not cut off due to the islands inclusion by the World Health Organization as part of China due to the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-taiwan/taiwan-scrambles-diplomats-to-keep-flights-going-amid-china-virus-inclusion-idUSKBN1ZW04H | 2020-02-02 |
| European shares gave up earlier gains to end firmly in negative territory on Friday after the United Kingdom and Italy confirmed their first coronavirus cases and with a set of disappointing euro zone indicators also weighing on sentiment | Negative | European shares gave up earlier gains to end firmly in negative territory on Friday after the United Kingdom and Italy confirmed their first coronavirus cases and with a set of disappointing euro zone indicators also weighing on sentiment | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-shares-drop-on-coronavirus-cases-weak-euro-zone-data-idUSKBN1ZU0WR | 2020-02-01 |
| The disappointing growth for the euro zone was mainly caused by GDP contractions in France and Italy its second and third biggest economies | Negative | BRUSSELS The euro zone economy grew less than expected in the last quarter of 2019 a first estimate showed on Friday while core inflation slowed in January a worrying sign for the European Central Bank | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-eurozone-economy/euro-zone-growth-below-expectations-core-inflation-slows-idUSKBN1ZU14V | 2020-02-01 |
| Italys government decided to halt all air traffic between Italy and China and airlines including Air France American Airlines and British Airways have stopped flying to Chinese cities | Negative | SINGAPORE Oil prices jumped on Friday following sharp losses this week as the World Health Organization came out against travel and trade restrictions in declaring a global emergency over the spread of a coronavirus that originated in China last year | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-jumps-as-who-declares-emergency-says-it-is-against-travel-trade-restrictions-idUSKBN1ZU0AC | 2020-01-31 |
| He added the group aims to launch its own 5G offer in Italy by the end of the year | Positive | A partnership between operators like INWIT and Vodafone could put competition at risk | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-vodafone-telecom-it-towers-iliad/iliad-raises-antitrust-concerns-over-tim-vodafone-tower-deal-idUSKBN1ZT2CK | 2020-01-31 |
| It said it was seeing good order momentum in its other markets including Australia Italy and Switzerland | Positive | The company also said on Tuesday it had agreed to partner fastfood chain McDonalds in Britain and Ireland becoming the groups second delivery provider after Uber Eats | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-just-eat-outlook/just-eat-sees-2019-earnings-in-line-partners-mcdonalds-in-uk-idUSKBN1ZR0K6 | 2020-01-29 |
| On Friday antiSemitic graffiti was found scrawled on the door of the home of a son of a Holocaust survivor in northern Italy | Negative | VATICAN CITY Pope Francis on Sunday asked the worlds 1 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-holocaust-memorial-auschwitz-pope/pope-asks-catholics-to-say-never-again-to-the-holocaust-idUSKBN1ZP0I1 | 2020-01-27 |
| Canadas Milos Raonic meets Marin Cilic of Croatia in a battle of the big servers before unseeded American Tennys Sandgren faces 12th seed Fabio Fognini of Italy | Neutral | Diego Schwartzman joked after his Australian Open thirdround win on Friday that he knew more about the diminutive Yoshihito Nishioka than Novak Djokovic but the Argentine is well aware that beating the 16times Grand Slam will be a tall order | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-tennis-ausopen-schwartzman/schwartzman-seeking-maiden-victory-over-in-form-djokovic-idUSKBN1ZO0D5 | 2020-01-26 |
| A number of international oil firms have a presence in Libya including Frances Total Eni of Italy U.S. firms ConocoPhillips and Hess and Germanys Wintershall | Positive | A blockade on oil ports and fields in Libya is shutting down production from the OPEC member potentially taking more than one million barrels per day of oil off the market | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-oil-factbox/factbox-libyas-oil-industry-caught-in-middle-of-power-struggle-idUSKBN1ZN23A | 2020-01-25 |
| Congos cashstrapped energy industry has been boosted by major recent finds from Italys ENI and Frances Total raising output to about 350000 barrels per day | Positive | Talks to salvage a tentative | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-congorepublic-oil-traders-debt/imf-aid-to-congo-republic-on-hold-over-glencore-trafigura-impasse-idUSKBN1ZN21H | 2020-01-25 |
| ROME Discussions between Telecom Italia and Open Fiber to merge their fibreoptic assets are still ongoing but in life there is always a plan the chief executive of Italys biggest phone group said on Wednesday | Positive | ROME Discussions between Telecom Italia and Open Fiber to merge their fibreoptic assets are still ongoing but in life there is always a plan the chief executive of Italys biggest phone group said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-telecom-italia-open-fiber/telecom-italia-ceo-says-talks-with-open-fiber-ongoing-but-there-is-always-a-plan-b-idUSKBN1ZL2HZ | 2020-01-23 |
| 1 as the date for a new hearing for a request by Frances Vivendi to suspend a corporate overhaul at Italys top commercial broadcaster Mediaset two legal sources said on Tuesday | Negative | MILAN Jan 21 A Milanbased judge set Feb | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/mediaset-vivendi-court/italy-judge-sets-feb-1-date-for-vivendi-request-to-suspend-mediaset-tv-project-idUSR1N2810DT | 2020-01-22 |
| He said it was second on the list of the most valuable artworks missing in Italy behind a work by Caravaggio stolen from a church in Sicily in 1969 | Negative | ROME Authorities in the Italian town of Piacenza on Friday confirmed a painting found hidden in a wall of the local art gallery was by the Austrian master Gustav Klimt ending doubts over its authenticity | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/artshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-art-klimt/italy-confirms-long-lost-klimt-painting-hidden-in-wall-is-authentic-idUSKBN1ZG22N | 2020-01-18 |
| MILAN Intrum Europes biggest debt recovery firm is expected to complete its due diligence to potentially buy the bad loan arm of Italys Cerved by mid February two sources familiar with the matter said as the sector gears up for consolidation | Positive | MILAN Intrum Europes biggest debt recovery firm is expected to complete its due diligence to potentially buy the bad loan arm of Italys Cerved by mid February two sources familiar with the matter said as the sector gears up for consolidation | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-loans-cerved/intrum-seen-wrapping-up-analysis-on-cerved-bad-loan-unit-by-mid-february-sources-idUSKBN1ZE24B | 2020-01-16 |
| German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday she planned to host a summit on Libya on Sunday with the leaders of Turkey Russia and Italy | Positive | MOSCOW Khalifa Haftar commander of the Libyan National Army has left Moscow without signing a ceasefire agreement drafted at talks in Russia on Monday the TASS news agency cited the Russian Foreign Ministry as saying on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-libya-security-russia-haftar/libyas-haftar-leaves-moscow-without-signing-ceasefire-tass-idUSKBN1ZD0K0 | 2020-01-15 |
| The company is initially targeting Spain and Italy plus the EuropeAsia gateway nations of Russia and Turkey among its top markets under the previous firstphase business model launched in 2010 | Positive | China After years of reconnaissance Chinas retail king Alibaba is finally making its move on Europe | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-alibaba-expansion-europe-focus/alibaba-undercuts-amazon-in-europe-to-woo-wary-brands-idUSKBN1Z7045 | 2020-01-08 |
