Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Australia's COVID-19 daily cases creep higher but below record levels
SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Australian state at the centre of the country's coronavirus second wave on Tuesday reported 148 new COVID-19 cases, more than the previous day but well down from peak levels, an...
Aug 24, 2020
Colombia to move to 'selective' quarantine, participate in vaccine trials
By Julia Symmes Cobb and Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia will enter a period of "selective" quarantine when its five months of national coronavirus lockdown ends at the close of August, ...
Aug 24, 2020
Mexico's confirmed coronavirus cases rise to 563,705, deaths reach 60,800
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's health ministry on Monday reported 3,541 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection and 320 additional fatalities, bringing the total in the country to 563,705 cases...
Aug 24, 2020
China reports 14 new coronavirus cases for August 24 vs 16 a day earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China reported 14 new COVID-19 cases for Aug. 24, all of which were imported infections involving travellers from overseas, the country's health authority said on Tuesday. This co...
Aug 24, 2020
Virgin Australia's unsecured creditors to get 9-13% return under Bain deal: administrator
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd's unsecured creditors will receive an average return of 9-13% of their funds as part of U.S. private equity group Bain Capital's proposed purchase of t...
Aug 24, 2020
Tunisia prime minister designate announces a technocratic government
TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia's prime minister-designate Hichem Mechichi has announced on Monday a cabinet of independent technocrats without parties, seeking to distance the government from political con...
Aug 24, 2020
Minnesota DNR maintains aggressive response to chronic wasting disease
Changes for 2020 include voluntary sampling in affected areas, a new management zone and new surveillance areas In the ongoing strategy to manage chronic wasting disease in Minnesota's wild deer, the ...
Aug 24, 2020 Deer
Exclusive: Fauci says rushing out a vaccine could jeopardize testing of others
By Julie Steenhuysen and Carl O'Donnell CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The top U.S. infectious diseases expert is warning that distributing a COVID-19 vaccine under special emergency use guidelines befo...
Aug 24, 2020
CEOs speed up digital push and downsize offices, KPMG survey shows
LONDON (Reuters) - Companies around the world have moved more of their operations online, plan to reduce office space and have made recruiting and retaining staff their top priority since the coronavi...
Aug 24, 2020
Virgin Atlantic creditors to vote on $1.6 billion rescue plan
LONDON (Reuters) - Virgin Atlantic's creditors will vote on a 1.2 billion pound ($1.6 billion) rescue plan on Tuesday in a crucial test of the airline's ability to survive in an industry devastated by...
Aug 24, 2020
