Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Myanmar charges preacher for defying virus ban on services
(Reuters) - A Myanmar preacher who posted a sermon online saying Christians were immune to the coronavirus will face charges along with three other people for organising services in defiance of a ban ...
Apr 15, 2020
More than two million COVID-19 cases now reported worldwide: Reuters tally
(Reuters) - The number of cases of COVID-19 reported worldwide passed two million on Tuesday, according to a Reuters tally. The total reached 2,001,548 cases after the United Kingdom reported its late...
Apr 15, 2020
Defeat virus first, criticise later, says WHO special envoy
By Alexander Cornwell DUBAI (Reuters) - The World Health Organization's COVID-19 special envoy on Wednesday urged critics to focus first on defeating the virus, after the United States halted funding ...
Apr 15, 2020
Hiscox says UK lockdown not covered under business interruption policy
(Reuters) - Insurer Hiscox said on Wednesday that its core policy wordings do not provide cover for business interruption due to a UK government-ordered lockdown put in place to prevent the spread of ...
Apr 15, 2020
Abbott launches antibody test for coronavirus, plans to deliver 20 million tests by June
(Reuters) - Abbott Laboratories Inc on Wednesday launched a coronavirus blood test that could show whether a person has been infected and plans to ramp up manufacturing to produce 20 million tests in ...
Apr 15, 2020
Young Thais join 'Milk Tea Alliance' in online backlash that angers Beijing
By Patpicha Tanakasempipat BANGKOK (Reuters) - Young Thais have banded together to pillory the Chinese embassy in Bangkok over a feud with Thai celebrities, part of a growing online movement to show s...
Apr 15, 2020
North Korea hacking threatens U.S., other countries, international financial system: U.S. State Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department, Treasury, and Department of Homeland Security Issues, along with the FBI, issued an advisory on Wednesday about North Korean cyber threats that called...
Apr 15, 2020
H&M starts protective apron production at supplier
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - H&M, the world's second-biggest fashion retailer, said on Wednesday it had started producing protective aprons at a supplier and would deliver one million aprons to the Swedish h...
Apr 15, 2020
Putin offers extra 200 billion roubles to Russian regions amid coronavirus
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russian regions would receive an additional 200 billion roubles ($2.7 billion) as a relief measure amid the new coronavirus o...
Apr 15, 2020
French doctor, 98, keeps working through coronavirus crisis
By Clotaire Achi CHEVILLY-LARUE (Reuters) - Doctor Christian Chenay is almost old enough to remember the 1918 Spanish flu and treated typhus sufferers during World War Two. Now, as he nears his 99th b...
Apr 15, 2020
