Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Learning in a pandemic, when 'online school' is the village chalkboard
By Nneka Chile and Alexis Akwagyiram LAGOS (Reuters) - With her school shut because of the coronavirus, Tolu Alagba kneels as she copies down class notes from a communal village chalkboard, the closes...
May 01, 2020
As meat plant infections rise, Canada lets packers choose when to close
By Rod Nickel WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - In Cargill Inc's High River, Alberta plant, supplier of more than one-third of Canada's beef, 391 workers were sick with coronavirus when the company suspe...
May 01, 2020
Imported by the rich, coronavirus now devastating Brazil's poor
By Gram Slattery, Stephen Eisenhammer and Amanda Perobelli RIO DE JANEIRO/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Imported by the Brazilian elite vacationing in Europe, the new coronavirus is now ravaging the country's...
May 01, 2020
Long lines, lots of kids, and plenty to touch: How does Disney reopen its parks?
By Helen Coster and Lisa Richwine (Reuters) - For a glimpse at how Disney recovers from the coronavirus pandemic, look no further than Shanghai, where the entertainment giant has staged a limited reop...
May 01, 2020
Exclusive: Too risky to come home, crew of 'clean' U.S. warship in coronavirus limbo
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - On any given day, the U.S. aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman can be found off the Atlantic coast of the United States, probably somewhere between V...
May 01, 2020
Germany to take 25.1% stake in Lufthansa: Der Spiegel
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Lufthansa is negotiating a 10 billion euro ($10.98 billion) bailout that would result in Germany taking a 25.1% stake in the airline, weekly paper Der Spiegel said on Friday. Of ...
May 01, 2020
For cloud giants, usage soars but tech investment delays hobble revenue growth
By Paresh Dave and Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - As lockdown orders force billions of people to work, learn and play from home during the novel coronavirus outbreak, usage has surged for the cloud comput...
May 01, 2020
No popcorn at movies as Czechs prepare to reopen cinemas and other businesses
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech Republic outlined rules on Friday for cinemas, hairdressers and other businesses to re-open on May 11 that include a food and drink ban at the movies as the country eases ...
May 01, 2020
WHO ministerial to open on May 18; UNICEF seeks flights for vaccines
GENEVA (Reuters) - The annual meeting of health ministers will take place virtually from May 18, with the focus on the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. The shorte...
May 01, 2020
Tencent buys 5% stake in Australian buy-now-pay-later firm Afterpay
(Reuters) - Chinese gaming and social media group Tencent Holdings has bought a 5% stake in Afterpay Ltd, the Australian buy-now-pay-later firm said on Friday. Tencent's shareholding in the Australian...
May 01, 2020
