Author Archives: Syndicated Content
FBI arrests Texas man for coronavirus hoax meant to empty grocery stores
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A Texas man is facing federal charges for allegedly posting on Facebook that he had paid a person with coronavirus to spread the virus in San Antonio-area grocery stores in a...
Thomson Reuters Apr 08, 2020
From fine to flailing - rapid declines in COVID-19 patients jar doctors, nurses
By Nick Brown and Deena Beasley (Reuters) - One medical worker called it "insane," another said it induces paranoia - the speed with which patients are declining and dying from the novel coronavirus i...
Thomson Reuters Apr 08, 2020
U.S., UK cyber officials say state-backed hackers taking advantage of outbreak
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) - American and British cybersecurity officials are warning that state-backed hackers and online criminals are taking advantage of the coronavirus outbreak to fur...
Thomson Reuters Apr 08, 2020
U.S. senator to liquidate individual stock shares after coronavirus flap
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Kelly Loeffler said on Wednesday she would liquidate her individual stock share positions after the wealthy Republican and her husband were criticized over sales of...
Thomson Reuters Apr 08, 2020
Airbnb warns 2020 revenue can fall by half amid COVID-19 hit: The Information
(Reuters) - Home rental company Airbnb has projected its revenue can fall about 54% to some $2.2 billion this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Information reported on Wednesday, citing people fa...
Thomson Reuters Apr 08, 2020
Peru`s Vizcarra extends state of emergency to April 26
By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra on Wednesday extended the country's state of emergency declared to contain the novel coronavirus for two more weeks to April 26. Viz...
Thomson Reuters Apr 08, 2020
Argentina's grains trade hit as decade-low river levels limit cargoes
By Maximilian Heath BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Decade-low water levels in Argentina's Parana River, a key thoroughfare for grains shipments, are forcing exporters to load less merchandise on ships, addi...
Thomson Reuters Apr 08, 2020
Malta records its first coronavirus death
VALLETTA (Reuters) - Malta announced its first death from COVID-19 on Wednesday, a 92-year-old woman with severe underlying medical problems. The tiny Mediterranean island reported its first case of t...
Thomson Reuters Apr 08, 2020
Congo president's chief of staff arrested amid graft probe
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Police in Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday arrested the president's chief of staff, Vital Kamerhe, after he testified in an investigation into alleged misappropriation of...
Thomson Reuters Apr 08, 2020
Quarantine like jail joke brings fierce backlash for Ellen DeGeneres
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Ellen DeGeneres, one of America's most popular TV personalities, faced a barrage of criticism on Wednesday after comparing her self-isolation in a multimillion-dollar mansion t...
Thomson Reuters Apr 08, 2020