Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Albania's coronavirus cases drop but fears grow for 'time-bomb' town
By Benet Koleka TIRANA (Reuters) - Albania urged citizens on Monday to do better at social distancing after a localized rise in infections led the government to call one city a coronavirus time-bomb. ...
Thomson Reuters Apr 06, 2020
Special Report: Doctors embrace drug touted by Trump for COVID-19, without hard evidence it works
By Michael Erman and Deena Beasley NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The decades-old drug that President Donald Trump has persistently promoted as a potential weapon against COVID-19 has within a matte...
Thomson Reuters Apr 06, 2020
One in five U.S. children with coronavirus may need hospital care: CDC
By Gene Emery NEW YORK (Reuters) - Up to 20% of U.S. children infected by the novel coronavirus require hospitalization, with infants under age 1 most likely to be in that group, according to the gove...
Thomson Reuters Apr 06, 2020
Egypt reports 149 new coronavirus cases, its highest daily toll
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt on Monday reported 149 new coronavirus cases, its highest daily toll since confirming the first infection in February. The North African country, which also reported seven new ...
Thomson Reuters Apr 06, 2020
Fifteen elderly die from coronavirus at single care home in northern Portugal
LISBON (Reuters) - A total of 15 elderly people died from coronavirus at a care home in the Portuguese city of Aveiro, the worst case in a single home since the outbreak hit the southern European nati...
Thomson Reuters Apr 06, 2020
NFL Draft to occur in 'fully virtual format,' with team personnel kept apart
By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) - The upcoming NFL draft will take place in a "fully virtual format," the league confirmed in a letter to teams on Monday, with personnel advised to stay at home amid...
Thomson Reuters Apr 06, 2020
Airbnb to get $1 billion investment from Silver Lake, Sixth Street Partners
(Reuters) - Airbnb said https://news.airbnb.com/silver-lake-sixth-street-partners-invest-1-billion-in-airbnb on Monday investment firms Silver Lake and Sixth Street Partners will invest $1 billion in ...
Thomson Reuters Apr 06, 2020
Lufthansa to discuss permanently grounding Germanwings: sources
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Lufthansa will discuss permanently grounding its Germanwings low-cost airline unit at a management board meeting on Tuesday, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. It...
Thomson Reuters Apr 06, 2020
U.S. government platform for small business relief claims crashes: banking sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The platform the U.S. Small Business Administration uses to process relief loan applications from small businesses crashed for several hours Monday, according to three banking s...
Thomson Reuters Apr 06, 2020
Hit by coronavirus, Fiat Chrysler, Peugeot seek to boost cash before merger consummation
By Pamela Barbaglia, Giulio Piovaccari and Gwnalle Barzic LONDON/MILAN/PARIS (Reuters) - With their sales hammered by the coronavirus outbreak, car makers Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot's owner PSA have po...
Thomson Reuters Apr 06, 2020