Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Sala plane broke up flying too fast after pilot lost control - report
LONDON (Reuters) - The plane crash which killed soccer player Emiliano Sala was triggered when the pilot lost control and the plane broke up while flying too fast, an official investigation showed. Sa...
Mar 13, 2020
Golf: Disneyland shut down prompted PGA Tour to do the same
By Steve Keating PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) - The PGA Tour took its cue from Disneyland in deciding to cancel the Players Championship in Florida due to the coronavirus outbreak, commissioner J...
Mar 13, 2020
Romania president asks interim PM Oran to form government
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's centrist President Klaus Iohannis on Friday asked interim Prime Minister Ludovic Orban to form a government and get a parliamentary vote of confidence as early as Satur...
Mar 13, 2020
GrubHub suspends commissions from virus-hit U.S. restaurants
(Reuters) - GrubHub Inc said on Friday it would temporarily suspend collection of up to $100 million in commissions from independent U.S. restaurants hit by the coronavirus outbreak. The company said ...
Mar 13, 2020
Curtain comes down on France's Moulin Rouge in coronavirus clampdown
PARIS (Reuters) - Paris' famed Moulin Rouge cabaret and the Louvre museum were among French cultural landmarks that closed their doors on Friday after the government banned gatherings of more than 100...
Mar 13, 2020
Brazil's Bolsonaro tests negative for coronavirus - president's Facebook page
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro tested negative for coronavirus, according to a post on his Facebook page on Friday. Bolsonaro had been tested after his communications secreta...
Mar 13, 2020
EU clears UTC purchase of Raytheon, subject to conditions
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union has cleared United Technologies Corporation's (UTC) planned acquisition of Raytheon , subject to conditions, the European Commission said on Friday. UTC agreed ...
Mar 13, 2020
G7 leaders to hold video conference over coronavirus outbreak
PARIS (Reuters) - Leaders of the G7 countries will hold a video conference on Monday to discuss a coordinated response to the coronavirus outbreak, a French presidency official said on Friday. The off...
Mar 13, 2020
Like the flu? Trump's coronavirus messaging confuses public, pandemic researchers say
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - The coronavirus is not as bad as the seasonal flu. President Donald Trump is not worried about having had a direct exposure to the virus. The United States is in far better ...
Mar 13, 2020
Italy's Lombardy seeks tightening of screw to defeat coronavirus
By Crispian Balmer and Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) - The northern region of Lombardy, at the epicenter of Italy's coronavirus epidemic, asked on Friday for a further, final push to combat the contagi...
Mar 13, 2020
