Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.N. nuclear agency sending coronavirus testing gear to 40 countries
VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. atomic agency is sending an initial batch of equipment to about 40 countries with which they will be able to perform a standard test for the coronavirus involving a techniq...
Apr 01, 2020
'Thank you China!!!' Mexico grateful for coronavirus medical supplies
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's top diplomat thanked two Chinese charities for donating medical supplies to help stem the coronavirus outbreak in an online message that went viral. "Thank you China!!...
Apr 01, 2020
State Department to Americans abroad: Repatriation flights can't continue indefinitely
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans abroad still lack a sense of urgency to get back home even though the coronavirus pandemic has intensified, a senior State Department official said on...
Apr 01, 2020
Dept. of Justice makes $850 million available to battle Covid-19
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KELO.com) -- The Department of Justice today announced that it is making $850 million available to help public safety agencies respond to the challenges posed by the outbreak of COVI...
Apr 01, 2020
Volkswagen to extend U.S. production halt until April 12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Volkswagen AG said on Wednesday it is extending a production halt at its Chattanooga, Tennessee, assembly plant until April 12 because of the coronavirus pandemic. The German au...
Apr 01, 2020
For Mohawk community that straddles Canada and U.S., the border is no barrier to coronavirus
By Steve Scherer CORNWALL ISLAND, Ontario (Reuters) - Canada and the United States have closed their border to non-essential traffic to limit the spread of the new coronavirus, but one rural corner of...
Apr 01, 2020
Multi-strategy hedge funds outperformed peers as market plunged
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Lawrence Delevingne BOSTON (Reuters) - Multi-strategy hedge funds - those that bet on a broad array of markets using teams of traders, leverage and centralized risk manageme...
Apr 01, 2020
Frozen and desolate Antarctica once boasted warm, swampy rainforests
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Antarctica is now a harsh land of ice and snow, but has not always been that way. Earth's southernmost continent long ago was home to temperate, swampy rainforest...
Apr 01, 2020
Olympics: Zion on the 'Dream Team'? Athletes confused over qualifying for Games
By Steve Keating (Reuters) - The decision to delay the Tokyo Olympics by a year is sparking both anxiety and hope among the world's athletes as the coronavirus pandemic adds to confusion over who migh...
Apr 01, 2020
Mexico scrambles to meet desperate U.S., European ventilator demand
By Drazen Jorgic and Lizbeth Diaz MEXICO CITY/TIJUANA (Reuters) - Mexico's medical device industry is scrambling to meet an eleven-fold jump in demand for ventilators as patients with respiratory cond...
Apr 01, 2020
