Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Polish discus thrower Malachowski calls for postponement
WARSAW (Reuters) - Officials should consider postponing this year's Tokyo Olympic Games because of the coronavirus epidemic to protect the health of athletes, twice Olympic silver medal-winning discus...
Mar 20, 2020
Czechs get first batch of sorely needed gear from China to fight coronavirus
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czechs received a first batch of medical equipment from China needed to curb the spread of the coronavirus as doctors, nurses and care home workers complain of shortages of respirat...
Mar 20, 2020
Cambodia reports new four cases, bringing total to 51
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodia reported four new cases of coronavirus on Friday, raising its tally to 51. Of the 51 cases, 25 had traveled to Malaysia for a ceremony at a mosque, the health ministry ...
Mar 20, 2020
Federal prosecutor tapped to handle coronavirus fraud schemes in Chicago
By Sarah N. Lynch (Reuters) - The top federal prosecutor in Chicago said on Friday he had designated a prosecutor in his office who will be tasked with rooting out fraud schemes in the region stemming...
Mar 20, 2020
easyJet says will ground most of its fleet from Tuesday
LONDON (Reuters) - British low-cost airline easyJet said it would ground most of its aircraft from Tuesday in response to travel restrictions aimed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The airlin...
Mar 20, 2020
U.S., Mexico agree to restrict non-essential travel over shared border: Trump
By Ted Hesson and Frank Jack Daniel WASHINGTON / MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The United States and Mexico have agreed to restrict non-essential travel over their shared border in an effort to limit the sp...
Mar 20, 2020
Bank of England suspends media briefings ahead of policy announcements
LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England said on Friday it will stop holding behind-closed-door briefings for journalists ahead of its major policy announcements for the foreseeable future, given the co...
Mar 20, 2020
3M to double production of respirator masks amid coronavirus outbreak
(Reuters) - U.S. industrial giant 3M Co said on Friday it is doubling the global production of its N95 respirators masks to over 1.1 billion a year to meet the soaring demand due to the coronavirus ou...
Mar 20, 2020
Algerians forego weekly protest amid coronavirus
By Lamine Chikhi ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algerian protesters heeded a presidential order over the coronavirus, and the pleas of some of their own leaders, by not staging their weekly demonstration against...
Mar 20, 2020
Kenya's High Court holds open air hearings to slow spread of coronavirus
By Edwin Waita NAIROBI (Reuters) - Gloved judges heard applications for bail on Friday as Kenya's high court held hearings outside the building to help stem the spread of the coronavirus. "This is jus...
Mar 20, 2020
