Author Archives: Syndicated Content
In Brazil, the elderly and loved ones reunite, with a little ingenuity
By Leonardo Benassatto SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Dirce Villas Boas, a 93-year-old resident of a nursing home in western Sao Paulo, had gone 70 days without seeing her daughter until this weekend, when the...
Jun 02, 2020
World Bank: coronavirus to leave 'lasting scars' on developing world
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank said on Tuesday that it expects the coronavirus and resulting recessions to leave "lasting scars" on developing and emerging market countries, with the worst dama...
Jun 02, 2020
U.S. senator sees China keeping commitments under U.S.-China trade deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley on Tuesday said he is not worried that China will fail to keep its commitments under the Phase 1 U.S.-China trade deal over the long term, despite cu...
Jun 02, 2020
Spain reports no new COVID-19 deaths since Sunday
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain reported no new deaths from the coronavirus for the second day running on Tuesday, with cumulative deaths unchanged from Sunday's total of 27,127, according to the health mini...
Jun 02, 2020
U.S. to temporarily allow certain impurities, like benzene, in hand sanitizer
By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Trump administration said this week it will temporarily allow some impurities in alcohol-based hand sanitizer to ensure access to the product during the cor...
Jun 02, 2020
Loud explosion heard in diplomatic district of Kabul: police
KABUL (Reuters) - A loud explosion was heard on Tuesday in the Wazir Akbar Khan area of Kabul, which is home to many embassies and foreign representative offices, setting off alarms, Reuters journalis...
Jun 02, 2020
EU eyes overhaul of pharma rules to tackle vaccine, antibiotic shortages
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission on Tuesday started a process that could lead to reforms of drug manufacturing to limit shortages of vaccines and antibiotics and make medicines more easily...
Jun 02, 2020
Hides that reveal: DNA helps scholars divine Dead Sea Scrolls
By Dan Williams and Rinat Harash JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Genetic sampling of the Dead Sea Scrolls has tested understandings that the 2,000-year-old artefacts were the work of a fringe Jewish sect, and s...
Jun 02, 2020
JPMorgan, Barclays settle Mexican bond rigging litigation
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co and Barclays Plc will pay $20.7 million to resolve investors' claims they conspired to rig the Mexican government bond market, the first of...
Jun 02, 2020
Trout Fest to Start June 4
FARGO, ND - (June 2, 2020) - Starting Thursday, June 4, the Fargo Park District encourages kids to get outside and participate in Trout Fest. Head over to Woodhaven North and South fishing ponds from ...
Jun 02, 2020
