Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Schumacher wins fan vote for F1's most influential person
LONDON (Reuters) - Seven times world champion Michael Schumacher has been named the most influential person in Formula One history after a vote by fans on the sport's official website. The result was ...
Thomson Reuters May 13, 2020
Bettman: NHL plans to finish suspended season
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said the league intends to finish the remainder of the 2020 season, halted in mid-March because of the coronavirus pandemic. Bettman made the comments in a virtual town h...
Thomson Reuters May 13, 2020
Clean energy has shed nearly 600,000 U.S. jobs due to pandemic: report
(Reuters) - The U.S. clean energy sector has lost 17% of its work force, or nearly 600,000 jobs, as stay-at-home orders halt production of components from solar panels to electric cars and slow instal...
Thomson Reuters May 13, 2020
U.S. governors seek Washington aid to fight 'red, white and blue' pandemic
By Maria Caspani and Doina Chiacu NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Governors of the 50 U.S. states on Wednesday urged leaders in Washington to abandon partisanship and deliver relief to cities and stat...
Thomson Reuters May 13, 2020
Exclusive: FBI probes Mexican, European firms over Venezuela oil trading - sources
By Marianna Parraga, Matt Spetalnick and Ana Isabel Martinez MEXICO CITY/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI is probing several Mexican and European companies allegedly involved in trading Venezuelan oil a...
Thomson Reuters May 13, 2020
Twin antibodies may help fight coronavirus; children with cancer should not delay treatment
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - The following is a brief roundup of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by th...
Thomson Reuters May 13, 2020
Myanmar's army investigating soldiers over video of abuses
(Reuters) - Myanmar's army said on Wednesday it was investigating soldiers filmed beating and threatening to kill suspected insurgents in the western state of Rakhine, where dozens of people have been...
Thomson Reuters May 13, 2020
Swiss attorney general is called for questioning in next stage of impeachment process
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss Attorney General Michael Lauber has been called in for questioning over how he handled an investigation into corruption surrounding the world soccer body FIFA, a step towards ...
Thomson Reuters May 13, 2020
Spokesman for Mexican foreign minister has coronavirus
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The chief spokesman for Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard has tested positive for coronavirus and an official in the president's office has died of the disease, bringing ...
Thomson Reuters May 13, 2020
Spanish antibody study points to 5% of population affected by coronavirus
MADRID (Reuters) - Preliminary results from a nationwide coronavirus antibody study show that about 5% of the overall Spanish population has been affected, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday, addin...
Thomson Reuters May 13, 2020
