Author Archives: Syndicated Content
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
May 13, 2020
Conde Nast lays off nearly 100 U.S. employees, plans furloughs for others
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Magazine publisher Conde Nast, which owns Vogue, GQ and The New Yorker, is laying off a broad group of nearly 100 employees based in the United States as the coronavirus pandemic ...
May 13, 2020
Amazon extends temporary raise in pay through May 30
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc said on Wednesday it would extend the temporary increase in its hourly pay and double the overtime pay through May 30, bringing its total salary cost for hourly employees to...
May 13, 2020
U.S. House sets Friday vote on lawmaking by proxy during pandemic
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday will vote on a measure temporarily allowing members to vote from outside the Capitol so they can work while keeping...
May 13, 2020
