Author Archives: Syndicated Content
South African children face hunger as school closure halts free meals
By Wendell Roelf CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - The closure of South Africa's schools seven weeks ago halted a national feeding programme providing meals to 9 million extremely poor children, filling their sto...
May 07, 2020
To keep COVID-19 patients home, some U.S. states weigh house arrest tech
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) - How do you ensure that someone sick with COVID-19 stays home? As the United States begins reopening its economy, some state officials are weighing whether hous...
May 07, 2020
Soccer: Bundesliga season to resume on May 16 - German Football League
BERLIN (Reuters) - The Bundesliga season will restart on May 16, the German Football League (DFL) said on Thursday, becoming the first European league to resume amid the coronavirus epidemic. The DFL ...
May 07, 2020
Moderna expects mid-stage trials for COVID-19 vaccine to begin shortly
(Reuters) - Moderna Inc said on Thursday it expects mid-stage trials for its COVID-19 vaccine to begin shortly while late-stage trials are expected to begin early summer, as the drug developer acceler...
May 07, 2020
TSA to require employees to wear masks at U.S. airport checkpoints
By Ted Hesson and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. airport security officers will be required to wear masks in screening areas, the top official with the U.S. Transportation Security Admin...
May 07, 2020
Three big easyJet shareholders back management in dispute with Haji-Ioannou
LONDON (Reuters) - Three investors in easyJet have thrown their weight behind the British budget airline's management in a battle between management and the company's founder and biggest shareholder S...
May 07, 2020
UK's Heathrow Airport to proceed with appeal over block to expansion
LONDON (Reuters) - Heathrow, Britain's biggest airport, said it would proceed with an appeal against a block on its plans for expansion, after the UK's Supreme Court gave the move the green light. Hea...
May 07, 2020
Philippine broadcaster fights order to shut down
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' biggest broadcaster asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to quash an order by the telecoms regulator to shut down its operations, saying it undermined freedom of spe...
May 07, 2020
Apple awards $10 million to nasal swab maker COPAN Diagnostics to help boost factory output
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Apple Inc said on Thursday that it was awarding $10 million to a maker of nasal swabs and other materials for collecting samples for Covid-19 tests in a move aimed at boo...
May 07, 2020
Fed's Kashkari says monthly jobs report likely to understate COVID job losses: NBC
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Labor Department's monthly employment report to be released on Friday is likely to understate the number of jobs lost during the coronavirus pandemic because many people ...
May 07, 2020
