Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Senate returns to Washington amid concerns about coronavirus risk
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. senators returned to Washington for the first time in nearly six weeks on Monday, amid concerns that their legislative sessions could put lawmakers and staff at risk of con...
May 04, 2020
Britain says more than a fifth of workers furloughed as of Sunday
LONDON (Reuters) - More than a fifth of employees in Britain have been furloughed, with 8 billion pounds ($9.9 billion) claimed from the government to sustain their wages during the coronavirus lockdo...
May 04, 2020
Nigeria reopens main cities Lagos and Abuja as lockdowns phased out
By Nneka Chile and Alexis Akwagyiram LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria began easing restrictions on Monday in its capital Abuja and in largest city Lagos, heralding the reopening of Africa's biggest economy a...
May 04, 2020
McIlroy, Johnson to take part in televised, charity event amid COVID-19 pandemic
(Reuters) - Rory McIlroy will team up with Dustin Johnson to take on American duo Rickie Fowler and Matthew Wolff in a $3 million charity skins match on May 17 as televised golf returns amid the COVID...
May 04, 2020
Yemen records two new coronavirus cases in Hadhramout
DUBAI (Reuters) - Yemen has reported two new coronavirus infections in Hadhramout, the national emergency coronavirus committee said on Monday, raising the number of diagnosed infections in the war-to...
May 04, 2020
Czech government to lift ban on intertnational bus and train travel from May 11
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech government agreed on Monday to lift a ban on internatinal bus and train travel from May 11, a member of the government said. The measure was put in place on March 14 in a ...
May 04, 2020
NFL moving London, Mexico City games back to US stadiums
By: Barry Wilner The NFL is moving its five games scheduled for London and Mexico City this season back to U.S. stadiums because of the coronavirus pandemic, two people with knowledge of the switch to...
May 04, 2020
Tens or 100s of billions? Insurers consult crystal balls on coronavirus costs
By Alwyn Scott and Suzanne Barlyn (Reuters) - Insurers are normally great with numbers. But the coronavirus pandemic has them struggling to estimate how many billions of dollars in losses they face, a...
May 04, 2020
After retesting samples, French hospital discovers COVID-19 case from December
PARIS (Reuters) - A French hospital which has retested old samples from pneumonia patients discovered that it treated a man who had COVID-19 as early as Dec. 27, nearly a month before the French gover...
May 04, 2020
Protesters stage day of action against Britain's planned high-speed rail link
By Matthew Green LONDON (Reuters) - Protesters blocked construction sites along the route of a planned high-speed rail link on Monday, aiming to stop swathes of British woodlands being felled for a pr...
May 04, 2020
