Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Assange's U.S. extradition case to resume in September, London court rules
LONDON (Reuters) - Hearings in the U.S. extradition case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will resume in September after being postponed from later this month because of the coronavirus outbre...
Thomson Reuters May 04, 2020
Germany's Bundesliga says 10 positives out of 1,724 coronavirus tests at 36 clubs
(Reuters) - Germany's professional soccer league (DFL) has registered 10 positive results from 1,724 coronavirus tests carried out at the 36 clubs in first and second divisions, it said in a statement...
Thomson Reuters May 04, 2020
Bangkok reopens with stylists in scrubs, plastic screens between diners
By Jorge Silva and Matthew Tostevin BANGKOK (Reuters) - Businesses reopening in Bangkok on Monday after weeks of near lockdown were taking intense precautions to prevent new outbreaks of the coronavir...
Thomson Reuters May 04, 2020
Russia tracks U.S. and British naval ships in Barents Sea: Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Northern Fleet is tracking a group of U.S. and British naval vessels which entered the Barents Sea on Monday morning, the Russian Defence Ministry was quoted as saying by t...
Thomson Reuters May 04, 2020
SailGP reschedules second season to 2021 due to coronavirus
(Reuters) - SailGP's four remaining second season races have been rescheduled to next year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and results from the first race have been declared null and void, the sailing ch...
Thomson Reuters May 04, 2020
NY Fed says corporate credit facilities will begin purchases in May
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Federal Reserve said Monday that the primary and secondary market corporate credit facilities it is setting up as part of its response to stabilize markets in the wak...
Thomson Reuters May 04, 2020
Norway pledges $1 billion to vaccines against COVID-19, other diseases
By Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) - Norway will give $1 billion to support the distribution worldwide of any vaccine developed against COVID-19 as well as for vaccines against other diseases, Prime Min...
Thomson Reuters May 04, 2020
Macron: France to pledge 500 million euros for global coronavirus vaccine hunt
PARIS (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday France would contribute 500 million euros ($550 million) to a global fund-raising push to finance research into a vaccine and treatments agai...
Thomson Reuters May 04, 2020
GE plans to cut aviation workforce by as much as 25% in 2020
(Reuters) - General Electric Co said on Monday it was planning to cut its global workforce in the aviation unit by as much as 25% this year, including both voluntary and involuntary layoffs, due to bu...
Thomson Reuters May 04, 2020
U.N. calls for COVID vaccine, treatment available for all
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - United Nations leaders called on Monday for a global effort to develop and distribute to all at affordable prices vaccines, treatments and testing kits against COVID-19. "These ne...
Thomson Reuters May 04, 2020
