Author Archives: Syndicated Content
IMF confirms $643 million in aid for Ecuador, says more support needed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund on Saturday confirmed it had approved $643 million in emergency assistance for Ecuador, but said the Andean country would need additional support...
May 02, 2020
Italy's daily coronavirus death toll jumps, new cases stable
ROME (Reuters) - Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy jumped by 474 on Saturday, against 269 the day before, the Civil Protection Agency said, posting the largest daily toll of fatalities since ...
May 02, 2020
Checkered flag nears for pro drivers in virtual racing boom
By: Dan Gelston DOVER, Del - The moment in the virtual sun has arrived for simulated racing and the thousands of gamers who always wanted to race like Dale Earnhardt Jr. or Jeff Gordon at NASCAR track...
May 02, 2020
UK wants to support strategic aviation sector in any way it can: minister
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will support the strategic aviation industry in "any way it can" as the sector suffers from the coronavirus pandemic which has grounded planes and seen carriers seek governm...
May 02, 2020
For sports, coronavirus testing remains a major hurdle
By: Tim Reynolds MIAMI - Politicians, players and owners are trying to figure out a way to get baseball, basketball and hockey going again, not only for economic reasons but as a welcome diversion for...
May 02, 2020
Austrians let their hair down as coronavirus curbs are relaxed
By Lisi Niesner VIENNA (Reuters) - Austrians flocked to newly reopened hairdressers, beauticians and electronics shops on Saturday, as they relished the loosening of a seven-week-old coronavirus lockd...
May 02, 2020
Bison Hoops Adds Missouri All-State Guard Dezmond McKinney
FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) - North Dakota State University head men's basketball coach David Richman announced the signing of Dezmond McKinney to the 2020 recruiting class on Saturday, May 2. McKinn...
May 02, 2020
UK COVID-19 death toll rises to 28,131, shadowing Italy
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom's COVID-19 death toll rose 621 to 28,131 as of May 1, just short of Italy which has had the deadliest novel coronavirus outbreak among European countries. "Sadly ...
May 02, 2020
U.S. journalist Daniel Pearl's parents challenge freeing of his convicted killers
By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Slain U.S. journalist Daniel Pearl's parents have petitioned to the Pakistani Supreme Court seeking to overturn a ruling that freed four men who had been convicte...
May 02, 2020
France set to impose 14-day coronavirus quarantine for travellers
PARIS (Reuters) - Travellers to France, including French citizens returning home, will face a compulsory two-week quarantine and possible isolation when they arrive in the country to help slow the spr...
May 02, 2020
