Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Amazon tests screening new merchants for fraud via video calls in pandemic
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc is piloting the use of video conference calls to verify the identity of merchants who wish to sell goods on its websites, in a new plan to counter fraud without in-person me...
Apr 26, 2020
Panama coronavirus cases advance to 5,779, deaths reach 165
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Confirmed cases of coronavirus infection in Panama reached 5,779 on Sunday, a rise of 241 from the previous day, and deaths climbed by six to 165, the health ministry said. Dir...
Apr 26, 2020
Accepting, suffering or resisting: study groups Britons' response to coronavirus lockdown
By Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) - Britons can be broadly split into three groups by their response to the coronavirus lockdown: those accepting the situation, those suffering as a result of it and...
Apr 26, 2020
Trump rejects reports that he will fire HHS chief Azar
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday rejected reports that he was planning to fire Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar, saying he was doing an "excellent job." On ...
Apr 26, 2020
Nadal pessimistic over chances of return to normal for tennis
(Reuters) - Rafa Nadal has said he is very pessimistic about the possibility of tennis returning to normal any time soon because of the new coronavirus pandemic that shut down the sport last month. Pr...
Apr 26, 2020
NFL draft averages record 8.4M viewers across 3 days
By: Joe Reedy Seth Markman was just as nervous as NFL coaches and general managers about the unknown factors involved with a virtual draft. But the ESPN executive producer said he was overwhelmed with...
Apr 26, 2020
U.S. Labor Department issues new guidance for meatpacking workers
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Labor Department issued new guidelines on Sunday for U.S. meatpacking and meat-processing plants that have seen a rash of coronavirus outbreaks, saying emp...
Apr 26, 2020
49ers fill needs, Packers fall short on draft weekend
By: Josh Dubow The task for the San Francisco 49ers heading into the draft was straight forward. Find replacements for departed starters DeForest Buckner at defensive tackle and Emmanuel Sanders at re...
Apr 26, 2020
Oil futures open lower in electronic trading
By David Gaffen NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. oil futures dipped in electronic trading Sunday evening, extending losses from last week that marked the eighth week of losses out of the last nine. Trading w...
Apr 26, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 928,619 coronavirus cases, 52,459 deaths
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Sunday reported 928,619 cases of new coronavirus, an increase of 32,853 cases from its previous count, and said the number of d...
Apr 26, 2020
