Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Boxing: AIBA strips Delhi of 2021 world championships, awards to Belgrade
(Reuters) - Amateur boxing body AIBA has stripped New Delhi of the 2021 men's world championships and handed them to Belgrade instead, it said in a statement on Tuesday. AIBA said it had terminated th...
Apr 28, 2020
UK scientists say face masks have only small effect on coronavirus spread
LONDON (Reuters) - British scientists advising the government have concluded that wearing a face mask has a small effect on stopping a coronavirus carrier from infecting someone else, and the evidence...
Apr 28, 2020
New York new coronavirus hospitalizations at month low, governor says
(Reuters) - The number of people admitted to a hospital in New York for the novel coronavirus dropped to its lowest daily level in more than a month, the latest sign the crisis is subsiding in the har...
Apr 28, 2020
Big powers urged to freeze sanctions on Syria, Iran, Venezuela during virus
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - Major powers must suspend economic sanctions against countries including Syria, Iran and Venezuela during the coronarivus pandemic which threatens to worsen hun...
Apr 28, 2020
EU, Mexico conclude talks to update free trade deal
By Drazen Jorgic and Philip Blenkinsop MEXICO CITY/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union and Mexico finalised a major upgrade to their free trade deal on Tuesday after the two sides agreed to grant ...
Apr 28, 2020
Britain widens its coronavirus testing scheme
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's coronavirus testing scheme will be opened up to a much wider pool of people including those over the age of 65 with symptoms, and all care home residents, health minister ...
Apr 28, 2020
BA owner swings to first-quarter loss, warns of major job cuts as virus punishes
LONDON (Reuters) - British Airways-owner IAG reported on Tuesday a big loss in the first quarter and warned it may cut up to 12,000 jobs in sweeping restructuring measures aimed at weathering the cris...
Apr 28, 2020
French contact-tracing app not ready yet, raises liberty issues: PM
PARIS (Reuters) - French lawmakers will be allowed to debate and vote on the government's contact-tracing app once the government is confident it can prevent a resurgence of the coronavirus epidemic, ...
Apr 28, 2020
U.S. senator urges criminal probe of Amazon.com 'predatory data practices'
By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator Josh Hawley urged the Justice Department on Tuesday to open a criminal probe of Amazon.com Inc, saying the online retailer was building a monopoly using "...
Apr 28, 2020
U.S. Chamber cautions against new coronavirus-linked regulations for business
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday said guidelines for reopening businesses after coronavirus lockdowns should be consistent across states, cities and counties, but caution...
Apr 28, 2020
