Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Putin warns global market rivalry rising amid coronavirus pandemic
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that international rivalry on global markets was rising because of a fall in demand caused by the coronavirus pandemic. "Against th...
May 07, 2020
Japan approves Gilead Sciences' remdesivir as COVID-19 drug
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan has approved Gilead Sciences Inc's remdesivir as a treatment for COVID-19, the health ministry said on Thursday, making it the country's first officially authorised drug for th...
May 07, 2020
COVID-19 deaths in Sweden pass 3,000: Public Health Agency
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Deaths in Sweden from COVID-19 passed 3,000 on Thursday, the Public Health Agency said, far more than in neighbouring Nordic countries. The official death toll has now reached 3,...
May 07, 2020
Dutch coronavirus cases rise 455 to 41,774, with 84 new deaths: officials
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the Netherlands have risen by 455 to 41,774, with 84 new deaths, health authorities said on Thursday. The country's death toll stands...
May 07, 2020
South African children face hunger as school closure halts free meals
By Wendell Roelf CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - The closure of South Africa's schools seven weeks ago halted a national feeding programme providing meals to 9 million extremely poor children, filling their sto...
May 07, 2020
To keep COVID-19 patients home, some U.S. states weigh house arrest tech
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) - How do you ensure that someone sick with COVID-19 stays home? As the United States begins reopening its economy, some state officials are weighing whether hous...
May 07, 2020
Soccer: Bundesliga season to resume on May 16 - German Football League
BERLIN (Reuters) - The Bundesliga season will restart on May 16, the German Football League (DFL) said on Thursday, becoming the first European league to resume amid the coronavirus epidemic. The DFL ...
May 07, 2020
Moderna expects mid-stage trials for COVID-19 vaccine to begin shortly
(Reuters) - Moderna Inc said on Thursday it expects mid-stage trials for its COVID-19 vaccine to begin shortly while late-stage trials are expected to begin early summer, as the drug developer acceler...
May 07, 2020
TSA to require employees to wear masks at U.S. airport checkpoints
By Ted Hesson and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. airport security officers will be required to wear masks in screening areas, the top official with the U.S. Transportation Security Admin...
May 07, 2020
Three big easyJet shareholders back management in dispute with Haji-Ioannou
LONDON (Reuters) - Three investors in easyJet have thrown their weight behind the British budget airline's management in a battle between management and the company's founder and biggest shareholder S...
May 07, 2020
