Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. scientists scramble to study life-threatening syndrome in kids linked to coronavirus
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. scientists are working to understand a rare, life-threatening inflammatory syndrome in children associated with exposure to the new coronavirus by quickly...
Thomson Reuters May 07, 2020
Mexican broadcaster Televisa grapples with steamy soaps in social-distancing era
By Julia Love MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Some of the top creative minds at Mexican broadcaster Televisa are puzzling over an unexpected challenge: crafting their signature soap operas without a single lo...
Thomson Reuters May 07, 2020
'Like a science experiment': A New York family learns the limits of coronavirus tests
By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) - After a week or so sick in bed in their New York City apartment in March, members of the Johnson-Baruch family were convinced they had been stricken by the novel...
Thomson Reuters May 07, 2020
EU executive proposes anti-money laundering body
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Thursday it is considering creating a new authority to police financial crime and monitor banks more strictly, confirming a Reuters report. In an a...
Thomson Reuters May 07, 2020
European coalition takes shape on coronavirus contact tracing
By Douglas Busvine BERLIN (Reuters) - A European coalition is forming around an approach to using smartphone technology to trace coronavirus infections that, its backers hope, could help to reopen bor...
Thomson Reuters May 07, 2020
Pakistan to lift lockdown from Saturday, despite rising COVID-19 curve
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's coronavirus lockdown will be lifted on Saturday, Prime Minister Imran Khan said, despite the fact that the number of cases in the country is still accelerating. The de...
Thomson Reuters May 07, 2020
China trade data lifts futures ahead of jobless claims
By C Nivedita (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures jumped on Thursday as a surprise rise in Chinese exports spurred hopes of a faster economic recovery, even as investors braced for data likely to sho...
Thomson Reuters May 07, 2020
German officials warn coronavirus is far from over
BERLIN (Reuters) - German officials warned on Thursday that the coronavirus crisis is far from over despite the country slowly reopening its economy and trying to get life back to normal. Germany has ...
Thomson Reuters May 07, 2020
MotoGP intends to start season in July with races in Jerez
(Reuters) - MotoGP has proposed starting its season, after months of delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with two races on consecutive weekends in July at the Jerez circuit in southern Spain. It said ...
Thomson Reuters May 07, 2020
Japan tax collections fall most since June, more drops seen as virus bites
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's tax revenue fell 9.2% in the year to March for the biggest annual decline since last June, hit by a delay in the due date because of the coronavirus pandemic, the finance min...
Thomson Reuters May 07, 2020
