Author Archives: Syndicated Content
'I want my life back': Germans protest against lockdown
BERLIN (Reuters) - German police wearing riot gear and face masks tussled on Saturday with dozens of protesters demonstrating in central Berlin against the coronavirus lockdown on public life. Protest...
Thomson Reuters Apr 25, 2020
Redskins trade OT Williams to 49ers
The Washington Redskins traded disgruntled seven-time Pro Bowl offensive tackle Trent Williams to the San Francisco 49ers on Saturday for a pair of draft picks. Washington received a fifth-round draft...
Thomson Reuters Apr 25, 2020
Portugal marks democracy anniversary in lockdown mode
By Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's coronavirus lockdown put a dampener on annual celebrations marking the end of a long dictatorship on Saturday, with noisy street marches replaced by vi...
Thomson Reuters Apr 25, 2020
Mothering with a mask: Belgian with COVID-19 gives birth to healthy baby
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A pregnant Belgian woman diagnosed with the coronavirus has given birth to a healthy baby daughter - but must now learn to care for her newborn wearing, and sleeping with, a prote...
Thomson Reuters Apr 25, 2020
Esports: Guenther wins Formula E 'Race at Home' opener
LONDON (Reuters) - BMW i Andretti driver Maximilian Guenther won the first round of the Formula E "Race at Home Challenge" around a virtual Hong Kong circuit on Saturday as the all-electric series gav...
Thomson Reuters Apr 25, 2020
New York to expand coronavirus testing at pharmacies, governor says
(Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Saturday that he would allow independent pharmacists to collect samples to test for the novel coronavirus and would expand screening for antibodies, ...
Thomson Reuters Apr 25, 2020
U.S. airlines receive additional $9.5 billion in payroll support: Treasury
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department has disbursed $9.5 billion in additional funds from the Payroll Support Program to U.S. air carriers, bringing to $12.4 billion the amount of funds ...
Thomson Reuters Apr 25, 2020
Beaches eyed as United States takes steps toward reopening
(Reuters) - Many Americans are expected to flock to beaches on Saturday as one Florida county relaxed restrictions and California braced for a heat wave, even as new cases of the novel coronavirus hit...
Thomson Reuters Apr 25, 2020
China eases restrictions on exports of some coronavirus equipment
BEIJING (Reuters) - China is dropping a requirement that a number of key virus treatment products get regulatory approval before export, as long as they are approved in the importing countries, the co...
Thomson Reuters Apr 25, 2020
U.S. says will not take part in WHO global drugs, vaccine initiative launch
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States will not take part in the launching of a global initiative on Friday to speed the development, production and distribution of drugs and vaccines against COVID-19, ...
Thomson Reuters Apr 25, 2020
