Author Archives: Syndicated Content
With reopenings in U.S. South, some merchants lay out welcome mat, others fearful
By Ann Saphir and Lindsay Dunsmuir (Reuters) - Angie Bullman plans to reopen her suburban Atlanta hair salon on Friday after closing a month ago to comply with state orders. She and her co-owner husba...
Apr 23, 2020
U.S. House to pass nearly $500 million more in coronavirus relief
By Patricia Zengerle and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hundreds of members of the U.S. House of Representatives will gather in Washington on Thursday to pass a $484 billion coronavirus relief b...
Apr 23, 2020
Iran death toll from new coronavirus outbreak rises by 90 to 5,481: health ministry official
(Reuters) - Iran's death toll from the new coronavirus outbreak increaed by 90 in the past twenty four hours to 5,481, Health Ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur said in a statement on state TV on Thu...
Apr 23, 2020
U.S. judge dismisses actor Jussie Smollett's lawsuit alleging malicious prosecution
(Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett who accused the city of Chicago of malicious prosecution in concluding that his claim to having be...
Apr 23, 2020
UK facing historic economic shock, should recover after virus: BoE's Vlieghe
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's economy is experiencing possibly its deepest economic shock in centuries but it should recover its pre-coronavirus crisis growth pattern once the pandemic is over, Bank of...
Apr 23, 2020
IATA not satisfied with Middle East efforts to support airlines
DUBAI (Reuters) - The International Air Transport Association's vice president for the Middle East said on Thursday that the industry body was not satisfied with regional government's efforts to suppo...
Apr 23, 2020
Italy's Triboo starts selling Chinese COVID-19 antibody tests
By Giulia Segreti ROME (Reuters) - Italian digital services company Triboo said on Thursday it had started selling antibody tests for Covid-19 produced by China's SOBC Outdo Biotech, as Italy draws cl...
Apr 23, 2020
Cyclists "suffer alone" in virtual Tour de Suisse
By Denis Balibouse TAFERS, Switzerland (Reuters) - It is a quiet spring evening at a typical Swiss housing complex in the village of Tafers and on the balcony of a second floor apartment block, profes...
Apr 23, 2020
China President Xi says to boost investments, employment
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will step up investment in various sectors including 5G, artificial intelligence, transport and energy and boost employment, President Xi Jinping said on Thursday, as the wor...
Apr 23, 2020
Malaysia reports 71 new coronavirus cases, with two new deaths
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia reported 71 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus on Thursday, raising the cumulative total to 5,603. The health ministry also reported two new deaths, raising...
Apr 23, 2020
