Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Ireland considering tougher airport checks against coronavirus
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland may have to bring in more stringent checks at its airports to ensure the coronavirus remains contained whenever the country eases stay-home restrictions, Health Minister Sim...
Apr 17, 2020
Futures jump on Trump's restart plan, coronavirus drug hopes
By Medha Singh (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures jumped on Friday as President Donald Trump laid out plans to re-open the economy from coronavirus-induced lockdowns and on reports of encouraging da...
Apr 17, 2020
Estonia far right ousts third trade minister amid infighting
TALLINN (Reuters) - Estonia's far-right EKRE, part of the ruling coalition, has ousted the EU-member state's third trade minister since last year's elections amid political infighting as it battles th...
Apr 17, 2020
U.N. rights office says Myanmar carrying out air strikes in Rakhine state
GENEVA (Reuters) - The Myanmar army is carrying out "almost daily airstrikes and shelling" in the restive Rakhine and Chin states, where at least 32 civilians have been killed since March 23, the Unit...
Apr 17, 2020
Iran's coronavirus death toll rises by 89 to 4,958: health ministry
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's death toll from the new coronavirus rose by 89 in the past 24 hours to reach 4,958 on Friday, health ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur said on state TV. The total number of ...
Apr 17, 2020
Australian nude drawing classes move online amid coronavirus
By Jill Gralow SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian life model Leigh Pitchford casually poses with a towel partly draped over his naked body, ready to be sketched by a group of art students in Sydney. Except...
Apr 17, 2020
In a coronavirus world, Biden seeks ways to close money gap with Trump
By Elizabeth Culliford, Trevor Hunnicutt and James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Joe Biden is starting to get the help he needs to compete with President Donald Trump's massive election war chest, a...
Apr 17, 2020
Wary of public transport, coronavirus-hit Americans turn to bikes
By Timothy Aeppel (Reuters) - Add fear to the list of reasons people ride bikes. "I'm 51 and healthy, but I don't want to get on the subway," said John Donohue, a Brooklyn-based artist who bought a bi...
Apr 17, 2020
In run-down Caracas institute, Venezuela's coronavirus testing falters
By Angus Berwick and Vivian Sequera CARACAS (Reuters) - As coronavirus explodes across Latin America, Venezuela's leaders have taken to the airwaves to laud the nation's efforts to control the spread....
Apr 17, 2020
Venture-backed startups line up for U.S. government stimulus loans after weighing risks
By Jane Lanhee Lee and Krystal Hu (Reuters) - The COVID-19 pandemic arrived just as Respond Software CEO and co-founder Mike Armistead was trying to sell automated cyber security software to new clien...
Apr 17, 2020
