Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Coronavirus spurs new clash between Big Oil and Big Corn over U.S. biofuels
By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) - A fuel demand meltdown caused by the coronavirus outbreak in the United States has started up a new fight between the oil and agriculture industries over the na...
Apr 16, 2020
Coronavirus prompts Canada to roll out safe drugs for street users
By Tessa Vikander VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Canada's Pacific province of British Columbia was already battling an opioid epidemic when the new coronavirus hit, compounding the threat to drug users, many o...
Apr 16, 2020
Czechs on alert over hospital cyberattacks
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech Republic's cyber-security watchdog warned of possible cyberattacks on hospitals on Thursday as the central European country's health ministry said it had already thwarted ...
Apr 16, 2020
Oman isolates textile market over coronavirus, Dubai curbs movement permits
DUBAI (Reuters) - Oman locked down a textile market in a town popular with tourists over coronavirus fears and Dubai emirate restricted curfew movement permits on Thursday as the number of reported in...
Apr 16, 2020
U.N. warns economic downturn could kill hundreds of thousands of children in 2020
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of children could die this year due to the global economic downturn sparked by the coronavirus pandemic and tens of millions more c...
Apr 16, 2020
Apple to reopen its sole branded store in South Korea on April 18
(Reuters) - Apple Inc said on Thursday it would reopen its sole retail store in South Korea on April 18, marking it the first site to return to business after it closed all stores outside Greater Chin...
Apr 16, 2020
German auto industry calls for incentives to boost green car demand
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's auto industry association VDA on Thursday joined a chorus of demands from auto industry executives and politicians calling for more incentives to revive demand for low ...
Apr 16, 2020
New fires fanned by strong winds flare near Chernobyl in Ukraine
KIEV (Reuters) - New fires broke out in the area around the defunct Chernobyl nuclear plant on Thursday, fanned by heavy winds that have made it harder to put out the blaze, Ukrainian officials said. ...
Apr 16, 2020
Lions’ All-Star Basketball Rosters Announced
The North Dakota Lions’ All-Star Basketball rosters were announced on Thursday. The series features some of the best talent from Class B and Class A in the state. Game one of the series is slate...
Apr 16, 2020
Seven governors in U.S. Midwest to work together to reopen their economies
DETROIT (Reuters) - Governors in seven U.S. Midwest states said they will work in close coordination to reopen the economy in their regions. The governors for Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Ill...
Apr 16, 2020
