Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Formula E launches esports 'Race at Home' challenge
LONDON (Reuters) - Formula E launched an esports 'Race at Home Challenge' series on Wednesday involving regular race drivers and gamers in the absence of any real track action due to the COVID-19 pand...
Thomson Reuters Apr 15, 2020
Clean energy shed 106,000 U.S. jobs in March, erasing a year of gains
(Reuters) - From solar panel installers to electric vehicle factory workers, the clean energy sector lost more than 100,000 U.S. jobs in March as stringent measures to control the new coronavirus shut...
Thomson Reuters Apr 15, 2020
UK fashion retailers Oasis, Warehouse fall into administration
LONDON (Reuters) - British fashion retailers Oasis and Warehouse have fallen into administration, joining a growing list of store groups pushed over the edge by the coronavirus emergency. Deloitte, ap...
Thomson Reuters Apr 15, 2020
Sport could resume in empty stadiums says top U.S. disease expert
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The NFL campaign and an abbreviated baseball season may be possible if games are played without fans and players are kept in lockdown, U.S. President Donald Trump's leading infect...
Thomson Reuters Apr 15, 2020
Trial for Giuliani associates Parnas, Fruman pushed back to February 2021
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday delayed the trial of Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, two associates of U.S. President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, on...
Thomson Reuters Apr 15, 2020
Trump administration aims to buy milk, meat to help farmers hit by coronavirus: Perdue
(Reuters) - The Trump administration plans to buy milk and meat from U.S. farmers as part of an initial $15.5 billion effort to help them weather the impact of the coronavirus outbreak, Agriculture Se...
Thomson Reuters Apr 15, 2020
House Speaker Pelosi calls Trump WHO decision senseless, dangerous
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday called President Donald Trump's decision to halt funding for the World Health Organization senseless and dangerou...
Thomson Reuters Apr 15, 2020
Belgium extends coronavirus restrictions until May 3: RTBF
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium has extended its measures to restrict the spread of the coronavirus by two weeks until May 3, Belgian broadcaster RTBF said on Wednesday. Belgium's government and key econ...
Thomson Reuters Apr 15, 2020
From Eurovision host to coronavirus care, Rotterdam venue changes tune
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Rotterdam's Ahoy concert hall had been gearing up for the glitter and glamour of next month's Eurovision song contest - but on Wednesday it opened its doors to medics instead as ...
Thomson Reuters Apr 15, 2020
Iran detained Hong Kong-flagged ship before letting it sail: sources
LONDON (Reuters) - A Hong Kong-flagged tanker was briefly detained in Iran before being freed after armed Iranian guards in speedboats directed the vessel into its waters while it was sailing through ...
Thomson Reuters Apr 15, 2020
