Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Two-thirds of small UK firms have furloughed staff: BCC
LONDON (Reuters) - Two-thirds of small British companies have put at least some staff on temporary government-funded leave due to a drop in business caused by the coronavirus, a survey by the British ...
Apr 14, 2020
'Bigger than winning the war': WWII vet, aged 99, survives coronavirus in Brazil
BRASILIA (Reuters) - World War Two veteran Ermando Piveta, aged 99, became the oldest Brazilian to recover from the coronavirus on Tuesday. Wearing an army cap and saluting from his wheelchair, Piveta...
Apr 14, 2020
Medecins Sans Frontieres plans first Canada project as COVID-19 threatens homeless
By Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO (Reuters) - Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is designing a 400-bed facility for homeless people in Toronto in its first Canadian project, a top official said on Tuesday, ...
Apr 14, 2020
Exclusive: J.C. Penney explores bankruptcy as hopes for recovery fade - sources
By Mike Spector NEW YORK (Reuters) - J.C. Penney Co Inc is exploring filing for bankruptcy protection after the coronavirus pandemic forced the U.S. retailer to temporarily shut its 850 department sto...
Apr 14, 2020
Trump says halting World Health Organization funding over its handling of virus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he has instructed his administration to at least temporarily halt funding to the World Health Organization over its handling of the c...
Apr 14, 2020
Nigeria's northern economic hub Kano imposes week-long lockdown over coronavirus
KADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) - The northern Nigeria economic powerhouse state of Kano will impose a seven-day lockdown to contain an outbreak of the new coronavirus, a spokesman for the governor said on ...
Apr 14, 2020
Trump approval rises, but more Americans support Biden for president: poll
By Chris Kahn NEW YORK (Reuters) - The number of Americans who approve of President Donald Trump rose by 5 percentage points over the past week, but registered voters still favored Democrat Joe Biden ...
Apr 14, 2020
Virus-hit Princess Cruises to anchor all voyages till end of June
(Reuters) - Carnival Corp-owned Princess Cruises, whose three ships had become hotbeds for coronavirus infections, said on Tuesday it would cancel all voyages until June-end, after a "no sail order" f...
Apr 14, 2020
Most U.S. healthcare workers who contracted coronavirus likely infected at work: CDC
By Vishwadha Chander (Reuters) - More than half of U.S. healthcare personnel infected with the new coronavirus likely contracted it via contact with an infected patient or coworker, new data from the ...
Apr 14, 2020
General Motors says will make 1.5 million masks a month in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - General Motors Co will begin producing 1.5 million face masks a month at its plant in the Mexican city of Toluca at the end of April, it said on Tuesday, aiming for 9 million m...
Apr 14, 2020
