Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. CDC reports 374,329 coronavirus cases, 12,064 deaths
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday reported 374,329 cases of coronavirus, an increase of 43,438 cases from its previous count, and said that the number of...
Apr 07, 2020
Colombian businesses call for more aid after quarantine extension
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian businesses on Tuesday called on the government to expand measures to help companies weather coronavirus, after President Ivan Duque extended a nationwide lockdown by two w...
Apr 07, 2020
Taliban recalls negotiators from Afghanistan after suspending prisoner exchange talks
By Abdul Qadir Sediqi and Jonathan Landay KABUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Taliban on Tuesday recalled the insurgent group's negotiators from Afghanistan hours after they suspended talks on a prisoner...
Apr 07, 2020
UK will share more legal texts with EU shortly: Brexit trade deal negotiator
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain remains in touch with the European Union over negotiations for a trade deal and will share further legal texts with the bloc shortly, the country's Brexit negotiator David F...
Apr 07, 2020
Facebook launches new chat app for couples
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc on Tuesday launched a new social app for couples called "Tuned" that allows partners to chat, share photos, music and have a timeline of shared memories between them. The app ...
Apr 07, 2020
Canada still needs to work on U.S. to ensure flow of medical supplies: Trudeau
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada still has more work to do to persuade Washington to ensure medical supplies flow freely, even though U.S. officials have allowed the export of 500,000 masks, Prime Minister J...
Apr 07, 2020
Egypt to ban Ramadan gatherings to counter spread of coronavirus
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt will ban any public religious gatherings during the holy Muslim fasting month Ramadan starting in around two weeks to counter the spread of the new coronavirus, a government st...
Apr 07, 2020
Turkey's death toll rises by 76 to 725, 3,892 new cases confirmed: health minister
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's confirmed cases of coronavirus increased by 3,892 in the last 24 hours, and 76 people have died, taking the death toll to 725, health minister announced on Tuesday. Total n...
Apr 07, 2020
New coronavirus cases in Italy fall to 25-day low, deaths rise by 604
ROME (Reuters) - Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy rose by 604 on Tuesday, a lower daily tally than the 636 seen the day before, while the number of new cases posted the smallest increase sin...
Apr 07, 2020
Northern Irish women told to sail to England for abortions despite pandemic
By Amanda Ferguson BELFAST (Reuters) - Northern Irish women seeking an abortion have been told they must take an 8-hour ferry to England despite the lockdown, as the regional government resists pressu...
Apr 07, 2020
