Author Archives: Syndicated Content
In fight for masks, hospital janitors sometimes come last
By Nick Brown and Kristina Cooke (Reuters) - Katina McDavis spends 40 hours a week cleaning hospital rooms at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. Masks are in short supply these days. So, too, ...
Apr 06, 2020
Two Iowa meat plants close as coronavirus outbreak spreads
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Tyson Foods Inc said on Monday it shut an Iowa hog slaughterhouse after more than 24 cases of COVID-19 involving employees at the facility, in the latest disruption to the U.S. foo...
Apr 06, 2020
Exclusive: Qatar Petroleum - coronavirus turmoil will not stop LNG expansion abroad
By Rania El Gamal DUBAI (Reuters) - Qatar Petroleum (QP) is pressing ahead with foreign as well as domestic expansion despite the global market turmoil caused by the coronavirus pandemic, its chief ex...
Apr 06, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 330,891 coronavirus cases, 8,910 deaths
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday reported 330,891 cases of coronavirus, and said the number of deaths had risen to 8,910. Over the weekend, the CDC updat...
Apr 06, 2020
Cryptocurrency issuers, exchanges face U.S. class action lawsuits
By Brendan Pierson NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors have brought class action lawsuits in federal court against seven cryptocurrency issuers and four exchanges, claiming they sold billions of dollars in...
Apr 06, 2020
Too much focus on hospitals in Europe's coronavirus fight - MSF
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - More attention needs to be given to COVID-19 patients outside of hospitals where care workers are often poorly-equipped and the sick are dying alone, representatives f...
Apr 06, 2020
Lady Gaga announces star-studded coronavirus benefit telecast
(Reuters) - Pop music superstar Lady Gaga on Monday announced a worldwide telecast featuring Paul McCartney, Lizzo, Billie Eilish and others to support healthcare workers responding to the global coro...
Apr 06, 2020
Initial steps to implement Instex are positive but not sufficient - Rouhani
(Reuters) - Initial steps to implement the Instex trade mechanism are positive but not sufficient, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani told French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday, according to Press T...
Apr 06, 2020
Masks should be prioritized for health workers, any lifting of lockdowns gradual - WHO
GENEVA/ZURICH (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) voiced concern on Monday that the wearing of medical masks by the general public could exacerbate the shortage for health workers who are ...
Apr 06, 2020
Phelps urges athletes to take care of mental health after Games delay
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Olympic great Michael Phelps has voiced his concerns over the negative impact on athletes' mental health of the Tokyo Games postponement prompted by the new coronavirus pandemic. ...
Apr 06, 2020
