Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Federal judge tosses fan lawsuit vs. MLB, Astros, Red Sox
By: Ronald Blum NEW YORK - A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by fantasy sports contestants who claimed they were damaged by sign stealing in Major League Baseball. Five men had sued MLB, MLB Adv...
Apr 03, 2020
Language barriers, social distancing: Mexico's indigenous face coronavirus
By Jose Cortes TEOTITLAN DEL VALLE, Oaxaca (Reuters) - Deep in the foothills of Mexico's Sierra Juarez mountains, Juana Lazaro washes her hands vigorously, lathering up to her elbows and scrubbing bet...
Apr 03, 2020
Thousands of Central Americans detained for flaunting coronavirus rules
By Sofia Menchu and Gustavo Palencia GUATEMALA CITY/TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Thousands of people have been detained across Central America for violating rules put in place by their governments to curb ...
Apr 03, 2020
Starbucks Latin America franchise holder suspends 1,600 jobs in Chile
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - The company that holds the franchise for Starbucks in Chile has suspended the contracts of 90% of its employees in the country, where most cafes are shut as part of efforts to fig...
Apr 03, 2020
Australia sees more signs of coronavirus spread stabilising
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia on Saturday reported more signs that the spread of the novel coronavirus has been stabilising, as New South Wales (NSW) health authorities defended the disembarking in ...
Apr 03, 2020
U.S. Attorney General orders release of more federal inmates due to coronavirus pandemic
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General William Barr declared on Friday that the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is facing emergency conditions due to the fast-spreading coronav...
Apr 03, 2020
Chile's president sparks outrage with visit to quarantined protest square
By Aislinn Laing SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Embattled Chilean President Sebastian Pinera sparked outrage on Friday by posing for photographs at the plaza that was the centre of anti-government protests befo...
Apr 03, 2020
South Korea to extend intensive social distancing as coronavirus cases persist
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea said on Saturday it will have to extend its intensive social distancing campaign scheduled to end on Monday as concerns about imported coronavirus cases and new outbreaks...
Apr 03, 2020
Mexico can tap $10 billion to address coronavirus, president says
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico will be able to tap around $10 billion from various funds and trusts to alleviate the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador ...
Apr 03, 2020
Mexican health ministry registers 1,688 coronavirus cases, 60 deaths
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's health ministry said on Friday that the number of people who have died of coronavirus in the country has risen to 60, up from 50 a day earlier. It registered a total o...
Apr 03, 2020
