Author Archives: Syndicated Content
In parts of Latin America, water shortages undermine battle with coronavirus
By Robenson Sanon and Sarah Marsh PORT-AU-PRINCE/HAVANA (Reuters) - Every day, Fontus Pierre Raymond wakes up at the crack of dawn to get in line to fill buckets of water at the communal tap in his de...
Apr 03, 2020
Coronavirus upends global food supply chains in latest economic shock
By Rajendra Jadhav, Naveen Thukral and Nigel Hunt SATARA, India, SINGAPORE, LONDON (Reuters) - In the fertile Satara district in western India, farmers are putting their cattle on an unorthodox diet: ...
Apr 03, 2020
Senators call on Pentagon Inspector General to probe Navy carrier commander's firing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two Democratic senators formally requested on Friday that the Pentagon's independent Inspector General immediately open an investigation into the Navy's firing of the commander ...
Apr 03, 2020
CDC reports 239,279 coronavirus cases, 5,443 deaths
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday reported 239,279 cases of coronavirus, an increase of 26,135 cases from its previous count, and said the number of death...
Apr 03, 2020
NDSU Soccer Adds Transfer Katelyn Barner From Wyoming
FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) – North Dakota State University women’s soccer head coach Mike Regan announced Friday, April 3, the addition of transfer Katelyn Barner to the team. Barner, a ...
Apr 03, 2020
WHO opens door to broader use of masks to limit spread of coronavirus
GENEVA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Health Organization on Friday said it still believed the use of respirator masks should be focused mainly on medical workers, but opened the door to greater use...
Apr 03, 2020
"They just sedate them"; coronavirus overwhelms Spain's care homes
By Nacho Doce and Nathan Allen MADRID (Reuters) - As Spain struggles desperately to cope with almost 120,000 coronavirus infections, it barely has the strength to help its overwhelmed care homes and t...
Apr 03, 2020
Sports events around the world hit by coronavirus pandemic
(Reuters) - Major sports events around the world that have been hit by the coronavirus pandemic: OLYMPICS - The postponed Olympic Games will now begin on July 23, 2021 and run until Aug. 8. PARALYMPIC...
Apr 03, 2020
Hedge fund Glenview off 30% as coronavirus weighs on portfolio
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON (Reuters) - Glenview Capital Management, the hedge fund run by Larry Robbins, has lost roughly 30% in the first three months of 2020 as the spread of the new coronavirus ...
Apr 03, 2020
U.S. prosecutors resist calls to free inmates as coronavirus spreads
By Brad Heath and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Five inmates at a federal prison in Oakdale, Louisiana, have died since March 28 after contracting the coronavirus. Harold Lee's family fears he...
Apr 03, 2020
