Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Brazil says China will help ensure medical supplies for coronavirus
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta said he spoke to China's ambassador to Brazil on Tuesday and the embassy will help ensure fulfillment of Chinese medical supplies t...
Thomson Reuters Apr 07, 2020
CDC removes unusual guidance to doctors about drug favored by Trump
By Aram Roston and Marisa Taylor WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has removed from its website highly unusual guidance informing doctors on how to prescribe h...
Thomson Reuters Apr 07, 2020
California allows startup Nuro to test driverless delivery vehicles
(Reuters) - California's Department of Motor Vehicles on Tuesday authorized autonomous technology startup Nuro to test two driverless delivery vehicles in nine cities, a decision that comes as coronav...
Thomson Reuters Apr 07, 2020
Uruguay to repatriate 112 Australians, New Zealanders from coronavirus-hit cruise ship
MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) - Uruguay said on Tuesday it has agreed to repatriate 112 Australians and New Zealanders from a cruise ship that has been stranded in the La Plata River near Montevideo since Marc...
Thomson Reuters Apr 07, 2020
Jack Dorsey pledges $1 billion of his Square equity for COVID-19 relief efforts
(Reuters) - Square Inc and Twitter Inc chief executive officer Jack Dorsey said on Tuesday that he pledged $1 billion of his equity in the payments processor toward efforts aimed at fighting the coron...
Thomson Reuters Apr 07, 2020
Factbox: Latest on the spread of the coronavirus around the world
(Reuters) - The number of confirmed infections of the novel coronavirus exceeded 1.34 million globally and the death toll crossed 76,000, according to a Reuters tally as of 1400 GMT. DEATHS AND INFECT...
Thomson Reuters Apr 07, 2020
Amazon piloting disinfectant fog at New York warehouse after protests
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc told Reuters it is piloting the use of disinfectant fog starting on Tuesday at a warehouse in Staten Island, New York, within days of protests at the worksite over health co...
Thomson Reuters Apr 07, 2020
U.S. Treasury liquidity on the mend, but without Fed remains fragile
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Ross Kerber NEW YORK/BOSTON (Reuters) - Some measures of liquidity in the $17 trillion U.S. Treasury market are almost back to normal, thanks to the Federal Reserve's g...
Thomson Reuters Apr 07, 2020
U.S. DEA relaxes production limits on controlled drugs for COVID-19 patients
(Reuters) - The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration said on Tuesday it was increasing production limits by 15% for certain controlled substance medicines that were in high demand due to the COVID-19 ...
Thomson Reuters Apr 07, 2020
Cell towers, warehouses look like safe plays in U.S. real estate
By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) - Some top-performing U.S. fund managers see opportunities in one of the sectors hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic, cautiously increasing stakes in niches of ...
Thomson Reuters Apr 07, 2020
