Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Coronavirus death toll in Italy's Lombardy rises by around 542 in a day: source
MILAN (Reuters) - The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in the northern region of Lombardy, which has borne the brunt of Italy's contagion, has risen by around 542 in a day to some 5,944, a s...
Mar 28, 2020
'Just one case': fears coronavirus may spread like wildfire in world's refugee camps
(Reuters) - In the world's largest refugee settlement in Bangladesh, filmmaker Mohammed Arafat has been making public safety videos to warn about the dangers of coronavirus. The 25-year-old is worried...
Mar 28, 2020
Bosnian Serb region declares state of emergency over coronavirus
SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Bosnia's autonomous Serb Republic declared a state of emergency on Saturday, handing legislative powers to the region's president to expedite the passage of laws to ease the impac...
Mar 28, 2020
'Challenge' to decide who covers cost of postponing Tokyo Games: Mori
(Reuters) - Tokyo 2020 Olympics organizing committee president Yoshiro Mori has told international federations that deciding who foots the bill for postponing the Games to 2021 will be a "major challe...
Mar 28, 2020
Exclusive: Amazon entices warehouse employees to grocery unit with higher pay
By Krystal Hu (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc is offering higher pay to recruit its own warehouse employees to pick and pack Whole Foods groceries amid rising demand and a worker shortage, according to an ...
Mar 28, 2020
Taliban says will not negotiate with team announced by Afghan government
By Abdul Qadir Sediqi and Jibran Ahmad KABUL/PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - The Taliban refused to negotiate with the team announced by the Afghan government, the militant group's spokesman said on Sa...
Mar 28, 2020
Crystal ball: Projecting the upcoming NFL schedule
By: Joe Reedy Besides the draft, the other big event on April's NFL calendar is the release of the regular-season schedule. Teams have known their opponents since late December, but Howard Katz and hi...
Mar 28, 2020
MLB final pitch could be closer to Christmas than Halloween
By: Ronald Blum NEW YORK - If the final pitch of the 2020 baseball season comes closer to Christmas than Halloween, that's fine with the players. Major League Baseball owners ratified a 17-page agreem...
Mar 28, 2020
Olympics: 'We'll be stronger than ever in 2021' – Naomi Osaka
By Jack Tarrant TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka, the poster girl of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, took to social media on Saturday to show her support for the decision to postpone the ...
Mar 28, 2020
Theme park opens drive-through coronavirus testing unit as UK ramps up response
By Estelle Shirbon LONDON (Reuters) - A drive-through coronavirus testing facility for health workers has begun operating in the car park of a popular resort near London, part of a British government ...
Mar 28, 2020
