Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. says 50,000 Americans abroad may need repatriation help amid coronavirus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said on Wednesday it was tracking 50,000 Americans abroad it said might seek help to return to the United States, straining the department's resources ...
Mar 25, 2020
New Zealand wakes up to eerie silence as coronavirus lockdown begins
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand started a one-month compulsory lockdown on Thursday to slow the spread of the coronavirus, with warnings from authorities to stay at home or face hu...
Mar 25, 2020
Motor racing-Self isolation makes training easier for Ricciardo
(Reuters) - Australian Daniel Ricciardo reckons self-isolation makes for a perfect training camp -- although it helps to be on the family farm in western Australia with a swimming pool and some machin...
Mar 25, 2020
Cairo, the city that never sleeps, shuts for coronavirus night-time curfew
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt and its capital Cairo, a mega-city home to some 20 million people, shut down on Wednesday evening as authorities launched a night-time curfew to tackle the spread of the corona...
Mar 25, 2020
Exclusive: U.S. slashed CDC staff inside China prior to coronavirus outbreak
By Marisa Taylor WASHINGTON(Reuters) - The Trump administration cut staff by more than two-thirds at a key U.S. public health agency operating inside China, as part of a larger rollback of U.S.-funded...
Mar 25, 2020
AMC Theatres furloughs CEO, corporate employees due to virus
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc , the world's largest theater operator, has placed its chief executive and all of its corporate employees on furlough to preserve cash during the...
Mar 25, 2020
Spokesman for U.S. Senator Grassley: Coronavirus bill language not 'drafting error'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Disputed language in the U.S. coronavirus relief bill about unemployment benefits was "not a drafting error," a spokesman for Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley sa...
Mar 25, 2020
Gilead asks FDA to take back lucrative orphan drug status on possible coronavirus treatment
By Manas Mishra and Michael Erman (Reuters) - Gilead Sciences Inc on Wednesday took the unusual step of asking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to rescind a controversial orphan drug designation ...
Mar 25, 2020
Yemen's Houthi leader says Saudi-led coalition support for ceasefire is welcomed
CAIRO (Reuters) - A leader of the Iran-aligned Yemen's Houthi movement said on Wednesday that the Saudi-led coalition announcing its support for a ceasefire is welcomed and they are waiting for it to ...
Mar 25, 2020
U.S. Republican lawmaker urges State Department to boost diplomacy on oil price war
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top Republican lawmaker urged a U.S. State Department official on Wednesday to press ahead with diplomatic efforts to end the oil price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia tha...
Mar 25, 2020
