Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Dept. of Justice makes $850 million available to battle Covid-19
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KELO.com) -- The Department of Justice today announced that it is making $850 million available to help public safety agencies respond to the challenges posed by the outbreak of COVI...
Apr 01, 2020
Volkswagen to extend U.S. production halt until April 12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Volkswagen AG said on Wednesday it is extending a production halt at its Chattanooga, Tennessee, assembly plant until April 12 because of the coronavirus pandemic. The German au...
Apr 01, 2020
For Mohawk community that straddles Canada and U.S., the border is no barrier to coronavirus
By Steve Scherer CORNWALL ISLAND, Ontario (Reuters) - Canada and the United States have closed their border to non-essential traffic to limit the spread of the new coronavirus, but one rural corner of...
Apr 01, 2020
Multi-strategy hedge funds outperformed peers as market plunged
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Lawrence Delevingne BOSTON (Reuters) - Multi-strategy hedge funds - those that bet on a broad array of markets using teams of traders, leverage and centralized risk manageme...
Apr 01, 2020
Frozen and desolate Antarctica once boasted warm, swampy rainforests
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Antarctica is now a harsh land of ice and snow, but has not always been that way. Earth's southernmost continent long ago was home to temperate, swampy rainforest...
Apr 01, 2020
Olympics: Zion on the 'Dream Team'? Athletes confused over qualifying for Games
By Steve Keating (Reuters) - The decision to delay the Tokyo Olympics by a year is sparking both anxiety and hope among the world's athletes as the coronavirus pandemic adds to confusion over who migh...
Apr 01, 2020
Mexico scrambles to meet desperate U.S., European ventilator demand
By Drazen Jorgic and Lizbeth Diaz MEXICO CITY/TIJUANA (Reuters) - Mexico's medical device industry is scrambling to meet an eleven-fold jump in demand for ventilators as patients with respiratory cond...
Apr 01, 2020
Beyond Trump's Wall: the Americans riding out coronavirus in Latin America
By Milton Castillo LAGO DE ATITLAN, Guatemala (Reuters) - Some Americans, from young backpackers to retirees, are hunkering down for the coronavirus pandemic far from home in Latin America, saying the...
Apr 01, 2020
NHL: Four more members of Senators organization test positive
The Ottawa Senators said Wednesday that four more members of the organization have recovered after testing positive for the coronavirus. The Senators had previously announced that two players had test...
Apr 01, 2020
IMF has strong resources to deal with virus crisis, working to identify more: officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - International Monetary Fund officials said on Wednesday that the coronavirus pandemic is putting major strains on emerging market economies, but are confident that the Fund has ...
Apr 01, 2020
