Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. senators join calls for Americans to don masks to slow coronavirus spread
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. senators joined a growing call on Wednesday for Americans to cover their mouths and noses when they venture outside, as health officials consider recommending that ever...
Apr 01, 2020
UK says banks must not refuse funds to good firms in trouble over coronavirus
LONDON (Reuters) - It would be unacceptable for banks to unfairly refuse funds to good businesses that are in difficulty because of the coronavirus pandemic, Britain's business minister Alok Sharma sa...
Apr 01, 2020
Coronavirus fear stokes panic buying and price rises in Afghanistan
By Abdul Qadir Sediqi KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan has been hit by a spike in prices of essential goods including food and medicines, as shortages and panic buying increase in the face of a rising co...
Apr 01, 2020
Coronavirus can spread one to three days before symptoms appear: CDC study
(Reuters) - People infected with the novel coronavirus can transmit the infection one-to-three days before symptoms start to appear, according to a study published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Cont...
Apr 01, 2020
As gangs ravage Mexico town, mayor seeks answers to husband's killing
By Daina Beth Solomon APASEO EL ALTO, Mexico (Reuters) - After her husband was shot dead while running for mayor of Apaseo el Alto in central Mexico in 2018, Maria del Carmen Ortiz took over his campa...
Apr 01, 2020
Public Enemy split with Flavor Flav was a hoax, group now says
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Public Enemy's ouster last month of founding member Flavor Flav was a hoax to generate publicity and provide a commentary on disinformation, members of the rap group said on We...
Apr 01, 2020
Democrats urge U.S. Treasury not to delay $25 billion in grants to airlines
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi urged the U.S. Treasury on Wednesday not to hold up $25 billion in cash grants approved by Congress last week to airlines for...
Apr 01, 2020
Exclusive - 'Things under control': how Europe sleepwalked into the coronavirus crisis
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Barely a month before Europe embarked on a scramble for masks, ventilators and testing kits to fight coronavirus, governments told Brussels their healthcare...
Apr 01, 2020
Trump sees possible Iranian 'sneak attack' on U.S. in Iraq, warns will retaliate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday warned Iran and its proxies against attacking U.S. troops or assets in Iraq, citing a possible "sneak attack" but giving no other detail...
Apr 01, 2020
U.N. warns of 'dire' effects of coronavirus, 'greatest test' since WWII
(Reuters) - The United Nations warned of potentially "dire" long-term effects of the coronavirus outbreak on countries and the global economy and called for greater international cooperation to fight ...
Apr 01, 2020
