Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. ventilator makers pull out all stops to fight coronavirus
By Nathan Frandino (Reuters) - As U.S. demand for ventilators skyrockets during the coronavirus pandemic, smaller medical device makers are simplifying their designs and pushing other work aside to ma...
Mar 27, 2020
Exclusive: Iranian diplomats instigated killing of dissident in Istanbul, Turkish officials say
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Two intelligence officers at Iran's consulate in Turkey instigated the killing last November of an Iranian dissident in Istanbul who criticized the Islamic Republic's political an...
Mar 27, 2020
Almost one in four Americans lost job or furloughed because of coronavirus: Reuters/Ipsos poll
By Chris Kahn NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nearly one in four U.S. adults said they have been laid off or furloughed during the coronavirus outbreak, yet a bipartisan majority of Americans wants businesses to...
Mar 27, 2020
Los Angeles coronavirus cases spike, could match New York in days
(Reuters) - Coronavirus cases in Los Angeles are spiking, putting the city on track to have as many cases as hard-hit New York in five days, Mayor Eric Garcetti said on Friday, speaking from a naval h...
Mar 27, 2020
U.S. Representative Mike Kelly tests positive for coronavirus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Mike Kelly, Republican of Pennsylvania, said on Friday he has tested positive for the coronavirus, the fifth member of Congress to do so. In a statement, Kel...
Mar 27, 2020
Factbox: U.S. lawmakers who tested positive for the coronavirus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four members of the U.S. Congress have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, and more than two dozen others have said they are self-quarantining in hopes of limiting the sp...
Mar 27, 2020
Trump says thousands of ventilators will be produced
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he expected thousands of urgently needed ventilators will be produced as part of the United States' response to the coronavirus p...
Mar 27, 2020
Brazil's Bolsonaro says coronavirus deadly, but hunger also kills
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday returned to criticizing the lockdowns in major cities across the country, saying that the resulting hunger from the economic fallout c...
Mar 27, 2020
U.S. Army Corps looking at over 100 facilities to help ease coronavirus strain
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Army Corps of Engineers is looking at potentially converting more than 100 facilities in the United States to assist with the strain on hospitals dealing with the spread of ...
Mar 27, 2020
California has tested 88,400 people for coronavirus - governor
(Reuters) - California has tested 88,400 people for coronavirus, checking 10,000 people per day, Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom said on Friday. Speaking from the U.S. Naval Ship Mercy Hospital at th...
Mar 27, 2020
