Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. group bombards doctors with coronavirus petition to cut 'red tape'
By Christopher Bing and Raphael Satter (Reuters) - Dr. Eric Anderson had just finished vacuuming his New Hampshire home early on Wednesday when the phone in his pocket buzzed with an unusual text mess...
Mar 27, 2020
Trump wishes UK PM Johnson a speed recovery from coronavirus
LONDON (Reuters) - U.S President Donald Trump wished British Prime Minister Boris Johnson a speedy recovery from coronavirus during a phone call on Friday, Downing Street said. "They agreed to work to...
Mar 27, 2020
U.S. regulator receives over 5,000 complaints of coronavirus scams
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said it has received 5,149 complaints related to coronavirus schemes in the first three months of the year, with claims of $3.46 million in fra...
Mar 27, 2020
France reports new spike in coronavirus deaths, bringing total to almost 2,000
PARIS (Reuters) - French health authorities reported 299 new deaths from coronavirus on Thursday, taking the total to 1,995, as the government has decided to extend by two weeks the national lockdown,...
Mar 27, 2020
Global oil refiners shut down as coronavirus destroys demand
By Florence Tan, Nidhi Verma, Jane Chung and Julia Payne SINGAPORE/NEW DELHI/SEOUL/LONDON (Reuters) - The first oil refinery shutdowns in India and Europe were announced on Friday while global refiner...
Mar 27, 2020
Pope holds dramatic solitary service for relief from coronavirus
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis said the coronavirus had put everyone "in the same boat" as he held a dramatic, solitary prayer service in St. Peter's Square on Friday, urging...
Mar 27, 2020
More than 100 British companies halt dividend payments due to coronavirus pandemic
LONDON (Reuters) - More than 100 British companies have postponed or ditched dividend payments in a bid to preserve cash for what could be a lengthy enforced shutdown of large parts of the UK and glob...
Mar 27, 2020
Coronavirus will not be opportunity for drug cheats says WADA chief
By Steve Keating (Reuters) - World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) chief Witold Banka had a message on Friday for any athlete thinking they could take advantage of the gap in drug-testing created by the cor...
Mar 27, 2020
Olympic qualification process and late season being studied: Coe
(Reuters) - World Athletics is working to restart a shuttered athletics season and studying any changes that may be needed in the qualifying process for the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics, president Seb C...
Mar 27, 2020
Morocco to spend $200 million to brace health system for coronavirus
RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco will spend an initial 2 billion dirhams ($200 million) to help its health system cope with the coronavirus outbreak, the finance ministry said on Friday as the number of conf...
Mar 27, 2020
