Author Archives: Syndicated Content
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
'Contagion' movie stars tell fans coronavirus is 'real life'
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The stars of the movie "Contagion," which has seen a surge in popularity as the coronavirus has spread across the globe, on Friday urged fans to listen to experts, wash their h...
Mar 27, 2020
Delta CEO says gov't aid ensures no industry lay-offs through September 30
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines Chief Executive Ed Bastian said payroll assistance funds from the government under a massive stimulus package approved on Friday ensure there will not be any involu...
Mar 27, 2020
Trump congratulates Netanyahu for moving towards forming government: Israeli PM tweet
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday congratulated Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for moving towards forming a government, the Israeli premier said. "Trump called Prim...
Mar 27, 2020
Corporate cash crunch makes bank funding metric look jittery
By David Henry NEW YORK (Reuters) - A high-temperature gauge of bank funding costs is at levels not seen since the 2008 financial crisis. But rather than signaling stress among major lenders, it is sh...
Mar 27, 2020
British ministers won't be tested for virus unless they show symptoms - Gove
LONDON (Reuters) - Boris Johnson's top team of ministers won't be tested for coronavirus unless they show symptoms, Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove said on Friday, after the British Prime Ministe...
Mar 27, 2020
