Author Archives: Syndicated Content
One ventilator, two patients: New York hospitals shift to crisis mode
By Jonathan Allen and Nick Brown NEW YORK (Reuters) - At least one New York hospital has begun putting two patients on a single ventilator machine, an experimental crisis-mode protocol some doctors wo...
Mar 26, 2020
Three French nationals and an Iraqi freed in Iraq, France says
PARIS (Reuters) - Three French nationals and an Iraqi who work for a French non-governmental organisation have been released in Iraq more than two months after they went missing, French President Emma...
Mar 26, 2020
Fed balance sheet tops $5 trillion for first time as it enters coronavirus war mode
(Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve's balance sheet rocketed past $5 trillion in assets for the first time this week as it scooped up bonds and extended loans to banks, mutual funds and other central...
Mar 26, 2020
Petrobras' divestment push in Brazil challenged by oil price war
By Gram Slattery RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - A move by Brazil's Petrobras on Thursday to slash output, capital spending and dividends brings the state-run oil firm into alignment with global rivals con...
Mar 26, 2020
Speak, then clean: U.S. House guidelines for coronavirus debate
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With several lawmakers already sick with the coronavirus and many under self-quarantine, members of the U.S. Congress will do their best not to spread the infect...
Mar 26, 2020
U.S. banks borrow at discount window after Fed offers stigma relief
By David Henry NEW YORK (Reuters) - With encouragement from the Federal Reserve, U.S. banks have turned to a long-shunned lending facility known as the discount window to borrow $50.8 billion, accordi...
Mar 26, 2020
Brazil's Maracana stadium tapped to serve as coronavirus hospital
By Rodrigo Viga Gaier RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil's Maracana sports complex in Rio de Janeiro, which includes the world famous soccer stadium, will become a temporary hospital to help fight coro...
Mar 26, 2020
Turkey's coronavirus death toll jumps to 75, with 1,196 new cases: minister
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's death toll from the coronavirus increased by 16 to 75 on Thursday, as the number of confirmed cases rose by 1,196 to 3,629, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said. He said o...
Mar 26, 2020
Canada border towns 'petrified' by prospect of looser U.S. coronavirus measures
By Moira Warburton TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian towns along the country's U.S. border fear they will be harmed if the United States eases measures aimed at curbing the spread of coronavirus, with some...
Mar 26, 2020
Facebook appoints Robert Kimmitt as lead independent director
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc on Thursday named the U.S. Treasury's former deputy secretary, Robert Kimmitt, to its board as lead independent director, effective immediately. "The lead independent director...
Mar 26, 2020
