Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Pope donates 30 respirators to fight coronavirus
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis has donated 30 respirators to hospitals in areas hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic, the Vatican said on Thursday. A statement from the office of the papal A...
Mar 26, 2020
Six contract coronavirus after London Olympic qualifiers
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Organizers of a suspended Olympic boxing qualifying tournament in London hit back at accusations of irresponsibility on Thursday as the number of competitors and coa...
Mar 26, 2020
Costa Rica confirms 30 new coronavirus cases, total now at 231
SAN JOSE (Reuters) - Costa Rican Health Minister Daniel Salas said on Thursday that there are 30 new confirmed coronavirus cases in the Central American nation, bringing the total number or cases to 2...
Mar 26, 2020
U.S. EPA eases enforcement during coronavirus outbreak - memo
By Laura Sanicola and Valerie Volcovici (Reuters) - The Trump administration will ease back on environmental enforcement and compliance requirements to help U.S. businesses cope with the coronavirus o...
Mar 26, 2020
Roche strikes a deal with Britain to increase coronavirus testing: Channel 4 news
LONDON (Reuters) - Roche has struck a deal with Britain to increase the country's coronavirus testing capacity, Channel 4 News reported on Thursday. Citing health authority Public Health England, Chan...
Mar 26, 2020
Huawei unveils P40 smartphones online as coronavirus thwarts launch event
By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) - China's Huawei Technologies unveiled its new flagship photography-focused P40 smartphones on Wednesday in an online presentation after the coronavirus scuppered the e...
Mar 26, 2020
To avoid a repeat of 2008, Main Street America says help needs to be fast
By Howard Schneider, Ann Saphir and Timothy Aeppel (Reuters) - Two weeks. Maybe a month. Small businesses in the United States say promised help from the federal government and the Federal Reserve is ...
Mar 26, 2020
Putin, at G20 summit, proposes lifting sanctions on essential goods amid coronavirus
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin told the G20 video-summit on Thursday that participating countries need a common plan to support their economies amid the coronavirus outbreak and h...
Mar 26, 2020
Exclusive: Ross Stores tells vendors it will cancel merchandise orders through mid-June
By Melissa Fares (Reuters) - Ross Stores Inc said in a letter to vendors on Thursday it would cancel all merchandise purchase orders through June 18 due to the impact the coronavirus has had on its bu...
Mar 26, 2020
Egypt reports 39 new coronavirus cases, three deaths
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt on Thursday reported 39 new coronavirus cases and three deaths, the health ministry said in a statement, bringing the total number of infections to 495 including 24 fatalities....
Mar 26, 2020
