Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Australia enters 4,000 healthcare workers in trial for coronavirus vaccine
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) - Thousands of Australian healthcare workers will begin a trial to see if a century-old vaccine for tuberculosis can fight off the new coronavirus, researchers said, joi...
Mar 26, 2020
U.S. death toll from coronavirus approaches 1,000
By Doina Chiacu and Maria Caspani WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus approached the milestone of 1,000 on Thursday as hospitals in New York and other hot spots st...
Mar 26, 2020
Danish charity network to 3D print protective visors
By Andreas Mortensen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - A group of Danish entrepreneurs have started a charity network that stands ready to make up to 20,000 protective visors a day using 3D printers, in an attem...
Mar 26, 2020
Fearing coronavirus, African city dwellers flee to the countryside
By Edwin Waita NAIROBI/JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Each morning at a crowded bus station east of Nairobi, Kenyans load their bags on to minibuses emblazoned with the faces of pop stars and Jesus, heading...
Mar 26, 2020
Caterpillar halts operations at certain facilities, withdraws 2020 outlook
(Reuters) - Construction and mining equipment maker Caterpillar Inc said on Thursday it was suspending operations at certain facilities and withdrawing its 2020 outlook as the coronavirus pandemic sap...
Mar 26, 2020
Belgium says coronavirus peak still ahead
By Marine Strauss BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The peak of Belgium's coronavirus infections still lies ahead, the health ministry said on Thursday, adding much will depend on how strictly people follow lockdo...
Mar 26, 2020
Kirsten Hillman named Canada's ambassador to U.S.
(Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday named Kirsten Hillman as the country's ambassador to the United States. Hillman has been Canada's acting ambassador to the United States ...
Mar 26, 2020
Exclusive: As coronavirus spreads, U.S. military to withhold some infection data
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military has decided it will stop providing some of the more granular data about coronavirus infections within its ranks out of concern t...
Mar 26, 2020
Oil majors slash 2020 spending 20% after prices slump
LONDON (Reuters) - The world's biggest oil and gas companies are slashing spending this year following a collapse in oil prices driven by a slump in demand because of coronavirus and a price war betwe...
Mar 26, 2020
Exclusive: Player contracts should be extended due to coronavirus - FIFA internal document
By Simon Evans MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Current contracts for players and coaches should be extended until the end of the delayed domestic soccer seasons, according to an internal FIFA document...
Mar 26, 2020
