Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. Treasury, IRS delay tax payment deadlines to keep $300 billion in economy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service on Wednesday said they would allow U.S. individuals and corporations to defer making certain tax payments until July 15 with n...
Mar 18, 2020
Synairgen gets green light for coronavirus drug trial
By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) - British pharmaceutical company Synairgen said on Wednesday it had the go-ahead to test a drug that could boost the lung function of patients with coronavirus, potenti...
Mar 18, 2020
Brazil records two new deaths from coronavirus
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Two more people have died from the new coronavirus in Brazil, the Sao Paulo state health authority said on Wednesday, bringing confirmed deaths from the infectious disease in the...
Mar 18, 2020
Utah's strongest quake in 28 years shuts down Salt Lake City airport
(Reuters) - The most powerful earthquake to hit Utah in 28 years shut down Salt Lake City's airport, knocked out a coronavirus hotline and forced the evacuation of a refinery on Wednesday, officials s...
Mar 18, 2020
Pentagon says still looking at how U.S. may respond to attack on American forces
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Wednesday it was still looking at how it may respond to any attack on American forces, days after three American troops were wounded in a rocket attack on a...
Mar 18, 2020
What is essential? Retailers face confusion over government rules on store closings
By Nandita Bose and Melissa Fares WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - As the United States moves to quickly curb the spread of the coronavirus, the question of which retailers can stay open - and where - ...
Mar 18, 2020
Brazil health minister: More restrictive COVID-19 measures may be needed
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta said on Wednesday that more restrictive measures might be needed to lock down social interaction as the coronavirus epidemic advan...
Mar 18, 2020
U.S. Census Bureau suspends 2020 census field operations for two weeks
(Reuters) - The U.S. Census Bureau is suspending all 2020 census field operations for two weeks starting on Wednesday until April 1, Steven Dillingham, the bureau's director, said in a statement. "Beg...
Mar 18, 2020
British skiers stuck in coronavirus lockdown at Bulgaria resort
By Tsvetelia Tsolova SOFIA (Reuters) - Dozens of confused and fearful British tourists were stranded in a lockdown at the Bulgarian ski resort of Bansko on Wednesday after three people there tested po...
Mar 18, 2020
EU struggles to unlock borders hit by coronavirus curbs
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union ministers sparred for more than four hours on Wednesday over emergency border curbs imposed to combat coronavirus that have stranded passengers and supply trucks in...
Mar 18, 2020
