Author Archives: Syndicated Content
India lifts some internet restrictions in Kashmir, opening access to social media
SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - India lifted some restrictions on internet access in Kashmir on Wednesday, including allowing access to social media websites for the first time since the restive Himalayan...
Mar 4, 2020
Former FDA chief tells Labcorp, Quest Diagnostics to "step up" amid coronavirus outbreak
(Reuters) - Laboratory Corp of America Holding and Quest Diagnostics Inc should conduct tests for coronavirus in the country, former Food & Drug Administration commissioner Scott Gottlieb tweeted ...
Mar 4, 2020
After spending vast sums on ads, Bloomberg pulls plug on presidential run
(Reuters) - Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg ended his presidential campaign on Wednesday, after the billionaire's lavish spending on campaign ads across the United States failed to deliver con...
Mar 4, 2020
Putin says fake coronavirus news reports being sent to Russia to spread panic
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that fake news reports about coronavirus were being sent to Russia from abroad to spread panic. He urged the government to ensure ...
Mar 4, 2020
Iran has 92 coronavirus deaths, 2,922 infections: health ministry
DUBAI (Reuters) - Ninety-two people have died in Iran from the novel coronavirus and 2,922 have been infected, Health Ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur announced on state TV on Wednesday. (Reporting...
Mar 4, 2020
China says Hubei virus control and prevention still heavy task
BEIJING (Reuters) - The task of controlling and preventing the spread of the coronavirus in Hubei province, origin of the global outbreak, is still heavy, the ruling Communist Party's Politburo said o...
Mar 4, 2020
Hong Kong coronavirus patient's dog could be first human-to-animal transmission: experts
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Animal health experts said on Wednesday the quarantined dog of a coronavirus patient in Hong Kong could be the first case of human-to-animal transmission, although they cautioned...
Mar 4, 2020
EU finds money to contain immigration, but at odds over Turkey
By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union countries offered more money on Wednesday to Greece for border policing and for humanitarian aid to Syria's Idlib in an effort to avert a mass...
Mar 4, 2020
Israeli chief rabbi curbs a Jewish tradition over coronavirus fears
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's chief rabbi has advised Jews to forego the traditional touching of the "mezuzah", a decorative case containing a small holy scroll that is attached to many doorposts in ...
Mar 4, 2020
Americans heed warning to wash hands often to control coronavirus, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
By Gabriella Borter and Chris Kahn (Reuters) - Americans appear to be heeding the warning of health experts to wash their hands more frequently and use disinfectant wipes to prevent the coronavirus fr...
Mar 4, 2020
