Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Danish F2 driver to miss Bahrain test due to coronavirus
LONDON (Reuters) - Danish Formula Two driver Christian Lundgaard will miss pre-season testing in Bahrain starting on Sunday after being trapped in Tenerife by the coronavirus epidemic. The 18-year-old...
Thomson Reuters Feb 28, 2020
Mexico confirms first coronavirus cases in two men returned from Italy
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's government said on Friday it had detected the first cases of coronavirus infection in two men who had recently traveled to Italy, making the country the second in Lati...
Thomson Reuters Feb 28, 2020
Cyprus to shut checkpoints for first time since 2003 over coronavirus
NICOSIA (Reuters) - Cyprus will close four checkpoints on the divided island for a week as a precaution against the spread of coronavirus, the first closure since crossings between the two sides were ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 28, 2020
Hedge fund to nominate broadcasting executive Wert to Tegna's board: sources
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hedge fund Standard General is preparing to nominate a fifth director to Tegna Inc's board one week after the broadcast company added a new director, people...
Thomson Reuters Feb 28, 2020
Paraguay dengue fever death toll rises to 34
By Daniela Desantis ASUNCION (Reuters) - The death toll from a dengue fever outbreak in Paraguay rose to 34, the Public Health Ministry said on Friday, warning that the virus is spreading beyond the c...
Thomson Reuters Feb 28, 2020
UAE coronavirus scare confines Danish champion Morkov to Berlin hotel
By Martyn Herman BERLIN (Reuters) - Danish rider Michael Morkov faces an anxious wait alone in a Berlin hotel room to learn if he can compete in the world track championships, after being caught up in...
Thomson Reuters Feb 28, 2020
Trafigura forms JV with Phillips 66 for deepwater Texas oil port
LONDON (Reuters) - Global commodities trader Trafigura said on Friday it had formed a joint venture with U.S. refiner Phillips 66 to build a major deepwater port in Texas capable of handling supertank...
Thomson Reuters Feb 28, 2020
U.S. sees significant reduction in Afghan violence over last six days
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has seen a significant reduction in violence in Afghanistan during the past six days, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday, one day before Washin...
Thomson Reuters Feb 28, 2020
Altria says CEO will not get annual incentive due to Juul investment
(Reuters) - Altria Group Inc Chief Executive Officer Howard Willard will not receive an annual incentive award as result of the Marlboro maker's souring minority investment in e-cigarette company Juul...
Thomson Reuters Feb 28, 2020
Slow return of China's migrant workers hobbles factory restarts
By David Kirton SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) - China's manufacturers are struggling to find enough workers to fill factory floors as the regular post-Lunar New Year labor migration trickles rather than f...
Thomson Reuters Feb 28, 2020
