Author Archives: Syndicated Content
EU health body considering airborne spread of virus as well as droplets
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The EU's public health body is assessing risks posed by ventilation systems and other settings at workplaces for the transmission of the novel coronavirus t...
Jul 15, 2020
With Israeli prison visits halted, a father in Gaza counts down to son’s release
By Nidal al-Mughrabi RAFAH, Gaza (Reuters) - Palestinian Sameeh Qe'dan is counting down the days until his son is released from an Israeli jail. There are just over three months left of his 16-year se...
Jul 15, 2020
Irish house price inflation falls to 0.3% amid COVID-19 lockdown
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish residential property price inflation eased to 0.3% year on year in May, continuing a gradual slowdown over the last year, data that captured the end of the country's full COVI...
Jul 15, 2020
Fearing autumn COVID wave, EU urges earlier, broader flu vaccination
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Wednesday European Union states should launch earlier and broader vaccination campaigns against flu this year to reduce the risk of simultaneous in...
Jul 15, 2020
South Africa consumer inflation falls to 15-year low
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Growth in South Africa's consumer prices fell to its lowest in more than 15 years as the cost of fuel declined and spending slowed amid the coronavirus lockdown. At 2.1% year-...
Jul 15, 2020
Quarantines or not, Americans descend on summer vacation spots
By Andrew Hay RED RIVER, N.M. (Reuters) - In the New Mexico mountain resort of Red River, tourists from Texas stroll along Main Street, most disregarding Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham's orders they ...
Jul 15, 2020
As pandemic worsens, Miami Beach visitors party, residents mostly comply
By Zachary Fagenson MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) - A few blocks from the Miami Beach Convention Center, where an emergency field hospital stands ready to treat a potential tidal wave of COVID-19 patien...
Jul 15, 2020
Philippines confirms 11 new coronavirus deaths, 1,392 cases
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' health ministry on Wednesday reported 11 new coronavirus deaths and 1,392 additional infections. In a bulletin, the ministry said total deaths had risen to 1,614, w...
Jul 15, 2020
Gaps in Canadian surveillance technology spark concerns about traders working from home
By Nichola Saminather TORONTO (Reuters) - The shift to Canadian traders working from home is putting the systems used to monitor their activity to the test, with some experts saying the technology nee...
Jul 15, 2020
U.S. Paycheck Protection hit some of its mark, but missed the most vulnerable
By Howard Schneider and Brad Heath (Reuters) - The Paycheck Protection Program appears to have thrown a critical safety net under U.S. middle and upper-middle-wage jobs, but it faltered when it comes ...
Jul 15, 2020
