Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Australia PM tells locals to avoid Black Lives Matter protests due to COVID-19 threat
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australians should not attend planned protests against the death of black American George Floyd in U.S. police custody due to the risk of spreading coronavirus, Prime Minister Scott...
Jun 04, 2020
Penguins player tests positive for coronavirus
An unidentified Pittsburgh Penguins player tested positive for COVID-19, has recovered and is "feeling well," the team said in a statement issued Thursday afternoon. "The Pittsburgh Penguins were noti...
Jun 04, 2020
Supermicro looks to open second server assembly site in United States
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Data center server maker Super Micro Computer Inc is looking to open a new site in the United States to assemble computers, possibly in Oregon, the East Coast or Midwest,...
Jun 04, 2020
NHL: League clears way for players to resume training next week
(Reuters) - The National Hockey League (NHL) on Thursday took another step towards resuming the season during the COVID-19 pandemic by announcing teams will be allowed to reopen training facilities fr...
Jun 04, 2020
Philippine inflation eases to 2.1% in May
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' annual inflation eased to 2.1% in May, from the previous month's 2.2%, the statistics agency said on Friday. The headline figure was near the low end of the central...
Jun 04, 2020
Stranded in Central America, migrants demand passage to U.S. border
By Elida Moreno and Gustavo Palencia PANAMA CITY/TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Panama has stepped up border controls in the vast and wild Darien Province that neighbors Colombia, authorities said on Thursda...
Jun 04, 2020
Brazil’s official coronavirus death toll passes Italy
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil's total COVID-19 death toll blew past that of Italy on Thursday, as the Health Ministry reported 1,437 deaths in the last 24 hours and 30,925 additional coronavirus c...
Jun 04, 2020
Weightlifting: Federation plagued by decades of corruption, says investigation
By Steve Keating TORONTO (Reuters) - The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) was plagued by decades of corruption orchestrated by autocratic former president Tamas Ajan, said Richard McLaren ...
Jun 04, 2020
Novavax gets U.S. defense funding for its COVID-19 vaccine
(Reuters) - Novavax Inc said on Thursday the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) will give the late-stage biotech company up to $60 million to fund the manufacturing of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine....
Jun 04, 2020
Soccer: Real and Atletico join forces to aid city’s most vulnerable
MADRID (Reuters) - Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid have joined forces to launch a fundraiser to help the most vulnerable families in the Spanish capital hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. "Madrid has once ...
Jun 04, 2020
