Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Mumbai DJ swaps deck for doctor’s scrubs to fight coronavirus
By Hemanshi Kamani MUMBAI (Reuters) - As India's financial capital Mumbai battled a growing number of coronavirus cases, local DJ Sanjay Meriya set aside his turntable and dusted off a long-unused med...
May 28, 2020
Despite rally, 2020 to be worst year for stocks in nearly a decade: Reuters poll
By Rahul Karunakar BENGALURU (Reuters) - This year will be the worst for many world stock markets in nearly a decade at least, although a majority of equity strategists polled by Reuters say top index...
May 28, 2020
EU plans permanent stockpile of essential drugs, medical gear
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Thursday it wanted to set up a permanent reserve of essential drugs and medical equipment to address shortages that have dogged the EU for years an...
May 28, 2020
Cavendish’s Tour chances hit by season suspension, says Ellingworth
(Reuters) - Mark Cavendish's chances of being selected to race at this year's Tour de France have been hit by the COVID-19 pandemic as he has not had time to prove his form and fitness, Bahrain-McLare...
May 28, 2020
Coronavirus unleashing new wave of U.S. layoffs
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits held above 2 million last week for a 10th straight week amid job cuts by U.S. state and local governme...
May 28, 2020
Exclusive: U.S. taxpayers’ virus relief went to firms that avoided U.S. tax
By Tom Bergin and Lawrence Delevingne LONDON/BOSTON (Reuters) - Last month Zagg Inc, a Utah-based company that makes mobile device accessories, received more than $9.4 million in cash from a U.S. gove...
May 28, 2020
New Jersey Avenue Closure Means Detour Around Bridge
by Kevin Zimmermann SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - The Union Pacific Railroad began replacing its crossing on New Jersey Avenue just east of the Sheboygan River bridge on Wednesday, requiring a mile-an...
May 28, 2020
Column: Tiny steps towards normalising home-working could become a stampede – Kemp
By John Kemp LONDON (Reuters) - "Crises usually accelerate real trends in society and technology, they don't create or refute them," chess champion Garry Kasparov wrote on Twitter about the coronaviru...
May 28, 2020
Indonesia to keep prescribing two malaria drugs for COVID-19 despite bans in Europe
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia will continue to prescribe two anti-malaria drugs for coronavirus patients but monitor their use closely, a spokesman for Indonesia COVID-19 taskforce said on Thursday, a...
May 28, 2020
Exclusive: TikTok owner ByteDance moves to shift power out of China – sources
By Yingzhi Yang, Echo Wang and Alexandra Alper BEIJING/NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - TikTok's poaching of Disney's Kevin Mayer to be its CEO was just the most visible part of a broader strategy by i...
May 28, 2020
