Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Japan gives up approving Avigan for COVID-19 treatment by end-May: Kyodo
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese government has given up on approving Fujifilm Holdings Corp's Avigan drug for the treatment of COVID-19 by the end of May, Kyodo News reported late on Monday. Prime Mini...
May 25, 2020
Billionaire Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit Co. fails first rocket launch attempt
By Rich McKay (Reuters) - Billionaire mogul Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit company aborted its first attempt to launch a rocket into space from the belly of a 747 airplane on Monday, the company annou...
May 25, 2020
Soccer: Former coach of Brazil’s women’s team dies age 63
(Reuters) - Oswaldo Alvarez, the former coach of the Brazilian women's team who was universally known as Vadao, has died aged 63, the Brazilian Football Confederation said on Monday. Alvarez led the t...
May 25, 2020
Golf: Woods and Mickelson charity match proves a ratings hit
(Reuters) - The coronavirus relief golf match featuring Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks Tom Brady and Peyton Manning was a TV ratings hit, WarnerMedia's Turner Sports s...
May 25, 2020
Brazil surpasses U.S. in daily coronavirus death toll
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil daily coronavirus deaths were higher than fatalities in the United States for the first time over the last 24 hours, according to the country's Health Ministry. Brazil reg...
May 25, 2020
White House brings forward Brazil travel restrictions by two days
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Monday brought forward by two days restrictions on travel to the United States from Brazil that were announced after the Latin American country became the wor...
May 25, 2020
NHC: 20% chance of cyclone for system extending across Florida
(Reuters) - A broad trough of low pressure extending across Florida and the adjacent Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico waters has a 20% chance of becoming a cyclone in the next 48 hours, the U.S. National H...
May 25, 2020
Brazil still plans to privatize 43 airports through 2022: minister
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's infrastructure minister said on Monday the country still wants to privatize 43 airports through 2022, even as the COVID-19 pandemic ravages the air transportation indust...
May 25, 2020
Brazil’s Bolsonaro says he expects top court to end probe into his conduct over police
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro expects the Supreme Court to find no wrongdoing and end an investigation into potential political interference in the federal police, according...
May 25, 2020
Nissan and Renault shelve merger plans to repair their alliance: sources
By Norihiko Shirouzu (Reuters) - Renault and Nissan have shelved plans to push towards the full merger former leader Carlos Ghosn craved and will instead fix their troubled alliance to try to recover ...
May 25, 2020
