Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Giants CB Baker turns himself in to face Florida charges
New York Giants cornerback DeAndre Baker turned himself in to police in Florida on Saturday morning to face four counts of armed robbery with a firearm and four counts of aggravated assault. "Reports ...
May 16, 2020
Italy’s daily coronavirus death toll dips to lowest since March 9
MILAN (Reuters) - The daily toll from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy fell to 153 on Saturday, its lowest since March 9, against 242 the day before, the Civil Protection Agency said, while the daily ta...
May 16, 2020
Pakistan resumes domestic flights, insists on masks and empty seats
By Syed Raza Hassan KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan resumed domestic flights between major cities for the first time in nearly two months on Saturday with the requirement that face masks be wor...
May 16, 2020
Gates-backed at-home COVID tests await approval as FDA OKs separate kit
(Reuters) - An at-home coronavirus testing project in Seattle backed in part by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation remains in limbo as U.S. regulators on Saturday announced approval of a separate h...
May 16, 2020
Canada’s Trudeau to look at possible further aid for airlines, after Air Canada layoffs
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Saturday that he would look at possible ways to help airlines further, but announced no new measures after the country's b...
May 16, 2020
Soccer: Eerie silence across stadiums as Bundesliga restarts
BERLIN (Reuters) - From social distancing substitutes using airport stairs, to disinfected balls and a potential television audience of one billion, the Bundesliga enjoyed a chequered restart as the f...
May 16, 2020
Iran news agency warns U.S. against any move on fuel shipment to Venezuela
DUBAI (Reuters) - An Iranian news agency close to the elite Revolutionary Guards said on Saturday there would be repercussions if the United States acted "just like pirates" against an Iranian fuel sh...
May 16, 2020
Saudi sovereign fund seeks $10 billion margin loan: Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund plans to borrow about $10 billion by pledging some of its investment in SoftBank Group Corp's Vision Fund, Bloomberg News reported on Saturday. The rep...
May 16, 2020
Czech state could buy up to 100% of Smartwings airline group: ministers
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech government could buy up to 100% of airline operator Smartwings, the owner of Czech Airlines, or offer the national flag carrier state-guaranteed loans, Industry Minister K...
May 16, 2020
Portugal suspends foreign trash imports to cope with own increased waste
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal, which usually attracts huge mounds of rubbish from other European states because of its low waste management fees, has suspended imports of trash until the end of 2020 to ...
May 16, 2020
