Author Archives: Syndicated Content
City of London curbs cars to aid social distancing
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - London's "Square Mile" financial district said it will close some streets to cars to create more space for pedestrians and cyclists so that workers can observe social d...
May 14, 2020
Turkey’s coronavirus death toll reaches 4,000: health minister
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's coronavirus death toll has reached 4,007, after 55 more people died in the last 24 hours, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Thursday. Turkey has conducted 34,821 more ...
May 14, 2020
U.S. says it condemns China-linked ‘cyber actors’ trying to steal COVID research
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday condemned attempts by China-linked "cyber actors and non-traditional collectors affiliated" to steal U.S. intellectual property and data related to...
May 14, 2020
UK health official expects rapid rollout of Roche antibody test
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will begin using an antibody test for COVID-19 in coming days, focusing its use on health workers and carers, England's Deputy Chief Medical Officer Jonathan Van-Tam said on...
May 14, 2020
Exclusive: Turkey seeks global funding help to gird against lira shock
By Orhan Coskun and Jonathan Spicer ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's government has appealed to foreign allies in an urgent search for funding, three senior Turkish officials said, as it prepares defences ...
May 14, 2020
EU rules asylum seekers on Hungary border have been ‘detained’, should be released
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's top court ruled on Thursday that four asylum seekers stuck in a transit zone on the Hungarian-Serbian border had effectively been detained and that a local co...
May 14, 2020
Luxury handbags jump in price as brands make up for coronavirus hit
By Silvia Aloisi and Sophie Yu MILAN/BEIJING (Reuters) - Top luxury brands from Chanel to Louis Vuitton have increased prices of some of their most coveted products as they seek to make up for sales l...
May 14, 2020
U.S. electricity use to drop by record amount in 2020 due coronavirus
(Reuters) - U.S. electricity consumption will collapse by a record 4.6% in 2020 as businesses shut due to government lockdowns to slow the spread of coronavirus, the U.S. Energy Information Administra...
May 14, 2020
Trump administration aims to nab 300 mln N95 masks in 90 days -official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration is seeking to add 300 million N95 masks, the respiratory protective devices that are key to protecting medical workers fighting the deadly coronavirus, ...
May 14, 2020
Senate Intelligence Committee chairman stepping down during stock sale investigation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Senator Richard Burr will temporarily step aside as chairman of the intelligence committee, effective at the end of Friday, during a federal investigation into whethe...
May 14, 2020
