Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Burkina prosecutor launches probe after 12 detainees die in custody
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - A Burkina Faso prosecutor has launched an investigation after 12 people died during the same night in detention cells, hours after they were arrested for suspected terrorism-re...
May 13, 2020
Takeda says coronavirus treatment trial using recovered patients’ blood could start in July
By Carl O'Donnell (Reuters) - Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd could start a clinical trial as early as July for a potential treatment of COVID-19 that is based on antibodies from recovered patients' bloo...
May 13, 2020
Asian stocks set to slide on U.S. Fed fears, interest rate stance
By Suzanne Barlyn (Reuters) - Asian equities were set to slump on Thursday after the head of the Federal Reserve warned of a "significantly worse" U.S. recession than any downturn since World War Two ...
May 13, 2020
‘Love & Hip Hop’ star, Texas engineer charged with coronavirus bailout fraud: DOJ
By Chris Prentice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday said it has charged two more individuals for defrauding the U.S. government coronavirus bailout program: a Te...
May 13, 2020
United Airlines employee files class action lawsuit over unpaid days off policy
(Reuters) - A United Airlines Holdings Inc non-union employee filed a class action lawsuit on Wednesday alleging that a requirement that management and administration employees take 20 unpaid days off...
May 13, 2020
Treasury’s Mnuchin says U.S. will slowly reopen economy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday the economy will be reopened slowly but he cautioned that waiting too long risked severe economic damage. "We're going t...
May 13, 2020
Ontario redeploys educators into nursing homes, as just one facility records 56 deaths
By Moira Warburton TORONTO (Reuters) - The Canadian province of Ontario is allowing its education staff, including teachers and custodians, to voluntarily redeploy into the province's long-term care h...
May 13, 2020
Reds’ Bauer: MLB’s restart plan is ‘laughable’
Cincinnati Reds right-hander Trevor Bauer labeled Major League Baseball's restart proposal as "laughable" on Wednesday. Bauer, in fact, went into greater detail of what he found funny with agent Rache...
May 13, 2020
Hamilton tops Sunday Times sportspersons’ rich list
(Reuters) - Six-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton is the richest sportsperson in the United Kingdom with a net worth of 224 million pounds ($275.6 million), according to The Sunday Times...
May 13, 2020
UK surveyors expect price falls when housing market reopens
LONDON (Reuters) - British house prices are likely to fall as the market slowly begins to reopen, after a collapse in activity due to COVID-19 restrictions last month, a survey showed on Thursday. The...
May 13, 2020
