Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. lawmakers include biofuels aid in latest proposed relief bill
By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday introduced a relief bill that would include aid to biofuel producers after demand for the fuel plummeted because of the coronavirus pa...
May 12, 2020
Tackling banned under terms of Premier League protocol for training: BBC
(Reuters) - Premier League players will be prohibited from tackling and pitches will have to be disinfected when clubs return to training as part of plans to prevent the further spread of COVID-19, th...
May 12, 2020
Australia Treasurer tests negative for coronavirus
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said he had tested negative for the new coronavirus after breaking into a sustained coughing bout while giving a speech to parliament on Tuesda...
May 12, 2020
Brazil has conducted 482,743 coronavirus tests: health official
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil has processed 482,743 tests for the novel coronavirus in official labs, a health ministry official said on Tuesday, up from around 181,000 tests on April 22, when the...
May 12, 2020
Democrats move to allow voting changes for presidential convention amid health crisis
By Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic Party's rules committee moved on Tuesday to allow organizers to change the format of the party's U.S. presidential nominating convention, including...
May 12, 2020
Austria’s Kurz aims to lift border controls to Switzerland by June
ZURICH (Reuters) - Austria aims to ease some border controls with Switzerland within days and to end all controls by June, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz told Swiss broadcaster SRF on Tuesday, as countries...
May 12, 2020
Fed Chair Powell, Gov. Brainard to host ‘Fed Listens’ event May 21
(Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and Fed Governor Lael Brainard will host a virtual "Fed Listens" event to take stock of the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic on May 21, the ...
May 12, 2020
CDC reports 1,342,594 coronavirus cases, 80,820 deaths
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday reported 1,342,594 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 18,106 cases from its previous count, and said that the...
May 12, 2020
Fed’s Mester says virus testing and treatments needed for economy to recover in 2nd half
(Reuters) - More progress needs to be made on testing and treatments to control the coronavirus outbreak before people can feel safe and the U.S. economy can begin to grow again in the second half of ...
May 12, 2020
Congo president replaces chief of staff amid graft trial
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has temporarily replaced his chief of staff Vital Kamerhe who is charged with stealing public funds, the president's spokesman said on Tuesday. Ka...
May 12, 2020
