Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Trudeau warns premature reopening could send Canada ‘back into confinement’
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned that if provinces move too quickly to reopen their economies, a flare-up of the coronavirus pandemic could send Canada "back into co...
May 09, 2020
Three New York children have died from rare illness tied to COVID-19: governor
(Reuters) - Three children in New York have died from a rare inflammatory syndrome believed to be linked to the novel coronavirus, Governor Andrew Cuomo told a daily briefing on Saturday. Cuomo had on...
May 09, 2020
Senior UK medic confident “R” contagion number below 1 across country
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's deputy chief medical officer said on Saturday he was confident the coronavirus "R" number, a measure of the rate of contagion, was below 1 across the United Kingdom. "I am...
May 09, 2020
UK coronavirus death toll rises to 31,587
LONDON (Reuters) - The death toll from coronavirus in Britain has risen to 31,587, an increase of 346 in a 24-hour period, Transport Minister Grant Shapps said at the government's daily news briefing....
May 09, 2020
Sierra Leone’s president accuses main opposition party of inciting violence
FREETOWN (Reuters) - Sierra Leone's president Julius Maada Bio has accused the main opposition party of orchestrating a spate of violent incidents, deepening a political standoff that risks underminin...
May 09, 2020
Mangoes off the menu for lonely primates, as Kiev zoo struggles in lockdown
By Margaryta Chornokondratenko and Sergiy Karazy KIEV (Reuters) - Mykhailo Pinchuk takes a short walk around his empty zoo, greeting some animals with a stroke and a morsel of food. No visitors have b...
May 09, 2020
FDA grants emergency use authorization to Quidel for first antigen test for COVID-19
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Saturday approved emergency use authorization (EUA) to Quidel Corp for the first COVID-19 antigen test. The emergency use authorization was i...
May 09, 2020
Italian companies ask for $20 billion in state-guaranteed loans: credit agency
MILAN (Reuters) - Large Italian companies have requested 18.5 billion euros ($20 billion) in state-guaranteed loans to weather the coronavirus crisis, state-backed export credit agency SACE said on Sa...
May 09, 2020
Rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Little Richard dies at age 87: Rolling Stone
(Reuters) - Little Richard, the self-proclaimed "architect of rock 'n' roll" who built his ground-breaking sound with a boiling blend of boogie-woogie, rhythm and blues and gospel, died on Saturday at...
May 09, 2020
Gymnastics: Italian Lodadio cultivates his garden to stay fit
GROTTAFERRATA, Italy (Reuters) - Gymnasts around the world have been trying to stay fit amid tough restrictions during the COVID-19 crisis, and Italy is no exception. With the country's gym clubs and ...
May 09, 2020
