Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Ex-NHL player who had COVID-19: Season shouldn’t resume
Former NHL player Georges Laraque, who has recovered from COVID-19, doesn't want to see the season resume amid the pandemic. "To be asking guys to be tested and be quarantined for two to three months ...
May 08, 2020
Acting U.S. spy chief overhauls agency in defiance of congressional concerns
By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defying congressional oversight concerns, U.S. President Donald Trump's acting director of national intelligence on Friday unveiled organizational changes to ...
May 08, 2020
Pfizer to outsource some drug production, focus on coronavirus vaccine
By Carl O'Donnell and Michael Erman (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc said on Friday it is in talks to shift more of its medicine production to outside contractors as it prepares for large-scale production of an...
May 08, 2020
Fed’s Kashkari says rescue aid should focus on most needy
(Reuters) - Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari on Friday said the U.S. government should funnel aid to those who need it most so that its funds can last the one to two years it w...
May 08, 2020
Triple antiviral drug shows early promise in COVID-19 trial
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - A triple drug combination of antiviral medicines helped relieve symptoms in patients with mild to moderate COVID-19 infection and swiftly reduced the amount of virus...
May 08, 2020
Brazil hits new record for daily coronavirus deaths
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil registered 10,222 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus on Friday and 751 deaths, the health ministry said. Daily deaths beat the previous record of 615 on Wed...
May 08, 2020
Argentine economists see inflation rising, GDP shrinking
By Aislinn Laing and Maximilian Heath BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentine economists on Friday predicted a worsening recession and raised their inflation estimate to 44.4% from 40%, according to the me...
May 08, 2020
U.S. small business rescue falls short on several counts: watchdog
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government's $660 billion program to rescue small businesses hit by the coronavirus pandemic saddles borrowers with rules that undermine the intention of Congress and f...
May 08, 2020
Google announces company holiday on May 22 to stem virus burnout
(Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google said on Friday it has asked employees to take a day off on May 22, to address work-from-home-related burnout during the coronavirus pandemic. Chief Executive Officer ...
May 08, 2020
FDA approves Eli Lilly drug for thyroid, lung cancers driven by a genetic mutation
By Carl O'Donnell and Manas Mishra (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a drug to treat lung and thyroid cancers driven by a specific genetic mutation that Eli Lilly an...
May 08, 2020
