Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UK to expand coronavirus testing to cover all key workers
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's health minister Matt Hancock promised on Thursday to expand coronavirus testing to all those considered key workers after the government faced criticism for failing to rol...
Apr 23, 2020
Facebook gets rid of ‘pseudoscience’ ad-targeting category
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Facebook Inc has removed "pseudoscience" as an option for advertisers who want to target audiences, a category available until this week even as the world's largest ...
Apr 23, 2020
Dubai opens restaurants and cafes, resumes public transportation
CAIRO (Reuters) - Dubai on Thursday allowed cafes and restaurants to resume business, and shopping malls to be opened partially from 12 p.m until 10 p.m, but with a maximum capacity of 30%, Dubai's me...
Apr 23, 2020
As oil slumps, investors reinforce short commodity currency bets
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors are looking to ramp up wagers against already-battered commodity currencies, a sign that many believe a rebound in oil prices is nowhere in s...
Apr 23, 2020
Your COVID-19 healthcare questions, answered
By Beatrix Lockwood NEW YORK (Reuters) - Several months into the coronavirus pandemic, information about COVID-19 continues to change rapidly and many questions about the virus remain unanswered. As p...
Apr 23, 2020
Fed to disclose who borrows how much under crisis facilities
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve will publish at least every month details about who borrows how much under the raft of new lending facilities it has rolled out to support the econom...
Apr 23, 2020
Canada boosts coronavirus vaccine research, Saskatchewan plans gradual reopening
By Kelsey Johnson and Rod Nickel OTTAWA/WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Canada pledged new money on Thursday to develop and eventually mass-produce vaccines in its fight against the coronavirus, while ...
Apr 23, 2020
Jailed Saudi princess pleads for release as Ramadan arrives
By Raya Jalabi LONDON (Reuters) - A prominent Saudi princess has appealed to the kingdom's king and crown prince to release her from prison as the holy month of Ramadan began, according to a letter pu...
Apr 23, 2020
Britain’s government will nullify commercial landlords’ legal attempt to evict tenants
By Samantha Machado (Reuters) - Britain's government will void legal attempts to evict or force out small retailers and businesses due to non payment of rent during the coronavirus crises, it said on ...
Apr 23, 2020
Inside Trump’s proposal to suspend some legal immigration amid coronavirus crisis
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Wednesday that temporarily blocks some foreigners outside the United States from obtaining U.S. permanent resid...
Apr 23, 2020
