Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Man arrested in Ireland in connection with deaths of 39 Vietnamese in 2019: UK police
LONDON (Reuters) - Ronan Hughes, a 40-year-old from County Armagh in Northern Ireland, was arrested in Ireland on Monday in connection with the deaths of 39 Vietnamese nationals who were found in a lo...
Apr 20, 2020
Facebook removes anti-quarantine protest events in some U.S. states
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Monday that it has removed events in Nebraska, New Jersey and California promoting protests against stay-at-home measures amid the COVID-19 pand...
Apr 20, 2020
Kuwait expands curfew, extends public sector work suspension
KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwait will extend the suspension of work in the public sector including at government ministries until May 31 and expand a nationwide curfew to 16 hours as part of efforts to comba...
Apr 20, 2020
Pentagon to ask U.S. Congress for emergency coronavirus funds to support defense industry
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon will request billions of dollars in the next version of the stimulus package from Congress to assist the defense industry during the economic slump ca...
Apr 20, 2020
For once, Nadal found wanting as he is flummoxed by IT gremlins
By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - Throughout his incredible career it has taken a pretty special opponent to worry Rafa Nadal but the Spanish great met his match in the form of Instagram Live on Mon...
Apr 20, 2020
Turkey’s Erdogan announces four-day lockdown from Thursday
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that a four-day lockdown would be imposed in 31 cities from Thursday as part of efforts to stem the spread of the coronavirus. Turk...
Apr 20, 2020
Chilean seniors look to the sky for medicine and masks
ZAPALLAR (Reuters) - The small Chilean beach enclave of Zapallar has turned to high-tech drones to deliver medications, masks and hand sanitizer to its elderly in remote areas as the coronavirus conti...
Apr 20, 2020
Suburban New York City county residents sue WHO over coronavirus pandemic response
By Jonathan Stempel and Jan Wolfe NEW YORK (Reuters) - Residents of a suburban New York City county that was one of the earliest U.S. hot spots for the coronavirus sued the World Health Organization o...
Apr 20, 2020
Coronavirus cases in Ecuador top 10,000, doubling about once a week
QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador reported over 10,000 cases of coronavirus on Monday, the fourth-highest tally in Latin America, as the disease ravages the economy of the oil-producing country. The pandemic ...
Apr 20, 2020
Meredith Corp cuts pay for 60% of employees amid COVID-19
NEW YORK (Reuters) - People Magazine owner Meredith Corp, will temporarily cut pay for 60% of its employees and paused its dividend as advertising revenue takes a hit during the coronavirus outbreak, ...
Apr 20, 2020
