Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Fires near Chernobyl pose ‘no risk to human health’, IAEA says
VIENNA (Reuters) - Radiation from fires that have torn through forests around Ukraine's defunct Chernobyl nuclear power plant poses "no risk to human health", the U.N. atomic agency said on Friday, ba...
Apr 24, 2020
Motor racing: Rome set to host Formula E until 2025
(Reuters) - Rome has signed a new agreement to host a Formula E race until at least 2025, the all-electric series said on Friday. This year's street race in the Italian capital was postponed from Apri...
Apr 24, 2020
Domestic violence reports rise by a third in locked-down London, police say
LONDON (Reuters) - Reports of domestic violence in London have risen by a third in the last six weeks, police said on Friday, urging victims to speak out and promising they will not be punished if the...
Apr 24, 2020
Zagg to keep $9.5 million PPP loan despite new Treasury guidance
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Zagg inc , a maker of screen protectors for mobile devices, said on Friday it plans to keep a $9.5 million loan granted under Treasury's Payroll Protection Program (PPP), a day af...
Apr 24, 2020
Paraguay plans switch to ‘smart’ quarantine after coronavirus curve flattens
By Daniela Desantis ASUNCION (Reuters) - Paraguay will ease its coronavirus lockdown in May, replacing its currently tough sanctions with a "smart quarantine" after the South American country became o...
Apr 24, 2020
France’s coronavirus death toll rises by 389 to 22,245
PARIS (Reuters) - The death toll in France from the coronavirus rose by 389 to 22,245 on Friday, the country's top health official Jerome Salomon said. The number of coronavirus cases in hospital fell...
Apr 24, 2020
Exclusive: Trial of Gilead’s potential coronavirus treatment running ahead of schedule, researcher says
By Deena Beasley (Reuters) - A key U.S. government trial of Gilead Sciences Inc's experimental coronavirus treatment may yield results as early as mid-May, according to the study's lead investigator, ...
Apr 24, 2020
Virus-hit Madame Tussauds owner seeks 500 million euros in bond sale
By Yoruk Bahceli LONDON (Reuters) - The firm behind Madame Tussauds and Legoland parks is looking to raise 500 million euros ($540 million) in a bond sale, offering a high interest rate to try to secu...
Apr 24, 2020
Banned Vienna protest against lockdown draws 200
VIENNA (Reuters) - A crowd of around 200 defied a police ban to gather in central Vienna on Friday for a protest against Austria's coronavirus lockdown. The restrictions have been in place for more th...
Apr 24, 2020
Saudi Arabia eliminates flogging as form of punishment: document
RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia eliminated flogging as a form of punishment, according to a document from the kingdom's top court seen by Reuters on Friday. The decision will see the punishment replac...
Apr 24, 2020
