Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Turkey’s coronavirus death toll rises by 125 to 1,643: health minister
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's confirmed cases of COVID-19 have increased by 4,801 in the past 24 hours, and 125 more people have died, taking the death toll to 1,643, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca sa...
Apr 16, 2020
F1 may have to slim down to get season started
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Formula One could start the season behind locked gates due to the COVID-19 pandemic but the glamour sport will likely have to slim down considerably to get the green...
Apr 16, 2020
Prayers at Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque compound suspended for Ramadan: Muslim clerics
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque compound will be closed to Muslim worshippers throughout the holy fasting month of Ramadan due to the coronavirus epidemic, the Jordan-appointed counci...
Apr 16, 2020
New York coronavirus deaths, hospitalizations lowest in more than one week
(Reuters) - The number of people hospitalized for the novel coronavirus and related deaths fell to their lowest levels in more than a week, evidence that the hardest-hit state was controlling its spre...
Apr 16, 2020
Explainer: The Russell index reconstitution is coming up. What is it?
By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) - Market participants are beginning to gear up preparations for the annual reconstitution by FTSE Russell of its indexes at the end of June. The event often res...
Apr 16, 2020
Italy’s coronavirus death toll rises by 525, new cases push higher
ROME (Reuters) - Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy increased by 525 on Thursday, down from 578 the day before, but the number of new cases accelerated sharply to 3,786 from a previous 2,667. ...
Apr 16, 2020
Exclusive: Bayer’s chloroquine donation to U.S. raises concern about FDA standards in pandemic
By Katherine Eban (Reuters) - On March 21, two days after President Donald Trump first touted chloroquine drugs as a "gamechanger" in the fight against COVID-19, administration officials privately des...
Apr 16, 2020
Top House Republican says no ‘fig leaf’ on small business bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Thursday he saw no reason to give Democrats any concessions to secure funding to help small businesses grappling ...
Apr 16, 2020
Canadian border restrictions with U.S. will remain for a long time: Trudeau
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's border restrictions with the United States will remain in place "for a significant time" as the two nations fight the coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sa...
Apr 16, 2020
G7 leaders committed to doing whatever it takes to ensure economies rebound: Canada
OTTAWA (Reuters) - The leaders of the Group of Seven industrialized nations on Thursday reaffirmed their pledge to take all necessary steps to ensure their economies recover from the coronavirus outbr...
Apr 16, 2020
