Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Geneva baby’s arrival shows life goes on amid coronavirus chaos
By Cecile Mantovani GENEVA (Reuters) - Her parents were infected with COVID-19 last month, the maternity unit was operating under lockdown and their relatives live across closed borders, yet like mill...
Apr 15, 2020
Anxious Argentines, in coronavirus lockdown, bring therapy couch back home
By Lucila Sigal BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentines, therapy-mad at the best of times, are finding ways to bring their shrinks into their homes via phone calls and conferencing apps like Zoom as they ...
Apr 15, 2020
Swiss coronavirus death toll nears 1,000, positive tests still rising
ZURICH (Reuters) - The Swiss death toll from the new coronavirus has reached 973, the country's public health ministry said on Wednesday, rising from 900 people on Tuesday. The number of positive test...
Apr 15, 2020
Temperature checks, protective suits: Argentine grains sector braces for 1st coronavirus case
By Hugh Bronstein and Maximilian Heath BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina is braced for the first case of coronavirus to be confirmed among the thousands of port workers and grains handlers involved i...
Apr 15, 2020
As coronavirus empties streets, speeders hit the gas
By Tina Bellon NEW YORK (Reuters) - Empty roads in the United States and Europe are tempting drivers to go out and shift into high gear. From Los Angeles to New York, London and Berlin, coronavirus lo...
Apr 15, 2020
Trump administration halts wildfire prevention tool in California over coronavirus
By Nichola Groom LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The U.S. Forest Service has suspended controlled burns on public lands in wildfire-prone California because of the coronavirus pandemic, upsetting officials wh...
Apr 15, 2020
U.S. companies walk legal tightrope as earnings season kicks off
By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. companies are grappling with how best to provide guidance on their earnings outlook as the novel coronavirus takes uncertainty to new heights and exposes...
Apr 15, 2020
Bank of America profit nearly halves as loan loss provisions soar
(Reuters) - Bank of America Corp recorded a 48.5% fall in quarterly profit as the bank set aside $3.6 billion for potential loan losses tied to the coronavirus pandemic. Net income applicable to commo...
Apr 15, 2020
Staging the Tour in 2020 vital for the sport, says race director
By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) - Staging the Tour de France this year despite the novel coronavirus pandemic was vital for road cycling, the race's director Christian Prudhomme said on Wednesday. Th...
Apr 15, 2020
G20 finance ministers, central bank governors hold virtual meeting to address COVID-19 challenges
DUBAI (Reuters) - The finance ministers and central bank governors of the G20 group of the world's largest economies started on Wednesday a virtual meeting to further address the global challenges pre...
Apr 15, 2020
