Author Archives: Syndicated Content
AT&T will make HBO Max free to some customers, sets May 27 launch
By Helen Coster (Reuters) - AT&T Inc. announced Tuesday it will make its HBO Max streaming service free to some customers when it launches on May 27. The HBO Max app will be pre-loaded on the AT&T TV ...
Apr 21, 2020
Exclusive: Facebook agreed to censor posts after Vietnam slowed traffic – sources
By James Pearson HANOI (Reuters) - Facebook's local servers in Vietnam were taken offline early this year, slowing local traffic to a crawl until it agreed to significantly increase the censorship of ...
Apr 21, 2020
Turkey’s coronavirus death toll rises by 119 to 2,259: ministry
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's confirmed cases of the COVID-19 disease increased by 4,611 in the past 24 hours, and 119 more people have died, taking the death toll to 2,259, Health Ministry data showe...
Apr 21, 2020
Global coronavirus cases pass 2.5 million as U.S. tally nears 800,000
(Reuters) - Global coronavirus infections surpassed 2.5 million on Tuesday, according to a Reuters tally, with U.S. cases nearing 800,000. The figure includes more than 170,000 deaths, two-thirds of w...
Apr 21, 2020
Scientists observe celestial smash-up around nearby star
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists have observed what appears to be the aftermath of a violent collision between two planetary building blocks orbiting a large and luminous star, a glimp...
Apr 21, 2020
New York charges Mallinckrodt with insurance fraud related to opioids
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York has charged Mallinckrodt Plc with insurance fraud for misrepresenting the safety and efficacy of its opioid drugs, leading to medically unnecessary prescriptions. Governo...
Apr 21, 2020
After lockdown, French kids back to school in smaller classes
PARIS (Reuters) - When France lifts a nearly two-month coronavirus lockdown on May 11, French children will go back to school in stages and in much smaller classes in order to minimise infection risk,...
Apr 21, 2020
Motor racing: Society needs sport to return as soon as possible, says Agag
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Sport has to return as soon as possible for the sake of society as the world battles COVID-19 and going behind closed doors is the immediate way forward, Formula E s...
Apr 21, 2020
Moscow opens coronavirus hospital it built in one month as cases jump
By Gabrielle Ttrault-Farber MOSCOW (Reuters) - A new Moscow hospital built in just over a month began admitting patients infected with the new coronavirus on Tuesday to help the Russian capital cope w...
Apr 21, 2020
Italy’s daily coronavirus death toll climbs, new cases also up
ROME (Reuters) - Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy climbed by 534 on Tuesday, up from 454 the day before and the largest daily tally since Friday, the Civil Protection Agency said. The number...
Apr 21, 2020
