Author Archives: Syndicated Content
‘One World’ celebrity special for coronavirus draws 21 million Americans
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Almost 21 million Americans watched the "One World: Together At Home" global special on Saturday in support of frontline workers battling the coronavirus pandemic, according to...
Apr 20, 2020
China reports 11 new mainland coronavirus cases on April 20, four imported
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China reported 11 new confirmed coronavirus cases on April 20, down from 12 a day earlier, with no new deaths, the country's health authority said on Tuesday. Of the total, four w...
Apr 20, 2020
U.S. Treasury releases $2.9 billion in airline support, finalizes payroll agreements
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department said on Monday it has disbursed $2.9 billion in initial payroll assistance to 54 smaller passenger carrier and two major passenger airlines, while i...
Apr 20, 2020
MLB teams can lay off managers, coaches, others on May 1
Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred is suspending uniform employee contracts of more than 9,000 people, which will give teams the option to lay off or reduce pay of managers, coaches, train...
Apr 20, 2020
Dollar cedes some gains but oil collapse likely to support safe-havens
By Stanley White TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar gave up some gains against the currencies of oil producers after U.S. crude futures pared some of their massive losses in Asia, but the historic collapse ...
Apr 20, 2020
North Korea’s Kim getting treatment after cardiovascular procedure: report
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is receiving treatment after undergoing a cardiovascular procedure early this month, a South Korean media report said, amid speculation over Kim's hea...
Apr 20, 2020
Exclusive: Lord & Taylor explores bankruptcy as stores remain shut in coronavirus pandemic – sources
By Jessica DiNapoli and Mike Spector (Reuters) - Lord & Taylor is exploring filing for bankruptcy protection after it was forced to temporarily shut all of its 38 U.S. department stores in the wake of...
Apr 20, 2020
Asian stocks set to sink after historic U.S. oil rout
By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Asia shares were poised to track a Wall Street tumble on Tuesday after U.S. crude futures turned negative for the first time in history, crushed by a spectacu...
Apr 20, 2020
Australia edges towards reopening schools as coronavirus infections slow
By Colin Packham and Jonathan Barrett SYDNEY (Reuters) - Students in Australia's most populous state, New South Wales, will start returning to school next month in much larger numbers amid a rapid dec...
Apr 20, 2020
Panama posts nearly 200 new coronavirus cases: health ministry
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Panama registered 191 new cases of the coronavirus on Monday, bringing the country's total to 4,658 cases, the health ministry said. Officials also confirmed 10 more deaths, ra...
Apr 20, 2020
