Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Argentina’s Fernandez extends coronavirus lockdown through April 26
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina will extend until April 27 the lockdown it imposed last month to control the spread of the coronavirus, President Alberto Fernandez said in a televised address on Fr...
Apr 10, 2020
Mexico registers 3,844 cases of coronavirus and 233 deaths
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico reported 403 new cases of coronavirus on Friday, bringing the country's total to 3,844 cases and 233 deaths, the health ministry said. (Reporting by Mexico City Newsroom...
Apr 10, 2020
The Beatles’ handwritten ‘Hey Jude’ lyrics sell for $910,000 at auction
By Sheila Dang NEW YORK (Reuters) - Artist Paul McCartney's handwritten lyrics to The Beatles' hit song "Hey Jude" sold for $910,000 on Friday, nine times its original estimate, auction house Julien's...
Apr 10, 2020
Panama registers 2,974 cases of coronavirus and 74 deaths
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Panama registered 222 new cases of coronavirus on Friday, bringing the country's total to 2,974 cases and 74 deaths, the healthy ministry said. (Reporting by Elida Moreno, writ...
Apr 10, 2020
More UK banks join scheme to help virus-hit small firms
(Reuters) - Britain has approved four new lenders to offer government-backed loans to struggling small businesses damaged by the coronavirus outbreak, under the multi-billion pound Coronavirus Busines...
Apr 10, 2020
U.S. approves $168 billion of small business loans under coronavirus plan: Kudlow
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has approved 661,000 loans to small businesses totaling $168 billion under a program to address the fallout from the novel coronavirus epidemic, White House ec...
Apr 10, 2020
U.N. condemns water shutoff to Libyan capital
TUNIS (Reuters) - The United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Libya on Friday condemned the cutting off of water supply to the capital Tripoli over the past week as "particularly reprehensible" an...
Apr 10, 2020
IMF lends $191.8 million to North Macedonia to soften coronavirus blow
SARAJEVO (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund will disburse $191.8 million in emergency aid to North Macedonia to help it cope with the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the IMF said on...
Apr 10, 2020
Harvey Weinstein hit with third sexual assault case in Los Angeles
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Harvey Weinstein was charged in Los Angeles on Friday with a third sexual assault case, and prosecutors there said they have started the process of seeking his ...
Apr 10, 2020
Drugmaker Eli Lilly starts clinical testing of therapies for COVID-19
(Reuters) - U.S. Drugmaker Eli Lilly & Co said on Friday it began clinical testing of therapies for the COVID-19 illness caused by the coronavirus. The company said it had entered into an agreement wi...
Apr 10, 2020
