Author Archives: Syndicated Content
New U.S. projections show summer spike if coronavirus restrictions lifted: NYT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New U.S. government figures show coronavirus infections will spike during the summer if stay-at-home orders are lifted at 30 days as planned, the New York Times reported on Frid...
Apr 10, 2020
‘Herculean task’: Chicago public schools scramble to launch online classes
By Brendan O'Brien CHICAGO (Reuters) - During a typical school day at Chicago's Benito Juarez Community Academy, James Klock's high-school students can be found splicing and connecting wiring, getting...
Apr 10, 2020
French insurers in talks to jointly invest 1 bln euros to help small businesses during coronavirus
PARIS (Reuters) - French insurers are in discussions to invest 1 billion euros ($1.09 billion) into funds dedicated to help small and mid-sized firms and health companies recover from the impact of th...
Apr 10, 2020
Moscow to introduce passes for travel around the city during lockdown
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Moscow's mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Friday that the city would begin to gradually introduce a system of passes next week to monitor and regulate residents' movements during a par...
Apr 10, 2020
Apple, Google to create contact tracing technology to fight coronavirus spread
By Stephen Nellis and Paresh Dave (Reuters) - Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google said on Friday that they will work together to create contact tracing technology that aims to slow the spread of the c...
Apr 10, 2020
Turkey’s coronavirus death toll rises to 1,006: minister
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's confirmed cases of coronavirus increased by 4,747 and 98 people died in the last 24 hours, taking the total death toll from the disease to 1,006, Health Minister Fahretti...
Apr 10, 2020
Brazil’s Bolsonaro hits the streets in latest social distancing snub
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro took to the streets of Brasilia on Friday, drawing crowds and greeting followers in his latest public attack on social isolation measures ...
Apr 10, 2020
Global coronavirus death toll hits 100,000, cases over 1.6 million
By Cate Cadell (Reuters) - The number of deaths linked to the novel coronavirus reached 100,000 on Friday, as the tally of cases passed 1.6 million, according to a Reuters tally. The first death came ...
Apr 10, 2020
Italian insurer Generali confirms staggered dividend payout
By Gianluca Semeraro MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's biggest insurer Generali on Friday said it would pay its 2019 dividend in two tranches, confirming a total payout of 0.96 euros per share, citing its str...
Apr 10, 2020
Six missing after India power plant dyke gives way
By Sudarshan Varadhan CHENNAI (Reuters) - Six people are missing after an fly ash dyke gave way at a coal-fired power plant in the Singrauli district of India's central state of Madhya Pradesh, a top ...
Apr 10, 2020
