Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Congo reports first Ebola case in 6 weeks; was about to declare outbreak over
KINSHASA (Reuters) - A case of Ebola has been detected in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, more than six weeks after the last case, the government said in a statement. The Central African country...
Apr 10, 2020
NATO mission in Kosovo reports first COVID-19 case
PRISTINA (Reuters) - A member of the NATO-led peacekeeping mission in Kosovo has tested positive with the new coronavirus, the mission said in a statement on Friday, adding that it would not have any ...
Apr 10, 2020
He smiled to comfort his COVID-19 patient – then he realized his mask was leaking
(Editors note: Attention to expletives in 4th and 9th paragraphs that some may find offensive.) By Nick Brown NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sam remembers the moment he realized he could no longer smile at pati...
Apr 10, 2020
Soccer: 1982 Brazil team reunite to help fight COVID-19
(Reuters) - Members of Brazil's 1982 World Cup squad have reunited to ask their compatriots to work together and donate money to help the country's overcrowded favelas avoid the worst ravages of the c...
Apr 10, 2020
U.S. railroad Amtrak receives $1 billion in emergency funding
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Department said Friday it released $1 billion in emergency funding for U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak, which has been devastated by t...
Apr 10, 2020
IMF’s Georgieva creates new external advisory panel on pandemic
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Friday announced the creation of a new external advisory group to provide input on policy challenges, inclu...
Apr 10, 2020
Italy’s banks fail to get wider virus support measures for already struggling firms
By Valentina Za and Giuseppe Fonte MILAN (Reuters) - Italy has rebuffed calls to widely include businesses who were already struggling to repay their debt in its latest coronavirus economic aid packag...
Apr 10, 2020
Myanmar frees journalist who was charged under terrorism law
(Reuters) - A Myanmar journalist arrested on terrorism charges after publishing an interview with a spokesman for the Arakan Army rebel group was freed on Thursday and said police had told him they wo...
Apr 10, 2020
Finland’s emergency supply agency head quits over face mask scandal
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland's government said on Friday it accepted the resignation of the head of the country's emergency supply agency, over the multi-million euro purchase of Chinese face masks th...
Apr 10, 2020
Vending machines selling face masks appear on Warsaw streets
WARSAW (Reuters) - Vending machines selling face masks, gloves and sanitizers appeared on the streets of Poland's two biggest cities this week, as the country stepped up social distancing rules to cur...
Apr 10, 2020
