Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Singapore stops teachers using Zoom app after ‘very serious incidents’
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore has suspended the use of video-conferencing tool Zoom by teachers, its education ministry said on Friday, after "very serious incidents" occurred in the first week of a...
Apr 09, 2020
Boeing considers potential 10% cut to workforce: WSJ
(Reuters) - Boeing Co is considering a plan to cut its workforce by about 10%, which could involve buyouts, early retirements and involuntary layoffs, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. The...
Apr 09, 2020
China factory gate deflation deepens in March as coronavirus jolts economy
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's factory gate deflation deepened in March, official data showed on Friday, with prices falling the most in five months, underlining broad economic damage wrought by the coro...
Apr 09, 2020
Bristol-Myers’ win in U.S. patent case against Gilead boosted to $1.2 billion
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - A federal judge increased to $1.2 billion the damages that Gilead Sciences Inc must pay to Bristol-Myers Squibb Co in a patent infringement case regarding technology for ...
Apr 09, 2020
Some abortions may proceed in Texas during pandemic, judge rules
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Thursday said some abortions can continue in Texas while the state battles the coronavirus pandemic, dealing a new legal setback to officials attempting to dra...
Apr 09, 2020
Pacific nations stay vigilant against coronavirus in cyclone’s aftermath
By Lidia Kelly (Reuters) - A powerful cyclone that hit the Pacific Island nations this week bringing death, injuries and destruction cannot be allowed to disrupt containment efforts against the spread...
Apr 09, 2020
Once the biggest outbreak outside of China, South Korean city reports zero new coronavirus cases
SEOUL (Reuters) - The South Korean city of Daegu, which endured the first large coronavirus outbreak outside of China, on Friday reported zero new cases for the first time since late February, as new ...
Apr 09, 2020
South Korean coronavirus patients vote as parliamentary election kicks off
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - Early voting in South Korea's parliamentary election kicked off on Friday, with coronavirus patients casting ballots at designated stations and candidates adopting new ...
Apr 09, 2020
Trump says he is speeding help to farmers hurt by coronavirus dislocation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he has directed his agriculture secretary to expedite help to farmers, especially small farmers, hurt by the economic disruption cau...
Apr 09, 2020
Chicago jail reports 450 coronavirus cases among staff, inmates
By Dan Whitcomb (Reuters) - Some 450 inmates and staff have tested positive for coronavirus at Chicago's largest jail, county corrections officials said on Thursday, representing one of the nation's l...
Apr 09, 2020
