Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Alibaba revenue tops as online sales surge during lockdown
(Reuters) - China's Alibaba Group Holding Ltd reported a better-than-expected quarterly revenue on Friday, as the COVID-19 lockdowns drove more people to shop online for essentials. Revenue rose to 11...
May 22, 2020
WHO has worked ‘day and night’ on pandemic, funding lags: Tedros tells board
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has worked non-stop since the novel coronavirus emerged, informing its 194 member states of its evolution and providing technical advice, its dir...
May 22, 2020
Fun beats fear in Rube Goldberg contest to fetch soap amid COVID-19 crisis
By Barbara Goldberg NEW YORK (Reuters) - Caitlin Diel waited in the shower as her brother started their chain-reaction machine, dropping a marble into a tube that sent a toy train speeding, a deodoran...
May 22, 2020
New York chef turns Michelin-starred eatery into charity kitchen in COVID-19 crisis
By Roselle Chen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chef Daniel Humm of Eleven Madison Park, who is used to being paid for fine dining with exclusive black credit cards, says his richest reward during the COVID-19 c...
May 22, 2020
With remote work plan, Facebook dashes hopes of paycheck arbitrage
By Katie Paul SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - With Facebook's adoption of permanent remote work on Thursday, Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg has untethered one of Silicon Valley's biggest companies from the...
May 22, 2020
Final round of French local elections slated for June 28
PARIS (Reuters) - The final round of France's local elections has been set for June 28, provided it has not been deemed a health risk due to the coronavirus pandemic, French Prime Minister Edouard Phi...
May 22, 2020
Malaysia PM in home quarantine after officer tests positive for COVID-19
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin will be home quarantined for 14 days after an officer who attended a meeting with him this week tested positive for the new coronavir...
May 22, 2020
Terrier Uggie from ‘The Artist’ crowned best Cannes movie mutt
LONDON (Reuters) - Uggie, the Jack Russell whose antics in Oscar-winning film "The Artist" stole viewers' hearts, was crowned Palm Dog of Palm Dogs on Friday, singled out as the best canine winner in ...
May 22, 2020
Fed’s Powell to speak next Friday at 11 a.m. EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell will appear in a webcast discussion with former Fed vice chair Alan Blinder next Friday at 11 a.m. EDT, the Fed announced. The question and a...
May 22, 2020
Portuguese resort to test all residents ahead of summer season
By Catarina Demony and Miguel Pereira CASCAIS, Portugal (Reuters) - A popular beach town near Lisbon plans to be the first in Portugal to test all of its 200,000 residents for coronavirus antibodies t...
May 22, 2020
On Air Now
Fri Jul 10
Sheboygan, WI, USA
65°FWind/Dir: 9 MPH-NNW
Humidity: 100%
