Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Britain’s COVID-19 death toll rises 539 to 30,615: minister
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's COVID-19 death toll has risen by 539 to 30,615, according to figures announced on Thursday by foreign minister Dominic Raab. The figures, collated by government agency Pub...
May 07, 2020
Massachusetts must allow gun stores to reopen despite pandemic, judge rules
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday ordered Massachusetts authorities to allow gun shops to reopen after the governor deemed them non-essential businesses that needed to clo...
May 07, 2020
White House shelved CDC guidance on easing of virus restrictions
By Alexandra Alper and Maria Caspani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House shelved a step-by-step guide prepared by U.S. health officials to help states safely reopen mass transit, restaurants, dayca...
May 07, 2020
UK appoints former TalkTalk boss to lead coronavirus test and trace programme
LONDON (Reuters) - Dido Harding, the former chief executive of internet provider TalkTalk, has been appointed by the British government to head its coronavirus test and trace programme with responsibi...
May 07, 2020
Warner Music forges ahead with market debut despite COVID-19 gloom
(Reuters) - Warner Music Group said on Thursday it received an approval to list its shares on the Nasdaq stock exchange in what could be a rare initial public offering after the COVID-19 pandemic forc...
May 07, 2020
Belgian chefs lay down jackets to protest at lockdown
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Hundreds of chefs' jackets were laid down in the center of Brussels on Thursday to highlight the plight of hotels, restaurants and cafes that have been shuttered for nearly two mo...
May 07, 2020
U.S. employers must try to accommodate workers vulnerable to coronavirus: agency
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - The U.S. agency that enforces laws prohibiting disability discrimination said on Thursday that employers must try to accommodate workers with medical conditions that mak...
May 07, 2020
Kremlin says Trump offered to send coronavirus medical aid to Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump offered during a phone call on Thursday with Russia's President Vladimir Putin to send medical aid to Moscow to help fight the coronavirus pandemic, the ...
May 07, 2020
Fed still has tools to help economy, Daly says
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve, which has lowered rates to zero, bought trillions of dollars of U.S. government debt and rolled out a range of lending programs to battle the effects of ...
May 07, 2020
U.S. House Speaker Pelosi outlines next coronavirus aid bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday laid out the broad outlines of the next massive coronavirus-response bill Democrats will seek, with possible votes...
May 07, 2020
