Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Tanzanian recycling plant starts making face shields from plastic bottles
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - A recycling plant in Tanzania's port city of Dar es Salaam has traded paper for plastic bottles and started making anti-coronavirus face shields that are being snatched up by...
Jun 01, 2020
U.S. awards new $628 million contract to boost output of potential COVID-19 vaccine
(Reuters) - The U.S. government on Monday entered into a $628 million contract with drugmaker Emergent BioSolutions to boost manufacturing capacity for a potential COVID-19 vaccine. As drugmakers race...
Jun 01, 2020
Mass Testing Conducted at Fairgrounds
by Kevin Zimmermann PLYMOUTH, WI (WHBL) - Mass community testing for COVID-19 was held this past Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth. The W...
Jun 01, 2020
Facebook’s Zuckerberg faces employee blowback over ruling on Trump comments
(Reuters) - Facebook employees critical of CEO Mark Zuckerberg's decision not to remove an inflammatory comment from U.S. President Donald Trump took their dissent public over the weekend on Twitter, ...
Jun 01, 2020
Steamy Singapore says face shields no substitute for mandatory masks
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Tropical city-state Singapore said on Monday it was curbing the use of face shields as a substitute for masks, as its residents look for ways to protect themselves from the coron...
Jun 01, 2020
Thailand races to create COVID vaccine, eyes possible medical tourism boost
By Juarawee Kittisilpa AYUTTHAYA, Thailand (Reuters) - Momentum is building behind Thailand's push to create its own coronavirus vaccine, with more manpower and resources dedicated to the effort amid ...
Jun 01, 2020
Walmart’s Flipkart to re-apply for food retail license in India
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Walmart Inc's Indian e-commerce unit Flipkart said on Monday it would re-apply for a food retail license in India after reports said its earlier proposal was rejected by the gove...
Jun 01, 2020
Brazil’s Embraer loses $292 million as stoppages burn cash
By Marcelo Rochabrun SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian planemaker Embraer reported a $292 million first quarter loss on Monday due to a coronavirus crisis sales slump and the impact of a failed deal wit...
Jun 01, 2020
London Stock Exchange finds broad backing for shorter trading day
LONDON (Reuters) - There is broad backing in markets for cutting trading hours in a coordinated way across European exchanges, the London Stock Exchange said on Monday. The LSE published freedback fro...
Jun 01, 2020
Permanent Mass Layoffs at Wigwam Mills Begins Today
by Kevin Zimmermann SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - A 142-employee staff is down to just 21 as of this morning at Sheboygan sock-maker Wigwam Mills. The permanent mass layoff was announced in...
Jun 01, 2020
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