Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Exclusive: ‘We’re winning’ – Mexico’s coronavirus czar sees victory in sight
By Diego Or MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico is winning the battle against the coronavirus and has enough spare capacity to see off the peak of the pandemic this week, but the number of deaths linked to...
May 05, 2020
NY’s Cuomo starts ‘Wear a Mask!’ ad contest, credits daughter
NEW YORK (Reuters) - What does a New York governor do when not everyone heeds his advice to wear a mask during the coronavirus pandemic? He heeds his daughter's advice to launch an ad campaign. Govern...
May 05, 2020
French Open in talks with governing bodies amid rescheduling reports
PARIS (Reuters) - French Open organisers have been in talks with the sport's governing bodies to fine-tune the tennis calendar amid media reports that the Grand Slam tournament is being delayed by a w...
May 05, 2020
County COVID Count Up Over 5% Since Monday
by Kevin Zimmermann SHEBOYGAN COUNTY, WI (WHBL) - Tuesday’s report on progress of the coronavirus pandemic in Sheboygan County contained a jump of 3 active cases - more than 5% - , to pus...
May 05, 2020
From bunting to the big picture: Isle of Wight becomes UK’s virus app test bed
By Isla Binnie COWES, England (Reuters) - The coronavirus outbreak put paid to May Day festivities on the Isle of Wight this week and brought the spotlight to the island for a very different reason: i...
May 05, 2020
Belgian, U.S. scientists look to llama in search for COVID-19 treatment
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A llama called Winter could prove useful in the hunt for a treatment for COVID-19, according to U.S. and Belgian scientists who have identified a tiny particle that appears to blo...
May 05, 2020
Top U.S. general: ‘We don’t know’ if coronavirus emerged from Chinese lab
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. general said on Tuesday it was still unknown whether the coronavirus emerged from a wet market in China, a laboratory or some other location, but reaffirmed the U.S...
May 05, 2020
Transgender people face discrimination, violence amid Latin American quarantines
By Julia Symmes Cobb BOGOTA (Reuters) - Alis Nicolette Rodriguez is bracing themself, nervously looking over their shopping list and preparing in case someone tries to bar their way at the grocery sto...
May 05, 2020
Ethiopia’s Tigray region eyes election in challenge to national unity
By Dawit Endeshaw ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia's Tigray region plans to hold elections, its main party said, setting it on a collision course with the federal government and testing the country's ...
May 05, 2020
Airbnb to lay off 1,900 employees: sources
By Munsif Vengattil, Joshua Franklin and Anirban Sen (Reuters) - Home rental startup Airbnb Inc is planning to lay off 1,900 employees due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, two sources famili...
May 05, 2020
