Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Wayfair shares soar 35% as lockdown boosts home furniture orders
(Reuters) - Shares of online furniture retailer Wayfair Inc soared as much as 35% to hit a record high on Tuesday after posting better-than-expected quarterly results, as more consumers took to renova...
May 05, 2020
Ivory Coast PM to spend weeks in France on medical rest after heart exam
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Ivory Coast Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly, the ruling party's candidate in this year's presidential race, will stay in France for a few weeks of medical rest after undergoing...
May 05, 2020
Ecuador indigenous community fears extinction from COVID-19
By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) - One of Ecuador's indigenous communities fears it could be wiped out as coronavirus infections rise in its territory, prompting dozens of its members to flee int...
May 05, 2020
Remdesivir may be approved in Japan on Thursday – health minister
TOKYO (Reuters) - Gilead Sciences Inc's antiviral drug remdesivir may be approved in Japan for domestic COVID-19 patients when the health ministry's review board is held on Thursday, Japanese Health M...
May 05, 2020
Turkey’s coronavirus death toll rises by 59 to 3,520, slowdown continues
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The number of people who have died from COVID-19 in Turkey has risen by 59 in the last 24 hours to 3,520, Health Ministry data showed on Tuesday, as a slowdown in deaths and ICU p...
May 05, 2020
NFL: Gore to sign one-year deal with Jets
Running back Frank Gore is signing a one-year contract with the New York Jets, his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Tuesday. Gore will be reunited with his former coach Adam Gase, w...
May 05, 2020
NFL: Favre received $1.1 million for appearances he didn’t make
Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre received $1.1 million from the state of Mississippi for public appearances he never made, an audit of the state's Department of Human Services showed. The Mississi...
May 05, 2020
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on sports events around the world
(Reuters) - Major sports events around the world that are in the process of re-starting or have been rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic: SOCCER * The 20 English Premier League clubs have discuss...
May 05, 2020
UK coronavirus death toll rises by 693 to 29,427
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's COVID-19 death toll has risen by 693 to 29,427, according to figures announced on Tuesday by Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab. The figures, which reflect deaths in all setti...
May 05, 2020
Jordan to continue night curfew even after virus outbreak ‘contained’
AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan is to continue to impose a daily night curfew even after containing the spread of the new coronavirus and allowing businesses to reopen and more movement, a government spokesm...
May 05, 2020
