Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Tyre industry pushes back against evidence of plastic pollution
By Joe Brock and John Geddie SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A growing body of scientific research linking tyre wear to microplastic pollution, as well as increasing scrutiny from lawmakers in the European Unio...
Apr 22, 2020
EU official says ‘big divide’ between member states on recovery aid
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - There is a "big divide" between EU member states on whether any coronavirus recovery aid should be handed out to member states as subsidies or loans, an official with the bloc sai...
Apr 22, 2020
Number of coronavirus cases in Poland exceeds 10,000
WARSAW (Reuters) - The number of people infected with the new coronavirus in Poland exceeded 10,000 on Wednesday, with the death toll reaching 404, the Health Ministry said on its Twitter account. The...
Apr 22, 2020
Sweat, stress and hope: a 24-hour shift with Spain’s first responders
By Raul Cadenas and Elena Rodriguez MADRID (Reuters) - Doctor Cristina Fernandez stands in a residential Madrid stairway, both feet in a red plastic bag while a coworker gingerly peels off her persona...
Apr 22, 2020
First U.S. coronavirus death occurred in early February in California
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - Health officials in California's Santa Clara County have identified two people who died from the new coronavirus in early and mid-February, making them the earliest known...
Apr 22, 2020
Roche CEO calls some COVID-19 antibody tests a ‘disaster’, questions makers’ ethics
ZURICH (Reuters) - Some blood tests being marketed to tell people if they have ever had the new coronavirus are a "disaster", Roche Chief Executive Severin Schwan said on Wednesday, as he prepares to ...
Apr 22, 2020
Pope, on eve of summit, urges fractured EU to find unity over coronavirus
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Wednesday urged Europe to remain united in overcoming the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, speaking on the eve of an EU summit to discus...
Apr 22, 2020
Chinese city tightens coronavirus travel curbs in biggest outbreak
BEIJING (Reuters) - A northeastern city of 10 million people grappling with what is now China's biggest coronavirus outbreak further restricted inbound traffic on Wednesday, to contain the spread of t...
Apr 22, 2020
Softbank-backed OYO to cut pay of all employees in India: internal memo
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Softbank Group-backed OYO Hotels and Homes has cut the salaries of all employees by 25% for four months starting April and also sent some of its people on leave with limited bene...
Apr 22, 2020
Russia’s confirmed coronavirus cases reach 58,000
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia recorded 5,236 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, bringing its nationwide tally to 57,999, the Russian coronavirus crisis response centre said on Wednesday. Fifty-se...
Apr 22, 2020
