Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UK media regulator to assess ITV programme over 5G-coronavirus conspiracy comments
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's media regulator Ofcom is assessing an ITV programme after a presenter questioned why the mainstream media had slapped down a conspiracy theory linking the spread of the co...
Apr 14, 2020
Forest fire around defunct Chernobyl nuclear plant put out, Ukraine government says
KIEV (Reuters) - A huge blaze that tore through forests around the defunct Chernobyl nuclear plant has been put out, Ukrainian officials said on Tuesday, saying hundreds of emergency workers had used ...
Apr 14, 2020
Philippines’ coronavirus cases top 5,000, 20 more deaths
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippine health ministry on Tuesday reported 20 more deaths linked to the new coronavirus and 291 more cases. In a bulletin, the health ministry said total infections have rea...
Apr 14, 2020
Amazon fires two employees critical of warehouse working conditions
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc said on Tuesday it terminated two employees, who criticized the working conditions at the e-commerce giant's warehouses in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, for "repeate...
Apr 14, 2020
Kyrgyzstan extends coronavirus emergency
BISHKEK (Reuters) - Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday extended until April 30 the state of emergency introduced in its two major cities and several districts due to the coronavirus outbreak, President Sooronbai J...
Apr 14, 2020
Sex toy sales take off amid Colombia’s coronavirus quarantine
By Steven Grattan BOGOTA (Reuters) - Gerson Monje holds up his cellphone to proudly show off his online sex shop. A red banner reading "sold out!" is plastered across half of the products. While most ...
Apr 14, 2020
G20 sets ground rules ahead of Facebook’s Libra stablecoin
By Huw Jones and Tom Wilson LONDON (Reuters) - The world's leading economies need to plug gaps in their rulebooks to avoid digital currencies like Facebook's planned Libra stablecoin from undermining ...
Apr 14, 2020
Pandemic shows investment fund vulnerabilities, G20 watchdog says
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Non-bank financial firms such as investment funds have exhibited vulnerabilities during the coronavirus crisis that may need fixing to help economies recover, a global ...
Apr 14, 2020
Insults and fines: autistic young Spaniards struggle under lockdown
By Susana Vera and Clara-Laeila Laudette MADRID (Reuters) - For Susana Cristo and other parents of autistic children, Spain's strict coronavirus lockdown is proving especially harrowing and has led to...
Apr 14, 2020
Taiwan reports no new coronavirus cases for first time in a month
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan on Tuesday reported no new cases of the coronavirus for the first time in more than a month, in the latest sign that the island's early and effective prevention methods have ...
Apr 14, 2020
