Author Archives: Syndicated Content
250-year-old U.S. Easter tradition’s horns silenced by coronavirus pandemic
(This April 9 story corrects title of the Rev. Chaz Snider to chair of the Salem Congregation Board of Elders; corrects to show that the service is sponsored by 12 Moravian congregations) By Rich McKa...
Apr 13, 2020
Quarantine raises mental health, domestic violence risk: Chilean government
By Natalia A. Ramos Miranda and Aislinn Laing SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's health minister on Monday said "prudence and wisdom" was needed when applying coronavirus quarantines since they bring with t...
Apr 13, 2020
Ford making masks to protect workers against COVID-19
By Nick Carey DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co said on Monday it is producing face masks at a Michigan plant to protect its workers from the coronavirus pandemic and is seeking to have those masks ce...
Apr 13, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 554,849 coronavirus cases, 21,942 deaths
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday reported 554,849 cases of the new coronavirus, and said the number of deaths had risen to 21,942. Over the weekend, the ...
Apr 13, 2020
Masks, thermometers for Spaniards gradually going back to work
By Isla Binnie MADRID (Reuters) - A factory in northern Spain that makes gearboxes for wind turbines welcomed back workers on Monday after a two-week lockdown across the country to halt the spread of ...
Apr 13, 2020
Fire raging near Ukraine’s Chernobyl poses radiation risk, say activists
By Margaryta Chornokondratenko and Alexander Marrow KIEV/MOSCOW (Reuters) - A huge forest fire in Ukraine that has been raging for more than a week is now just one kilometre from the defunct Chernobyl...
Apr 13, 2020
UK chief adviser expects COVID deaths curve to plateau for two or three weeks
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain should expect the number of daily deaths from coronavirus to continue to rise this week, followed by a plateau for a period of two to three weeks, the government's chief sci...
Apr 13, 2020
World Bank sees ‘huge willingness’ to suspend debt payments for poorest countries
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank is seeing "a huge willingness" on the part of official bilateral creditors to suspend debt payments by the world's poorest countries so they can focus on fighting...
Apr 13, 2020
Nobody will die from coronavirus in Belarus, says president
By Andrei Makhovsky MINSK (Reuters) - Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said on Monday nobody would die from the coronavirus in his country and again rejected any need for the strict lockdown mea...
Apr 13, 2020
McIlroy optimistic about Masters in November
Rory McIlroy is hoping that the shift in seasons for the Masters will yield better results in his bid for a career Grand Slam. Augusta National chairman Fred Ridley announced last month that the 2020 ...
Apr 13, 2020
