Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Haas furlough UK staff, fifth F1 team to do so
LONDON (Reuters) - The U.S.-owned Haas Formula One team have furloughed most of their British-based employees, meaning half of the grid has now taken similar measures in response to the new coronaviru...
Apr 11, 2020
Frodeno completes home Ironman triathlon for charity
BERLIN (Reuters) - Olympic gold medallist Jan Frodeno completed a full Ironman triathlon in his home on Saturday to raise more than 200,000 euros ($217,280) for charity. The German, currently in coron...
Apr 11, 2020
Warehouse workers risk COVID-19 to ship Gucci shades, face cream, sofas
By Chris Kirkham, Reade Levinson and Nandita Bose (Reuters) - As U.S. authorities ordered shutdowns of non-essential businesses to fight coronavirus, retailer Nordstrom Inc closed hundreds of stores a...
Apr 11, 2020
Kremlin says Moscow hospitals flooded as coronavirus death toll passes 100
By Gabrielle Ttrault-Farber and Gennady Novik MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Saturday a "huge influx" of coronavirus patients was beginning to put a strain on hospitals in Moscow as Russia's d...
Apr 11, 2020
Oilers F Cave, 25, dies after suffering brain bleed
Edmonton Oilers forward Colby Cave died Saturday morning, four days after having surgery to remove a colloid cyst that was causing pressure on his brain. He was 25. Cave's wife, Emily, released a stat...
Apr 11, 2020
Coronavirus fight is a marathon not a sprint, top British doctor says
LONDON (Reuters) - The fight against the novel coronavirus is a marathon not a sprint and lifting the lockdown may involve drugs and not just vaccines, the medical director of England's national healt...
Apr 11, 2020
Italy’s daily coronavirus death toll and new cases push higher
ROME (Reuters) - Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy rose by 619 on Saturday, up from 570 the day before, and the number of new cases climbed to 4,694 from a previous 3,951. The daily death tol...
Apr 11, 2020
EU approves 50 billion euro Belgian state aid for coronavirus-hit firms
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission, in charge of EU state aid rules, approved on Saturday a 50 billion euro Belgian loan guarantee scheme that aims to support companies during the coronaviru...
Apr 11, 2020
UK minister ‘sorry’ for front line protective equipment failings
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's interior minister said on Saturday she was sorry if health workers felt there had been failings to get personal protective equipment (PPE) to the front line. Doctors and n...
Apr 11, 2020
UAE says OPEC+ output cut decision will have a major impact
CAIRO (Reuters) - United Arab Emirates' energy minister Suhail Al Mazrouei said on Saturday that an OPEC+ decision to cut oil supply will have a major impact on rebalancing the oil market amid the cor...
Apr 11, 2020
