Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Moroccan companies begin ventilator production
By Ahmed Eljechtimi RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco has started manufacturing its own ventilators with oxygen masks, with 500 expected to be ready by mid-April to help meet demand caused by the COVID-19 pan...
Apr 10, 2020
Nigeria rejects U.S. senator’s query over $300 million Abacha loot repatriation
By Libby George LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria's anti-graft agency has criticised a letter from a powerful U.S. senator questioning the return to Nigeria of more than $300 million in funds looted by former...
Apr 10, 2020
Venezuela’s private sector proposes loosening of gasoline import rules
By Deisy Buitrago and Luc Cohen CARACAS (Reuters) - Representatives of Venezuela's private oil service companies have proposed the government loosen restrictions on gasoline imports and sales, as the ...
Apr 10, 2020
Ireland’s Fianna Fail, Fine Gael extend government talks
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's Fianna Fail and Fine Gael parties hope to reach an agreement by early next week aimed at attracting enough additional support to form a government, two months after an inc...
Apr 10, 2020
Cycling: Riders’ union warns it won’t accept global pay cuts due to coronavirus
PARIS (Reuters) - The professional riders association said on Friday it would not accept any global pay cut plan for cyclists amid the coronavirus crisis and called for unity across the sport. The pan...
Apr 10, 2020
ITF chief advises players to seek local support during shutdown
By Sudipto Ganguly MUMBAI (Reuters) - The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is looking at ways to help those most severely affected by the sport's shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic and advi...
Apr 10, 2020
Italy extends coronavirus lockdown until May 3: Prime Minister
ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Friday the government was extending the nationwide lockdown to contain the coronavirus until May 3, though a few types of shops would be ...
Apr 10, 2020
Millions filed for U.S. unemployment – many are still waiting for the cash
By Jonnelle Marte and Andy Sullivan (Reuters) - A shocking 16.8 million people filed for U.S. unemployment benefits in the last three weeks as the country shut down to stop the spread of the novel cor...
Apr 10, 2020
Treasury briefing U.S. airlines on $32 billion grant program: sources
By David Shepardson and Tracy Rucinski WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is holding calls with airline CEOs throughout the day and could announce details of a $32 b...
Apr 10, 2020
Man who contracted Ebola in Congo has died: regional health authorities
KINSHASA (Reuters) - A man who contracted Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo has died, regional health authorities said in a statement on Friday. His was the first confirmed case in over 50 days, e...
Apr 10, 2020
