Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Turkey to track citizens via mobile phones to enforce quarantines
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey will monitor the mobile phones of those diagnosed with the new coronavirus to ensure they do not break quarantine, authorities said on Wednesday, marking the latest measure...
Apr 08, 2020
U.S. planning ways to ‘ease’ back to normal if virus efforts work: Fauci
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health officials are planning ways for the country to return to normal activities if distancing and other steps to mitigate COVID-19 prove successful in curbing the outbrea...
Apr 08, 2020
Athletics: World Championships rescheduled to July 2022 over coronavirus
(Reuters) - The World Athletics Championships due to be held in Oregon in August 2021 have been pushed back to July 2022 to avoid clashing with the rescheduled Olympic Games, the sport's governing bod...
Apr 08, 2020
GM to supply 30,000 ventilators in $500 million U.S. contract
(Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday awarded automaker General Motors Co a contract worth $489.4 million to make ventilators needed to treat severely sick coronavirus patients. The Department of...
Apr 08, 2020
Lebanon import woes deepen as supply chains buckle under coronavirus
By Ellen Francis and Eric Knecht BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's food importers, already hit by a dollar crunch, have struggled to book new cargoes as the coronavirus pandemic threatens supplies and spar...
Apr 08, 2020
Kenyan runners run solo half marathons to compete in virtual race
(Reuters) - With the coronavirus pandemic cancelling races the world over, a group of 30 elite Kenyan runners spread across the country ran half marathons all by themselves in a virtual race. The runn...
Apr 08, 2020
Two weeks in, Britain’s COVID-19 lockdown having an effect, study shows
LONDON (Reuters) - Data gathered from 2 million people in Britain using a new COVID-19 symptom tracker app suggests lockdown measures are slowing the spread of the disease, researchers said on Wednesd...
Apr 08, 2020
Corona beer maker Constellation to reduce production in Mexico during pandemic
(Reuters) - Constellation Brands Inc , the U.S. distributor of Corona beer, said on Wednesday it would reduce production at its Mexican breweries, just days after it announced they were fully operatio...
Apr 08, 2020
Team Europe captain Harrington shoots down idea of Ryder Cup without fans
(Reuters) - This year's Ryder Cup should not be held if fans are unable to attend the event due to the coronavirus pandemic, Team Europe captain Padraig Harrington said on Wednesday. The golf calendar...
Apr 08, 2020
Putin proposes additional coronavirus relief measures
MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday proposed additional measures to support businesses and workers during the coronavirus crisis and said that Russia could not simply shut its eco...
Apr 08, 2020
