Category Archives: Syndicated
Black Lives Matter protester in Denmark was infected with coronavirus, health minister says
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark's health minister on Tuesday urged people who took part in a large Black Lives Matter demonstration in Copenhagen to get tested for COVID-19 after one protester tested p...
Jun 16, 2020
In Canada’s COVID-19 capital, younger students return to class in ‘bubbles’
By Allison Lampert MONTREAL (Reuters) - Quebec's elementary and younger high school students will be divided into smaller subgroups, or "bubbles," and no longer switch classes when they return to scho...
Jun 16, 2020
Fines, short jail terms for four ex-ICBC Spain employees in laundering case
By Jess Aguado and Emma Pinedo MADRID (Reuters) - Four ex-employees and executives of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China's (ICBC) Madrid branch reached a plea deal with Spanish prosecutors in...
Jun 16, 2020
Instructure names Steve Daly as new CEO
(Reuters) - U.S. educational software company Instructure Inc on Tuesday appointed Steve Daly, former chief executive officer of software firm LANDesk, as its CEO, effective July 1. (Reporting by Ayan...
Jun 16, 2020
Harvard professor pleads not guilty in U.S. to lying about China ties
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - A Harvard University professor pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges that he lied to U.S. authorities about his ties to a China-run recruitment program and fundin...
Jun 16, 2020
Factbox: What changes are companies making in response to George Floyd protests?
(Reuters) - The corporate response to a wave of protests over the treatment of African-Americans has included pledges to increase diversity, donations to civil rights groups and, in some cases, change...
Jun 16, 2020
Israel approves remdesivir drug for COVID-19 treatment
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel approved on Tuesday the use of Gilead Sciences Inc's antiviral drug remdesivir for the treatment of patients with COVID-19 infection. Remdesivir is the first drug shown to...
Jun 16, 2020
NY Governor Cuomo says U.S. Open to go ahead without fans
(Reuters) - The U.S. Open will be held without fans from Aug. 31-Sept. 13, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Tuesday. Cuomo said on Twitter the United States Tennis Association will take "extraor...
Jun 16, 2020
Fed Chair Powell says strong job market can reduce U.S. racial inequality
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The best way the Federal Reserve can help reduce racial inequality is to return the U.S. labor market to its pre-coronavirus strength, U.S. Fed Chair Jerome Powell said on Tu...
Jun 16, 2020
Italy reports 34 coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, 210 new cases
ROME (Reuters) - Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy climbed by 34 on Tuesday, against 26 the day before, the Civil Protection Agency said, while the daily tally of new cases declined to 210 fr...
Jun 16, 2020
