Category Archives: Syndicated
Covid-19 tests within 24 hours for symptomatic Bavarians: state premier
MUNICH (Reuters) - Bavaria, one of the German states hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic, will guarantee that people with symptoms can get a virus test within 24 hours, Prime Minister Markus Soede...
May 26, 2020
China’s Xi urges preparedness for military combat amid coronavirus epidemic: state TV
BEIJING (Reuters) - President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday China would step up its preparedness for armed combat and improve its ability to carry out military tasks as the coronavirus pandemic is having...
May 26, 2020
Thousands of Spanish retirees vanish from state pension rolls as coronavirus hits
MADRID (Reuters) - About 30,000 more pensioners dropped off Spain's state system in the first four months of this year than in the previous year as the coronavirus hit the country, the Labour Ministry...
May 26, 2020
Revered Holy Land churches reopen, but some restrictions remain
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Holy Land churches revered as the sites of Jesus' birth and death reopened to worshippers and tourists on Tuesday as Palestinian and church authorities eased coronavirus rest...
May 26, 2020
COVID-19 lawsuit takes on McDonald’s like it was a rowdy bar
By Tom Hals (Reuters) - As U.S. businesses reopen, worried workers and their advocates are borrowing a legal strategy commonly used to shut down rowdy topless bars to try and force employers to streng...
May 26, 2020
Tech companies target temperature-monitoring patches for COVID-19
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - A group of tech companies is working on a patch about the size of small bandage that could be worn to monitor for the elevated body temperatures that can sometimes signal...
May 26, 2020
New hotline helps families survive abuse in Congo
By Benoit Nyemba KINSHASA (Reuters) - Four days after the Congolese government shut down Kinshasa's pulsating nightlife, her husband knocked out some of her teeth and went to live with his mistress, l...
May 26, 2020
Brazil police search Rio de Janeiro governor’s residence in corruption probe
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil police on Tuesday carried out search and seizure warrants at residences of Rio de Janeiro Governor Wilson Witzel as part of a corruption probe, according to two sourc...
May 26, 2020
Armed with whistleblower tips, U.S. SEC cracks down on coronavirus misconduct
By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The novel coronavirus outbreak and economic fallout is proving to be a bonanza for whistleblower lawyers as the U.S. securities regulator cracks down on a ran...
May 26, 2020
Fears of coronavirus second wave prompt flu push at U.S. pharmacies, drugmakers
By Caroline Humer and Julie Steenhuysen NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. pharmacy chains are preparing a big push for flu vaccinations when the season kicks off in October, hoping to curb tens of thousands o...
May 26, 2020
