Category Archives: Syndicated
Take Five: Coronavirus vaccine race is on
(Reuters) - 1/VACCINE RACE U.S. President Donald Trump has put his faith in anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine to ward off COVID-19, but governments and investors are focusing on a vaccine. Without...
May 22, 2020
Not ‘everything has gone perfectly’, says NHS England head of coronavirus lessons
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain should have learned more from other countries who were tackling coronavirus outbreaks earlier, the head of NHS England Simon Stevens said on Friday, acknowledging that not e...
May 22, 2020
Ancient Belgian watermill sees flour demand spike during lockdown
By Francois Lenoir HOLLANGE, Belgium (Reuters) - As Europeans have sought stress relief from baking while under lockdown, one of Belgium's last watermills still producing flour has seen a surge in dem...
May 22, 2020
White House’s Hassett expects June turning point in U.S. employment: CNN
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House Adviser Kevin Hassett said on Friday he expects that May will mark another dismal month for U.S. employment, but June could mark a turning point for the massive jobl...
May 22, 2020
Turkey hopes ‘healthy tourism’ scheme will conquer coronavirus slump
By Ceyda Caglayan and Daren Butler ISTANBUL (Reuters) - At a luxury hotel in Istanbul, staff in gloves and masks space out and disinfect tables as they prepare for a scheme which Turkey hopes will res...
May 22, 2020
Exclusive: Pentagon halts rare earths funding for Lynas, MP Materials – document, sources
HOUSTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Defense has reversed its decision to fund two projects to process rare earth minerals for military weapons, one of which has controversial ties to China, acc...
May 22, 2020
Canadian retail sales plunge record 10% in March, led by car sales
By Kelsey Johnson OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian retail sales plunged a record 10% in March as officials shuttered many non-essential businesses to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, Statistics...
May 22, 2020
Czechs say epidemic under control; further lockdown easing on Monday
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech health authorities believe the spread of the new coronavirus is under control despite a tick-up in cases in recent days, as the country prepares to open pubs, hotels and relax...
May 22, 2020
Hong Kong leader expects pro-democracy protests to continue
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Friday she did not expect pro-democracy protests that have been taking place since June last year to end, even as the central government in Be...
May 22, 2020
UK coronavirus death toll rises 351 to 36,393
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom's death toll from confirmed cases of COVID-19 rose by 351 to 36,393 as of 1600 GMT on May 21, the health ministry said. A total of 254,195 people had tested posit...
May 22, 2020
