Category Archives: Syndicated
Chafing under lockdown, Palestinians long for Eid celebrations
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Mohammad Abu Ganeyeh BETHLEHEM, West Bank/GAZA (Reuters) - Bethlehem is struggling back to life just in time for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, nearly three months after i...
May 21, 2020
Canada sheds 226,700 jobs in April due as COVID-19 weighs: ADP
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada shed 226,700 jobs in April when efforts to contain the coronavirus outbreak shut down much of the economy, with trade, leisure and hospitality among the hardest hit industri...
May 21, 2020
BlackRock says all director nominees elected, executive pay approved
BOSTON (Reuters) - BlackRock Inc said on Thursday that all 16 of its director nominees were elected with favorable votes of about 94% at its annual meeting. The world's largest asset manager also said...
May 21, 2020
Britain agrees deal on antibody tests: PM’s spokesman
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has agreed a deal to acquire antibody tests, a spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday, saying the tests would be free and health and care workers would ...
May 21, 2020
CVS Health ramps up COVID-19 drive-through test sites in 14 U.S. states
(Reuters) - CVS Health Corp said on Thursday it was expanding drive-through testing sites for COVID-19 to 350 locations in 14 U.S. states with an aim to open 1,000 sites nationwide by the end of May. ...
May 21, 2020
Fare caps, protective suits for crew among rules as India begins flights
By Aditi Shah NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Ticket pricing restrictions, protective suits and goggles for flight attendants and no food served on board planes are among the rules proposed by India's civil avi...
May 21, 2020
Coronavirus catastrophe unfolding in south Yemen: medical charity MSF
DUBAI (Reuters) - The main coronavirus treatment centre in southern Yemen has recorded at least 68 deaths in just over two weeks, the medical charity running the site said on Thursday, more than doubl...
May 21, 2020
Texas naval air station reports active shooter, locks down: Navy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy said on Thursday it is aware of reports of a possible active shooter at a naval air station in Corpus Christi, Texas. The station itself tweeted earlier there was ...
May 21, 2020
FINA postpones 2020 World Swimming Championships to December 2021 due to COVID-19
(Reuters) - This year's World Swimming Championships in Abu Dhabi, scheduled to take place in December, have been pushed back by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, swimming's world governing body FI...
May 21, 2020
Dining dummies help cafe-goers keep a fashionable distance in Vilnius
By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) - Mannequins dressed in clown hats and couture frocks have taken up seats in restaurants in Lithuania's capital, to coax real customers back after the coronavirus lo...
May 21, 2020
