Category Archives: Syndicated
Top Senate Republican says still mulling if more coronavirus relief needed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican leader of the U.S. Senate said on Tuesday the Trump administration and Republicans in Congress were still evaluating the need for more coronavirus relief legislat...
May 19, 2020
F1 could manage to race even with COVID-19 cases, says FIA
LONDON (Reuters) - Formula One could cope with up to 10 positive tests for COVID-19 when the sport starts the season in July, according to the chairman of the governing FIA's medical commission. Profe...
May 19, 2020
South Africa to start phased school re-opening on June 1
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa will resume classes for all grade 7 and 12 pupils on June 1, after a nationwide school closure of more than two months due to the coronavirus outbreak. Minister o...
May 19, 2020
France revises COVID-19 toll slightly downwards to 28,022
PARIS (Reuters) - France has revised the total death toll from coronavirus infection downwards by 217 or 0.8% to 28,022, the health ministry said in a statement on its website on Tuesday. Deaths in ho...
May 19, 2020
Trump defends his use of unproven treatment for coronavirus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday defended his use of prescription malaria drug to try to ward off the novel coronavirus despite medical warnings, saying it was up to indiv...
May 19, 2020
Dutch schools, cafes and museums to reopen in June
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Netherlands will press ahead with a further easing of lockdown measures in June due to a steadily declining number of coronavirus infections and hospital admissions, Prime Mi...
May 19, 2020
Abu Dhabi’s Etihad makes first known flight to Israel, carrying Palestinian aid
DUBAI/TEL AVIV (Reuters) - An Etihad Airways plane flew on Tuesday from the United Arab Emirates to Israel to deliver coronavirus supplies to the Palestinians, a spokeswoman for the Abu Dhabi airline ...
May 19, 2020
Players will need more mental health support, says coach Upton
By Hardik Vyas (Reuters) - The novel coronavirus lockdown has been a traumatic experience for many cricketers and teams will have to change their approach to mental health when the game resumes, menta...
May 19, 2020
Egypt registers 720 new coronavirus cases in one day
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt on Tuesday registered 720 new coronavirus cases, the health ministry said in a statement, its highest daily toll since detecting the first confirmed case in February. The new c...
May 19, 2020
Goldman Sachs cuts Brazil 2020 GDP forecast to -7.4%, Mexico to -8.5%
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Economists at Goldman Sachs have slashed their Latin American economic outlook due to the coronavirus outbreak, and now expect Brazil's gross domestic product to shrink by 7.4% th...
May 19, 2020
