Category Archives: Syndicated
Peru indigenous warn of ‘ethnocide by inaction’ as coronavirus hits Amazon tribes
By Maria Cervantes LIMA (Reuters) - Indigenous tribes in Peru's Amazon say the government has left them to fend for themselves against the coronavirus, risking "ethnocide by inaction," according to a ...
Apr 24, 2020
UFC announces three comeback cards in Florida after coronavirus hiatus
By Philip O'Connor , (Reuters) - After several recent cancellations due to the spread of the coronavirus, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has announced its comeback with three fight cards in ...
Apr 24, 2020
U.S. SEC names former Goldman Sachs executive as adviser to coronavirus taskforce
By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Friday said it has welcomed a former Goldman Sachs executive to the agency as senior adviser to its recen...
Apr 24, 2020
Wave Life Sciences to return $7.2 million PPP loan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wave Life Sciences said on Friday it will return a $7.2 million loan granted under the Payroll Protection Program (PPP), the latest company to do so following new guidance from th...
Apr 24, 2020
Reasons for hope: the drugs, tests and tactics that may conquer coronavirus
By Christine Soares (Reuters) - With much of the world living in lockdown, the spread of the new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, that was first detected in China late last year is beginning to slow in some p...
Apr 24, 2020
U.S. federal government to accept new small business relief loans Monday morning
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) said on Friday it would resume processing applications for small business relief under the Paycheck Protection Program on Monday at ...
Apr 24, 2020
DuPont doubles output of protective gowns to 30 million per month
By Taru Jain and Arathy S Nair (Reuters) - Industrial materials maker DuPont is doubling production of protective garments it makes from its Tyvek material to about 30 million a month to help meet inc...
Apr 24, 2020
Explainer: How the U.S. is handling immigration enforcement during the coronavirus crisis
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump made a hardline immigration agenda central to his 2020 re-election campaign and his administration has pushed ahead with a wide-ranging...
Apr 24, 2020
NYC officials pour cold water on proposal to close some streets to cars
By Tina Bellon NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City officials on Friday cautioned against a proposal to close some streets to car traffic to allow New Yorkers more space to stay apart and exercise outdo...
Apr 24, 2020
As Georgia re-opens, an Atlanta-area salon tests limits of social distancing
By Rich McKay MARIETTA, Ga. (Reuters) - A dozen customers lined up outside the Three-13 Salon, Spa & Boutique in suburban Atlanta on Friday morning, each standing six feet apart and eagerly awaiting t...
Apr 24, 2020
