Category Archives: Syndicated
California suffered state’s deadliest day of coronavirus outbreak, 115 dead
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California recorded 115 deaths from COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, the state's deadliest day of the coronavirus pandemic, Governor Gavin Newsom said on Thursday. Newsom said ...
Apr 23, 2020
Hedge fund Elliott’s equity partner Kasoff retires: letter
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON (Reuters) - Elliott Management Co said Steve Kasoff, one of the firm's equity partners and its head of real estate and structured products, has retired from the $40 billi...
Apr 23, 2020
Illinois governor to extend stay-at-home order: local media
By Brendan O'Brien CHICAGO (Reuters) - Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker was expected on Thursday to extend his state's stay-at-home order, which was to expire on April 30, to stem the spread of COVID-1...
Apr 23, 2020
Russia’s lockdown surveillance measures need regulating, rights groups say
By Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) - Expanding surveillance measures to police Russia's coronavirus lockdown, including the use of facial recognition technology and collection of personal data, need...
Apr 23, 2020
More than 5,000 U.S. meat, food-processing workers exposed to coronavirus: union
CHICAGO (Reuters) - More than 5,000 U.S. meat and food-processing workers have been infected with or exposed to the new coronavirus, and 13 have died, the United Food and Commercial Workers Internatio...
Apr 23, 2020
UK to expand coronavirus testing to cover all key workers
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's health minister Matt Hancock promised on Thursday to expand coronavirus testing to all those considered key workers after the government faced criticism for failing to rol...
Apr 23, 2020
Facebook gets rid of ‘pseudoscience’ ad-targeting category
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Facebook Inc has removed "pseudoscience" as an option for advertisers who want to target audiences, a category available until this week even as the world's largest ...
Apr 23, 2020
Dubai opens restaurants and cafes, resumes public transportation
CAIRO (Reuters) - Dubai on Thursday allowed cafes and restaurants to resume business, and shopping malls to be opened partially from 12 p.m until 10 p.m, but with a maximum capacity of 30%, Dubai's me...
Apr 23, 2020
As oil slumps, investors reinforce short commodity currency bets
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors are looking to ramp up wagers against already-battered commodity currencies, a sign that many believe a rebound in oil prices is nowhere in s...
Apr 23, 2020
Your COVID-19 healthcare questions, answered
By Beatrix Lockwood NEW YORK (Reuters) - Several months into the coronavirus pandemic, information about COVID-19 continues to change rapidly and many questions about the virus remain unanswered. As p...
Apr 23, 2020
