Category Archives: Syndicated
France coronavirus death toll up again but more positive signs
PARIS (Reuters) - France registered 761 more deaths from coronavirus infections on Friday, bringing the total to 18,681, the fourth-highest tally in the world, but the number of people in hospital has...
Apr 17, 2020
South Africa’s Ramaphosa dismisses call to lift ban on alcohol during lockdown
By Emma Rumney JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday refused to lift a ban on alcohol during a nationwide lockdown set to last until the end of April, brushing off...
Apr 17, 2020
WHO unsure antibodies protect against COVID, little sign of herd immunity
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization is not sure whether the presence of antibodies in blood gives full protection against reinfection with the new coronavirus, Mike Ryan, the WHO's top em...
Apr 17, 2020
U.S. drillers slash most oil rigs in a week since February 2015: Baker Hughes
(Reuters) - Oil rigs in the United States saw their steepest cuts since February 2015 as crude prices more than halved since the start of the year despite fresh global efforts by producers to cut outp...
Apr 17, 2020
Back to the future? Dutch revive 1960s ventilator for coronavirus fight
By Stephanie van den Berg and Hilde Verweij THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Dutch scientists have pulled a British-made East Radcliff ventilator built in the 1960s from the shelves of a science museum to use as...
Apr 17, 2020
Netflix adds $50 million to relief fund for production workers
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Netflix Inc has increased the amount of money in its coronavirus emergency relief fund by $50 million, bringing the total for displaced production workers to $150 million, a co...
Apr 17, 2020
Less money but more attention for the homeless of Paris during lockdown
PARIS (Reuters) - Homeless people in Paris are increasingly relying on charities for food, clothing and daily necessities as the city's empty streets during the coronavirus lockdown have meant less al...
Apr 17, 2020
Russia’s Lavrov, U.S. Pompeo discuss oil markets, coronavirus: statement
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo agreed on a call on Friday to continue coordinating efforts to overcome the crisis in oil markets and ...
Apr 17, 2020
Reopening wet food markets must conform to strict standards: WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) - Any "wet markets" that are allowed to reopen after coronavirus lockdowns must conform to stringent food and hygiene standards, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adha...
Apr 17, 2020
UK tells doctors to treat COVID-19 patients without full-length gowns due to shortage: report
LONDON (Reuters) - British healthcare staff have been advised to treat COVID-19 patients without full-length protective gowns due to shortages of equipment, the Guardian newspaper reported on Friday. ...
Apr 17, 2020
