Category Archives: Syndicated
U.S. asks China to revise export rules for coronavirus medical gear
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has asked China to revise new export quality control rules for protective equipment needed during the coronavirus pandemic so they are not an obstacle to timel...
Apr 16, 2020
Brazilian tourist rescued near ‘Into the Wild’ site in Alaska
By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - A Brazilian tourist who made a pilgrimage to an abandoned bus made famous by the book and film "Into the Wild" has been rescued from the remote site outsi...
Apr 16, 2020
Japan’s cabinet reports third coronavirus case amid expanded state emergency
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's cabinet said on Friday an official had tested positive for the coronavirus, making him the third case among officials at the cabinet office. The case inside the cabinet offic...
Apr 16, 2020
Cuba will send medical team to Honduras to fight the coronavirus: health minister
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduran Health Minister Alba Consuelo Flores said on Thursday that a Cuban medical brigade would join local medics in the fight against the novel coronavirus as it spreads in ...
Apr 16, 2020
India says IMF liquidity boost may have costly side effects
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - India's finance minister said on Thursday the country could not support a general allocation of new Special Drawing Rights by the International Monetary Fund because it might no...
Apr 16, 2020
USADA adapts in COVID-19 era with self-administered doping tests
(Reuters) - The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) says a new self-administered doping test could help protect clean athletes, as the agency tries to ensure no one gets a "free pass" from reduce...
Apr 16, 2020
New Jersey contractor charged with theft of N95 respirator masks
(Reuters) - A New Jersey electrical contractor has been charged with stealing up to 1,600 respirator masks that were to be donated to a local hospital, the New Jersey attorney general's office said on...
Apr 16, 2020
Brent oil jumps nearly 3% after Trump lays out plan for easing coronavirus restrictions
TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Friday with Brent gaining nearly 3% after President Donald Trump laid out guidelines on reviving a U.S. economy ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic that has punche...
Apr 16, 2020
China reports 26 new coronavirus cases in mainland
BEIJING (Reuters) - China reported on Friday 26 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the mainland, down from 46 cases a day earlier, according to the National Health Commission. Of the new cases ...
Apr 16, 2020
Fed’s Kashkari says Trump’s ‘staged approach’ to reopen economy makes sense
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's plan for reopening the U.S. economy following the novel coronavirus pandemic "makes sense" and is consistent with the advice of health experts, Minneapo...
Apr 16, 2020
