Category Archives: Syndicated
Canada’s coronavirus outbreak slows as cases top 50,000, but long fight looms
By Allison Martell and Moira Warburton TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian hospitals had beds to spare as the country hit 50,373 confirmed coronavirus cases on Wednesday, and several provinces were relaxing ...
Apr 29, 2020
Horse racing: Cheltenham should not have taken place, says Racing Ireland CEO
(Reuters) - The Cheltenham horse racing festival should probably not have been allowed to go ahead last month shortly before Britain went into lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Horse Racing Irela...
Apr 29, 2020
Air France must cut emissions, domestic flights for aid: minister
PARIS (Reuters) - Air France will have to cut its carbon emissions and domestic flights as conditions for government financial support, France's finance minister said on Wednesday. With the air travel...
Apr 29, 2020
Republicans postpone vote on controversial Fed nominee Shelton
By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. Senate have postponed plans to advance Federal Reserve nominee Judy Shelton, according to a congressional source, heading off a fight ov...
Apr 29, 2020
Labs see bottlenecks in France’s plan to scale-up COVID-19 testing
By Matthias Blamont PARIS (Reuters) - The leaders of two federations representing thousands of private laboratories across France cast doubt on the country's ability to more than double coronavirus te...
Apr 29, 2020
Golf: LPGA targets mid-July start for 2020 season
(Reuters) - The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) is hoping to get the 2020 season under way with the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational from July 15-18, the start of what will be a busy secon...
Apr 29, 2020
Madagascar’s prehistoric ‘crazy beast’ sheds light on mammalian evolution
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A prehistoric opossum-sized critter dubbed the "crazy beast" that inhabited Madagascar at the end of the age of dinosaurs is providing scientists insight into ear...
Apr 29, 2020
Bosnia reports sharp rise in coronavirus cases after relaxing lockdown
SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Bosnia reported on Wednesday its sharpest daily rise in new coronavirus infections this month after its two autonomous regions had gradually begun to ease lockdowns. There were 93...
Apr 29, 2020
China committed to Phase 1 trade deal despite pandemic: U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China remains "very, very committed" to meeting its commitments under a Phase 1 trade deal with the United States, despite the unprecedented economic and health impacts of the n...
Apr 29, 2020
A slice of the moon for sale: just $2.5 million
LONDON (Reuters) - One of the world's largest lunar meteorites goes on private sale at Christie's on Thursday, valued at 2 million pounds ($2.49 million). The moon rock, weighing over 13.5 kg, was pro...
Apr 29, 2020
