Category Archives: Syndicated
CDC reports 239,279 coronavirus cases, 5,443 deaths
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday reported 239,279 cases of coronavirus, an increase of 26,135 cases from its previous count, and said the number of death...
Apr 03, 2020
WHO opens door to broader use of masks to limit spread of coronavirus
GENEVA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Health Organization on Friday said it still believed the use of respirator masks should be focused mainly on medical workers, but opened the door to greater use...
Apr 03, 2020
“They just sedate them”; coronavirus overwhelms Spain’s care homes
By Nacho Doce and Nathan Allen MADRID (Reuters) - As Spain struggles desperately to cope with almost 120,000 coronavirus infections, it barely has the strength to help its overwhelmed care homes and t...
Apr 03, 2020
Sports events around the world hit by coronavirus pandemic
(Reuters) - Major sports events around the world that have been hit by the coronavirus pandemic: OLYMPICS - The postponed Olympic Games will now begin on July 23, 2021 and run until Aug. 8. PARALYMPIC...
Apr 03, 2020
U.S. prosecutors resist calls to free inmates as coronavirus spreads
By Brad Heath and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Five inmates at a federal prison in Oakdale, Louisiana, have died since March 28 after contracting the coronavirus. Harold Lee's family fears he...
Apr 03, 2020
Cisco’s Webex draws record 324 million users in March
By Supantha Mukherjee (Reuters) - Cisco Systems Inc's video-conferencing app Webex registered a record 324 million attendees in March, with usage more than doubling in the Americas, as the coronavirus...
Apr 03, 2020
Turkey imposes curfew on youth, shuts borders of 31 cities: Erdogan
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey imposed a partial curfew for citizens under the age of 20, effective as of midnight on Friday as part of measures against the coronavirus outbreak, Turkey's President Tayyi...
Apr 03, 2020
Exclusive: Amazon to delay marketing event Prime Day due to coronavirus
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc is postponing its major summer shopping event Prime Day at least until August and expects potentially a $100 million hit from excess devices it may now have to sell at a dis...
Apr 03, 2020
Bulgaria extends state of emergency to halt spread of coronavirus
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's parliament approved the extension of a state of emergency by a month on Friday to stop the spread of the coronavirus, as the number of confirmed cases rose to 485. The Bla...
Apr 03, 2020
Ex-White House candidate Buttigieg forms PAC to support ‘forward-thinking’ Democrats
By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) - Pete Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, whose presidential campaign became a top fundraiser in the crowded Democratic primary, is forming a political ac...
Apr 03, 2020
