Category Archives: Syndicated
Trump taps Kavanaugh ally for seat on influential appeals court
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday announced plans to nominate a vocal ally of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh to an influential federal appeals cour...
Apr 03, 2020
Masks do reduce spread of flu and some coronaviruses, study finds
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Face masks could help limit the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to researchers who studied the effect of surgical masks on the transmission of other coron...
Apr 03, 2020
Singer Bill Withers dead at 81 from heart complications, Rolling Stone reports
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bill Withers, a soulful singer best known for the 1970s hits "Lean on Me," "Lovely Day" and "Ain't No Sunshine," has died at age 81 from heart complications, Rolling Stone magazin...
Apr 03, 2020
Pelosi wants more for small business and individuals in next U.S. coronavirus legislation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that $350 billion in already-passed coronavirus legislation was not enough for small businesses, and she wants more money in next bil...
Apr 03, 2020
Poland works on smartphone app to help stop coronavirus outbreak
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland is working on a smartphone application to help trace people who have come in contact with those infected with the coronavirus and warn them about the possible risk, the Digit...
Apr 03, 2020
Europe’s north-south lockdown divide revealed by Google data
By Douglas Busvine BERLIN (Reuters) - Italy and Spain, the two European countries hardest hit by the new coronavirus, have enforced the most drastic lockdowns to curb the pandemic but one country, Swe...
Apr 03, 2020
SoftBank’s Son tests state of emergency appetite via Twitter poll
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp founder and CEO Masayoshi Son on Friday began polling his Twitter followers over whether a state of emergency should be declared, as the number of p...
Apr 03, 2020
Coronavirus threatens to knock South Korea off 5G leadership perch
By Heekyong Yang and Hyunjoo Jin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea is struggling to retain its lead in global next-generation 5G telecom services, as the coronavirus pandemic further cools sentiment of co...
Apr 03, 2020
Google releases location data to show if coronavirus lockdowns working in 131 countries
By Paresh Dave OAKLAND, California (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google on Thursday published reports for 131 countries showing whether visits to shops, parks and workplaces dropped in March, when many g...
Apr 03, 2020
Biden: Trump administration showed ‘poor judgment’ in removing warship commander
(Reuters) - Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden said on Thursday that the Trump administration showed "poor judgment" in relieving the commander of an aircraft carrier who sought stronger meas...
Apr 02, 2020
