Category Archives: Syndicated
Pelosi: more small business spending alone would not pass U.S. House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday that $250 billion in coronavirus relief for small businesses desired by Republicans could not pass the House of Representatives...
Apr 08, 2020
Brazil turns to local industry to build ventilators as China supplies fail
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Health Minister Luis Henrique Mandetta said on Wednesday that the country's attempts to purchase medical supplies from China to fight the coronavirus epidemic were failin...
Apr 08, 2020
Portugal suspends water, electricity shutoffs and releases some prisoners amid coronavirus outbreak
By Catarina Demony and Victoria Waldersee LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's parliament temporarily suspended electricity, water and gas shutoffs and granted partial pardon to some of its prisoners on Wedn...
Apr 08, 2020
JetBlue seeks U.S. approval to temporarily halt flights to 11 airports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - JetBlue Airways Corp on Wednesday asked the U.S. Transportation Department for emergency approval to temporarily suspend service to 11 U.S. airports, including Dallas, Houston, ...
Apr 08, 2020
Medtronic wins U.S. approval for ventilator, plans launch in May
(Reuters) - Medical device maker Medtronic Plc said on Wednesday it has won the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's approval to immediately market its ventilator, which it plans to launch by May, to m...
Apr 08, 2020
‘This is very real’: from their window, New York couple sees refrigerated trucks remove bodies
(Reuters) - A New York couple has seen the cityscape outside their Brooklyn apartment change dramatically in recent weeks, as refrigerated trucks line up in the lot below to receive the remains of COV...
Apr 08, 2020
Elmo, Lin-Manuel Miranda team up for ‘Sesame Street’ coronavirus special
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Elmo and Cookie Monster are reaching out to young children confused at being stuck at home during the coronavirus epidemic with a special "Sesame Street" episode airing next we...
Apr 08, 2020
COVID-19:USDA creates resource page for ag producers
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has put together a resource page with the latest COVD-19 response information for farmers and ranchers, it also inclu...
Apr 08, 2020
Ferrari to pilot ‘Back on Track’ employee screening for coronavirus
MILAN (Reuters) - Ferrari said on Wednesday it was piloting a project to conduct voluntary screening of employees and their families for coronavirus once the supercarmaker's factories in Italy reopen....
Apr 08, 2020
FBI arrests Texas man for coronavirus hoax meant to empty grocery stores
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A Texas man is facing federal charges for allegedly posting on Facebook that he had paid a person with coronavirus to spread the virus in San Antonio-area grocery stores in a...
Apr 08, 2020
