Category Archives: Syndicated
Albania to take a step closer to pre-virus freedom in May
By Benet Koleka TIRANA (Reuters) - Albania will enlarge its area of green zones and let taxis travel between cities from Monday, and allow shopping centres to open and cars to travel without permits f...
May 01, 2020
Times Square’s lonesome ‘Naked Cowboy’ still playing his tunes
(Reuters) - One of the enduring sights in New York City's Times Square is the Naked Cowboy, who - dressed only in underpants, boots and cowboy hat - charms the tourists that usually throng the area ou...
May 01, 2020
Kroger limiting ground beef, pork purchases in some stores: CNN
(Reuters) - Supermarket chain Kroger Co is setting purchase limits on ground beef and fresh pork in some of its stores, CNN reported on Friday, amid growing concerns over meat shortages due to coronav...
May 01, 2020
Former enforcer Laraque tests positive for COVID-19
Former NHL enforcer Georges Laraque revealed over social media that he tested positive for the coronavirus. "I guess I'm not invincible, just got diagnosed with Covid, since I'm asthmatic, not the bes...
May 01, 2020
Virus-wary New Yorkers face back-to-work commuting nightmare
By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) - Only one in five commuters in mass transit-dependent New York City will be able to reach their office under the six-foot social distancing protocol due to the coro...
May 01, 2020
MLS to resume individual workouts next week
Starting Wednesday, Major League Soccer clubs can resume using outdoor training fields for individual player workouts. All workouts are voluntary and must adhere to safety protocols created in consult...
May 01, 2020
Yemen records first coronavirus case in Taiz province as virus spreads
ADEN (Reuters) - Yemen reported the first case of the novel coronavirus in a third province on Friday, raising the number of diagnosed infections to seven with two deaths in one of the world's most vu...
May 01, 2020
Fed officials worry about lasting economic scars from crisis
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After rolling out trillions of dollars in support for the U.S. economy during the coronavirus pandemic, Federal Reserve officials have begun warning of poten...
May 01, 2020
Brazil’s Embraer candidate for loans up to $1.5 billion after failed Boeing deal – sources
By Rodrigo Viga Gaier SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian planemaker Embraer may obtain credit lines between $1 billion and $1.5 billion from the country's development bank, BNDES, and other lenders after...
May 01, 2020
Alberta to launch Canada’s first contact tracing app as economy slowly reopens
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - The Canadian province of Alberta said on Friday it would soon launch the country's first phone app to trace contacts of people infected with the coronavirus, as the coun...
May 01, 2020
