Category Archives: Syndicated
Brazil’s Bolsonaro attacks coronavirus lockdowns as supporters take to streets
By Maria Carolina Marcello and Leonardo Benassatoo BRASILIA/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's president Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday again attended a public rally and attacked lockdown measures meant to figh...
Apr 19, 2020
McKinsey predicts near doubling of unemployment in Europe
By Marine Strauss BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Unemployment in Europe could nearly double in the coming months, with up to 59 million jobs at risk from permanent cutbacks as well as reductions in pay and hour...
Apr 19, 2020
Coronavirus break leaves Bogut considering retirement
Like most professional athletes during the coronavirus pandemic, former NBA center and current Australian NBL player Andrew Bogut is staying close to home, not doing much besides spending time with hi...
Apr 19, 2020
Chile, China officials contradict each other over donated ventilators
By Natalia A. Ramos Miranda SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile is expecting China to donate ventilators to help cope with the coronavirus outbreak, a government official said on Sunday, contradicting earlier ...
Apr 19, 2020
Dylan’s ‘Times They Are A-Changin’ lyrics for sale for $2.2 million
By Jill Serjeant LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Bob Dylan's handwritten lyrics to his 1960s classic "The Times They Are A-Changin'" are going up for sale with a $2.2 million asking price in what could mark a...
Apr 19, 2020
Coronavirus cases in Peru top 15,000, second highest in Latin America
LIMA (Reuters) - Peru reported over 15,000 cases of coronavirus on Sunday, the second-highest tally in Latin America, as the disease continues to ravage the economy of the world's No. 2 copper produce...
Apr 19, 2020
Honduras extends curfew by one week in fight against coronavirus
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - The government of Honduras on Sunday extended a curfew through April 26 in an effort to contain the coronavirus which has infected 472 people and killed 46 in the impoverished ...
Apr 19, 2020
NFL issues fashion code for virtual draft
(Reuters) - The novel coronavirus has forced the National Football League to take Thursday's draft online but players hoping to be picked will still have a dress code to adhere to -- hence lounging ar...
Apr 19, 2020
U.S. lawmakers make push to assist local newspapers, broadcasters
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers called on Sunday for expanding payroll assistance to struggling local newspapers and broadcast stations that have seen a...
Apr 19, 2020
Anti-Netanyahu rally draws thousands under coronavirus curbs
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Wearing face masks, waving black flags and keeping two yards apart, thousands of Israelis demonstrated against prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu under strict coronavirus restricti...
Apr 19, 2020
