Category Archives: Syndicated
Russia says its coronavirus death toll rises to 313
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Saturday its death toll from the novel coronavirus had risen to 313, an overnight increase of 40, as it posted a new record daily jump in new cases. The authorities r...
Apr 18, 2020
U.S. judge blocks Twitter’s bid to reveal government surveillance requests
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - Twitter Inc will not be able to reveal surveillance requests it received from the U.S. government after a federal judge accepted government arguments that this was likely...
Apr 18, 2020
Taiwan to quarantine 700 navy sailors after virus outbreak
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan will put 700 navy sailors into quarantine after three cases of the new coronavirus were confirmed among sailors who had been on a goodwill mission to the Pacific island state...
Apr 18, 2020
Philippines records 10 new coronavirus deaths, 209 more cases
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' health ministry on Saturday reported 10 new coronavirus deaths and 209 additional infections. In a bulletin, the health ministry said total infections have risen to...
Apr 18, 2020
Singapore reports 942 new COVID-19 cases in biggest daily jump, total reaches 5,992
(Reuters) - Singapore's health ministry confirmed 942 new coronavirus infections on Saturday, a new daily record, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases in the city-state to 5,992. The vast majorit...
Apr 18, 2020
Adherence to social distancing spurs dip in projected U.S. coronavirus deaths
By Peter Szekely NEW YORK (Reuters) - Better-than-expected social distancing practices have led an influential research model to lower its projected U.S. coronavirus death toll by 12%, while predictin...
Apr 18, 2020
Confirmed Japan coronavirus cases hit 10,000: NHK
TOKYO (Reuters) - The number of confirmed novel coronavirus cases in Japan rose to 10,000 on Saturday, NHK public broadcaster said, just days after a state of emergency was extended to the entire nati...
Apr 18, 2020
Hong Kong police detain veteran democracy activists in raids
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong police arrested on Saturday about a dozen democracy activists on charges of illegal assembly in raids across the Asian financial hub, media and political sources said. ...
Apr 18, 2020
China mandates coronavirus tests for key public workers leaving Wuhan
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China ordered on Saturday that anyone in Wuhan working in certain service-related jobs must take a coronavirus test if they want to leave the city. The order comes after the centr...
Apr 18, 2020
Germany’s coronavirus cases rise by 3,609 to 137,439: RKI
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases have risen by 3,609 to 137,439, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Saturday, marking a fourth strai...
Apr 17, 2020
