Category Archives: Syndicated
IMF says Africa faces fiscal gap of $44 billion to deal with pandemic
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund on Friday called for rapid international support to help African countries respond to the unprecedented coronavirus pandemic that will cause a co...
Apr 17, 2020
NASA sets launch date for SpaceX U.S. manned mission to space station
By Joey Roulette (Reuters) - NASA on Friday set a launch date of May 27 for its first astronaut mission from U.S. soil in nearly ten years. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine tweeted that billionaire ...
Apr 17, 2020
Canada offers C$2.5 billion in aid for hard-hit energy sector, death toll hits 1,250
By David Ljunggren and Kelsey Johnson OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada will invest around C$2.5 billion ($1.8 billion) in measures to help the hard-hit oil and gas industry survive during the nation's corona...
Apr 17, 2020
Mexico calls on older medical workers at home to return to work
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's president on Friday urged medical workers aged 60 to 65 to return to their jobs and treat non-coronavirus patients, in a bid to help the health system handle an expect...
Apr 17, 2020
San Diego Comic-Con canceled for first time amid coronavirus outbreak
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - San Diego Comic-Con, an annual celebrity-studded showcase of superhero films and pop culture, has been canceled for the first time in its 50-year history due to the global coro...
Apr 17, 2020
Google to waive ad serving fees for news publishers amid virus crisis
(Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google would waive off the fee it collects from news publishers using its ad services for the next five months, the search giant said on Friday. News publishers, especially ...
Apr 17, 2020
Hairdressers, small shops prepare to reopen in Portugal, students summoned to the fields
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal is preparing to gradually lift some lockdown measures next month as the coronavirus outbreak slows, with small neighborhood shops, hairdressers and childcare centers likely...
Apr 17, 2020
Argentine bonds pushed higher by external factors but debt plan gets panned
By Hugh Bronstein and Walter Bianchi BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentine bonds were pushed higher by external market factors on Friday, despite a credit ratings downgrade by Fitch while Wall Street pan...
Apr 17, 2020
Police levy fines, shut monastery as Ukraine begins Orthodox Easter under lockdown
By Ilya Zhegulev and Natalia Zinets KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainians geared up to celebrate Orthodox Easter this weekend under the wary eye of authorities who have tightened lockdown measures to fight the ...
Apr 17, 2020
Seattle Genetics wins early U.S. approval for $18,500 breast cancer therapy
(Reuters) - Seattle Genetics Inc's add-on therapy for a type of breast cancer that has progressed despite prior treatments has won earlier-than-expected approval, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...
Apr 17, 2020
