Category Archives: Syndicated
Wisconsin pushes ahead with presidential primary despite coronavirus fears
By John Whitesides (Reuters) - After a flurry of 11th-hour legal action failed to stop the balloting, Wisconsin voters will head to the polls for a presidential primary and state and local elections o...
Apr 07, 2020
Neutral Switzerland drafts in army to fight coronavirus
By John Miller and Silke Koltrowitz ZURICH (Reuters) - In the Swiss Army's biggest call-up since World War II, thousands of soldiers have been sent to support health workers in the fight against the c...
Apr 07, 2020
MLB considering ‘numerous plans’ including closed-door restart in Arizona
Major League Baseball is exploring the possibility of restarting its season with games behind closed doors at facilities in the Arizona area, multiple media outlets reported late Monday night. MLB rel...
Apr 07, 2020
UK minister Gove is self isolating as family member has COVID-19 symptoms – ITV
LONDON (Reuters) - British Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove is self isolating as a member of his family is displaying COVID-19 symptoms, an ITV reporter said. Gove, one of the most senior members ...
Apr 07, 2020
Saudi Arabia says it could reach 200,000 coronavirus infections
RIYADH (Reuters) - The new coronavirus could eventually infect between 10,000 and 200,000 people in Saudi Arabia, the kingdom's health minister said on Tuesday, urging the public to adhere more closel...
Apr 07, 2020
Lockdowns: Saving lives, but ruining livelihoods in Africa
By Alexis Akwagyiram and Mfuneko Toyana LAGOS/JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - In a dark ground-floor room in Lagos, dressmaker Kemi Adepoju gazes at a pile of dresses she has made but which cannot be collect...
Apr 07, 2020
Germany’s far-right AfD scolds co-leader for suggesting split
By Joseph Nasr BERLIN (Reuters) - The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has scolded one of its two co-leaders after he said the party should split and expel a radical wing within its ranks as th...
Apr 07, 2020
Cam Newton uncomfortable without NFL home
Cam Newton is focusing on self-improvement during his first foray into free agency. The unemployed quarterback was released by the Carolina Panthers and is coming off of foot surgery. "I've taken this...
Apr 07, 2020
Futures surge on early signs of coronavirus slowdown in hot spots
By Uday Sampath Kumar (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures bounced for a second straight day on Tuesday as risk appetite returned on tentative signs the coronavirus outbreak was starting to plateau in...
Apr 07, 2020
Estate of Walmart worker who died from COVID-19 sues for wrongful death
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - The family of a Walmart Inc employee in Illinois who died after contracting COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus, has filed a lawsuit accusing the retai...
Apr 07, 2020
