Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Doctors in England to get extra flu vaccine supplies
LONDON (Reuters) - English doctors are to be given extra supplies of this winter's flu vaccine in a bid to reduce the pressure on the health service amid rising numbers of coronavirus cases. Earlier t...
Oct 09, 2020
U.S. drillers add oil and gas rigs for fourth week in a row: Baker Hughes
By Scott DiSavino (Reuters) - U.S. energy firms this week added oil and natural gas rigs for a fourth week in a row for the first time since June 2018 as producers start drilling again with prices hol...
Oct 09, 2020
Rights group blasts Argentina for using face recognition tech on kids
By Hugh Bronstein BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Human Rights Watch wants the city of Buenos Aires to stop using live facial recognition to identify children accused of committing crimes, the rights group s...
Oct 09, 2020
Bank of England tightens COVID corporate lending rules
LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England said on Friday that it was tightening lending rules on a 20 billion pound ($26 billion) programme for large companies which had investment-grade credit ratings b...
Oct 09, 2020
Trump says he is pushing to get Regeneron’s COVID-19 treatment approved quickly
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he is working to get coronavirus antibody drugs developed by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc and Eli Lilly and Co approved quickly and o...
Oct 09, 2020
White House preparing $1.8 trillion coronavirus relief offer: Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House is preparing a COVID-19 relief package of $1.8 trillion to offer lawmakers as negotiations resume on helping blunt economic pain caused by the deadly coronavirus...
Oct 09, 2020
Florida judge refuses to extend voter registration deadline, rebukes election officials
By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday refused to extend Florida's voter registration deadline, but not before sharply rebuking Republican officials for continued problems running el...
Oct 09, 2020
Canada at tipping point in fight against coronavirus, says gloomy prime minister Trudeau
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada is at a tipping point in the fight against a second wave of the novel coronavirus and health care workers are increasingly swamped, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in nota...
Oct 09, 2020
In face of Trump’s COVID-19 case, Democrats seek to set up commission on incapacitated presidents
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One week after Republican President Donald Trump announced he had COVID-19, Democrats in Congress on Friday proposed creating a commission to help decide whethe...
Oct 09, 2020
Italy’s Fastweb makes working from home a permanent option for staff
MILAN (Reuters) - Fastweb will let its workers decide whether they work from home or from its offices, the Italian telecoms group said on Friday after reaching a deal with unions to extend voluntary "...
Oct 09, 2020
