Author Archives: Syndicated Content
COVID-19 tied to muscle-weakening disease; vaping risk documented
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by ...
Aug 12, 2020
Chile cautiously lifts lockdown lid on capital’s center
By Aislinn Laing and Natalia A. Ramos Miranda SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile will lift one of the world's longest quarantines on Monday, moving the capital Santiago's central business district and adjoini...
Aug 12, 2020
U.S. July deficit falls to $63 billion on delayed tax payments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. federal budget deficit fell to $63 billion in July, half the amount of a year earlier and down from $864 billion in June, as a delayed July 15 tax payment deadline boos...
Aug 12, 2020
Baby George, born amid Beirut blast, is ‘light in the darkness’
By Charlotte Bruneau and Yara Abi Nader BEIRUT, (Reuters) - Stepping into the delivery room where his wife Emmanuelle was about to give birth, Edmond Khnaisser meant to capture their son's first momen...
Aug 12, 2020
Surge in Spain’s virus cases prompts regional smoking ban, field hospital
MADRID (Reuters) - Coronavirus cases in Spain jumped by nearly 1,700 on Wednesday, part of a surge that has prompted the construction of a military field hospital in the hard-hit Aragon region and led...
Aug 12, 2020
Greece registers 262 new coronavirus cases, highest daily tally
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece reported 262 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, its highest daily tally since the start of the outbreak in the country, health authorities said. The latest jump in cases bri...
Aug 12, 2020
Mexico’s social security institute says 3,907 jobs lost in July
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) said on Wednesday that 3,907 jobs were lost in July among employees registered with the institute due to the coronavirus health cri...
Aug 12, 2020
Princess Diana musical to debut on Netflix before hitting Broadway
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A new musical about Britain's Princess Diana will be filmed without an audience and air on Netflix Inc in early 2021 before it debuts on Broadway, producers an...
Aug 12, 2020
New Jersey schools, colleges can reopen for in-person education: governor
(Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy said on Wednesday he signed an executive order clearing both public and private schools, pre-K through 12th grade, and colleges and universities to reopen f...
Aug 12, 2020
Venezuela oil minister says he has recovered from COVID-19
(Reuters) - Venezuelan oil minister Tareck El Aissami said on Wednesday he had recovered from the novel coronavirus, a month after he tested positive for COVID-19. El Aissami, who is also the OPEC nat...
Aug 12, 2020
