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Portugal marks democracy anniversary in lockdown mode
By Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's coronavirus lockdown put a dampener on annual celebrations marking the end of a long dictatorship on Saturday, with noisy street marches replaced by vi...
Syndicated Content Apr 25, 2020
Stripping naked for masks: German doctors protest lack of protective gear
BERLIN (Reuters) - German doctors have posed naked online to protest a shortage of protective masks and gowns, which they say puts them at greater risk of catching the coronavirus. The health workers'...
Syndicated Content Apr 28, 2020
Birthday tributes flood in for fund-raising British veteran 'Captain Tom'
BEDFORD, England (Reuters) - British World War Two veteran Captain Tom Moore is in for a very special 100th birthday on Thursday after well-wishers from around the world repaid his record-breaking fun...
Syndicated Content Apr 28, 2020
Chile cracks open gates of national parks for citizens' 'well-being'
By Aislinn Laing SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile said on Thursday it would start reopening its national parks next week to give people a "well-being alternative" after weeks of coronavirus lockdo...
Syndicated Content Apr 30, 2020
Republican donor named U.S. postmaster general
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Republican Party donor was named on Wednesday to lead the U.S. Postal Service, which President Donald Trump has criticized for not charging companies like Amazon.com more for ...
Syndicated Content May 07, 2020
Swedish prosecutor to probe deaths at Stockholm care home amid virus outbreak
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish prosecutors said on Friday they would start a preliminary investigation into a care home in the Stockholm area where a large number of elderly residents have died during ...
Syndicated Content May 08, 2020
Michael Jordan's first Air Jordans up for auction at Sotheby's
(Reuters) - An autographed and well-worn pair of basketball legend Michael Jordan's Nike shoes hits the auction block at Sotheby's on Friday, in a celebrity-infused test of the market for sneakers as ...
Syndicated Content May 08, 2020
Amazon.com asks for federal law against price gouging during national emergencies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Online retailer Amazon.com , criticized for not acting quickly enough to curb sellers who charged hundreds of dollars for high-demand hand sanitizer during the early phase of th...
Syndicated Content May 13, 2020
J.C. Penney files for bankruptcy protection
NEW YORK(Reuters) - J.C. Penney Co Inc filed for bankruptcy protection on Friday, the latest among traditional brick-and-mortar retailers to crumble as prolonged store closures due to the COVID-19 pan...
Syndicated Content May 15, 2020
Japan COVID-19 doctors lack fresh masks, hazard pay: union survey
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese hospital doctors on the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic face tough working conditions, with many reusing masks and few getting hazard pay, a survey by a labour union sho...
Syndicated Content May 17, 2020