Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Paraguay says suspends public schools for 15 days due to coronavirus
ASUNCION (Reuters) - Paraguay has suspended public school sessions and large-scale public events for 15 days due to coronavirus, Health Minister Julio Mazzoleni said in a televised address. Two cases ...
Mar 10, 2020
U.S. senator calls for action on forced labor in China's Xinjiang
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior U.S. senator on Tuesday accused U.S. firms of willfully ignoring "horrific" forced labor conditions in China's Xinjiang region and called on the Commerce Department to ...
Mar 10, 2020
U.S. candidate Biden ramps up spending on Facebook ads
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden more than tripled his weekly spending on Facebook advertising in the run-up to Tuesday's nomination contests, another sign t...
Mar 10, 2020
Thermo Fisher hires senior Goldman banker as strategy chief after Qiagen deal
By Rebecca Spalding (Reuters) - Thermos Fisher Scientific Inc has hired former Goldman Sachs & Co investment banker Paul Parker as its strategy and corporate development head, according to a press rel...
Mar 10, 2020
Drought, coronavirus to slow Morocco's economic growth to near 2%: planning agency chief
By Ahmed Eljechtimi RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco's economic growth is expected to be revised downwards to near 2% in 2020 from an initial forecast of 3.5% due to drought slashing agricultural output and ...
Mar 10, 2020
Honduras suspends deportation flights from Mexico on coronavirus fears
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - The Honduran government suspended deportation flights from Mexico on Tuesday, a senior official said, citing coronavirus fears and a lack of public health capacity for potentia...
Mar 10, 2020
Sanctions-hit Venezuela offers big discounts as oil prices collapse: traders
By Marianna Parraga and Luc Cohen (Reuters) - Venezuela's oil company PDVSA is this week offering discounts of up to $23 per barrel on its flagship crude, traders said, as a collapse in global oil pri...
Mar 10, 2020
Chile to quarantine returning soccer stars Alexis Sanchez and Arturo Vidal: health ministry
By Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chilean soccer stars Alexis Sanchez and Arturo Vidal will be quarantined when they return to their home country from Europe to play in a World Cup qualifier this...
Mar 10, 2020
U.S. Commerce Department extends Huawei license through May 15
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration said on Tuesday it was extending a license allowing U.S. companies to continue doing business with China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd until May 15. The ...
Mar 10, 2020
College textbook merger raises 'serious concern' among U.S. lawmakers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. lawmakers expressed serious concern on Tuesday about the effect of a planned merger of college textbook publishers Cengage Learning Holdings II and McGraw-Hill Educatio...
Mar 10, 2020
