Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Argentina's Guzmán heads to U.S. for crunch IMF debt talks
By Eliana Raszewski and Jorge Iorio BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's Economy Minister Martin Guzmn will travel to New York on Wednesday night to meet investors before heading to Washington for tal...
Mar 17, 2021
Tanzania's 'Bulldozer' president and COVID-19 sceptic dies
Tanzania's President John Magufuli, admired by followers for his hostility to corruption and waste but regarded by foes as an irascible authoritarian intolerant of dissent and sceptical about COVID-19...
Mar 17, 2021
AstraZeneca says UK vaccine delivery schedules not affected after Britain supply warning
LONDON (Reuters) - AstraZeneca's scheduled deliveries of COVID-19 vaccines to Britain are unaffected and its supply chain in the country is not experiencing disruption, the company said on Wednesday, ...
Mar 17, 2021
China to hold court hearings for Canadian detainees accused of spying: Canadian statement
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Two Canadians detained by Beijing more than two years ago on suspicion of espionage will go before Chinese courts starting this week, and Ottawa is "deeply troubled" by the lack of ...
Mar 17, 2021
IRS confirms delay in U.S. tax deadline to May 17
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Internal Revenue Service confirmed on Wednesday it will automatically extend the federal income tax filing and payment due date for individuals to May 17 due to the cor...
Mar 17, 2021
North Korea says U.S. attempted to initiate contact in 'cheap trick': KCNA
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Thursday that the United States had tried to initiate contact via multiple emails and telephone messages, calling the effort a "cheap trick" for wasting time, sta...
Mar 17, 2021
Brazil reports record 90,000 new COVID-19 infections, a day after setting deadly record
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil on Wednesday registered 90,303 new coronavirus cases, a new record, a day after the country reported a fresh record for deaths related to the virus. Infections now to...
Mar 17, 2021
Ohio sues Biden administration over tax mandate in coronavirus aid
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) - Ohio's top lawyer on Wednesday sued the Biden administration over its $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, saying a last-minute change in the legislation unlawfully block...
Mar 17, 2021
Canada's Couche-Tard misses revenue estimates on fuel demand slump
(Reuters) - Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc missed third-quarter revenue estimates on Wednesday, hurt by a decline in demand for fuel and as people made fewer shopping trips to its convenience s...
Mar 17, 2021
Israel to bail out its airlines with $210 million COVID-19 aid plan
By Steven Scheer and Rami Ayyub TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israel's government announced on Wednesday a long-awaited bailout of its airlines to help them weather the coronavirus crisis and maintain operatio...
Mar 17, 2021
