Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Buffett and Abel, but not Munger, to field questions at Berkshire annual meeting
(Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc will hold a truncated virtual annual meeting on Saturday where its billionaire chairman will be present but his longtime Vice Chairman Charlie Munge...
Apr 27, 2020
Speed skating: Russian short track great Ahn retires due to injuries
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Six-time Olympic gold medallist Viktor Ahn on Monday announced his retirement from short track speed skating, citing several lingering injuries. The South Korean, who switched alleg...
Apr 27, 2020
Brexit talks can still be done within agreed timescale, UK minister says
LONDON (Reuters) - Talks to strike a deal on a post-Brexit relationship between Britain and the European Union can still be concluded within the agreed timescale, British Cabinet Office minister Micha...
Apr 27, 2020
U.N. raises alarm about police brutality in lockdowns
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - The U.N. human rights office voiced concern on Monday about more than a dozen countries that have declared states of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic where polic...
Apr 27, 2020
Microsoft wins five-year deal with Coca-Cola to supply business software
(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp on Monday said it had won a five-year deal with Coca-Cola Co to supply business software, including its Teams chat app and tools for customer service agents. The companies d...
Apr 27, 2020
Without tourist revenue, Prague's Jewish community fears for future of welfare services
By Robert Muller PRAGUE (Reuters) - With ticket sales to Prague's Jewish quarter halted during the coronavirus lockdown, the community is having to tap its reserves to pay for welfare services for Hol...
Apr 27, 2020
German tourism body: Lockdown cost industry 24 billion euros in March/April - report
BERLIN (Reuters) - Lockdown has cost Germany's tourism industry 24 billion euros ($26.04 billion) in March and April alone, the sector's industry association said, calling in an interview with the RND...
Apr 27, 2020
Germany's far-right AfD suspends spokesman over 'fascist' remark
By Joseph Nasr BERLIN (Reuters) - The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has suspended a spokesman after he suggested in an email exchange that the term "fascist" was used too freely, an AfD lawm...
Apr 27, 2020
Trump to meet with textile makers as companies shift to masks, gowns: Navarro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with American textile industry representatives on Monday as clothiers seek to shift their production lines to face masks and other critical...
Apr 27, 2020
S.D. governor says she hopes Smithfield plant can reopen in days
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem on Monday said she believes that Smithfield's Sioux Falls pork processing plant can reopen "really quickly" as soon as employees can safely be ...
Apr 27, 2020
