Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Trump says thousands of military to be sent to help states battle coronavirus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday the U.S. government would be deploying thousands military personnel to states to help them deal with the coronavirus epidemic. "We'r...
Thomson Reuters Apr 04, 2020
Nineteen killed in shootout in northern Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - At least 19 people have died in a shootout between suspected gangsters in the northern Mexico state of Chihuahua, local authorities said on Saturday, in one of the worst outbre...
Thomson Reuters Apr 04, 2020
Portugal's coronavirus cases grow, half a million workers at risk of lay off
By Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) - Confirmed coronavirus cases in Portugal pushed past the 10,000 mark on Saturday, while government data showed more than half a million Portuguese workers were at ...
Thomson Reuters Apr 04, 2020
Single passenger flights: The daily woes of airlines, and the crew still working
By Tracy Rucinski (Reuters) - When Reuters photographer Carlos Barria boarded American Airlines flight 4511 from Washington Reagan National Airport to New Orleans on Friday for an assignment, he was t...
Thomson Reuters Apr 04, 2020
Algeria to speed up customs procedures for food, health equipment over coronavirus
ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algeria, seeking to avoid shortages of health products and basic foodstuffs during the coronavirus pandemic, has taken "exceptional measures" to accelerate customs procedures for i...
Thomson Reuters Apr 04, 2020
Capital One says it won't use CFTC waiver related to oil lending
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lender Capital One Financial Corp said on Saturday it would not use a U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) waiver after commodity price volatility lifted the ba...
Thomson Reuters Apr 04, 2020
Trump pick for coronavirus recovery watchdog is not independent enough: Democrats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's pick for the new watchdog overseeing $2.3 trillion in coronavirus-related fiscal spending is not independent enough to do the job, congressional De...
Thomson Reuters Apr 04, 2020
Help in coronavirus crisis should come from European level: ECB
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Help to euro zone members struggling under the weight of the coronavirus crisis should come from the European level, European Central Bank board member atold Greek newspaper To V...
Thomson Reuters Apr 04, 2020
5G coronavirus conspiracy theory is dangerous fake nonsense, UK says
By Guy Faulconbridge and Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) - A conspiracy theory that links 5G mobile telecommunications masts to the spread of the novel coronavirus is dangerous fake news and completely f...
Thomson Reuters Apr 04, 2020
Mexican tequila makers, unlike brewers, plan to keep up production, exports
By Adriana Barrera MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican tequila makers have sought to dispel concerns that their exports to the United States will dry up, after two large brewers in the country suspended p...
Thomson Reuters Apr 04, 2020