Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Turkish unemployment eases to 13.2% in February-April despite coronavirus
By Daren Butler and Ezgi Erkoyun ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's unemployment rate eased to 13.2% in the February-April period from 13.6% in January-March, data showed on Wednesday, but analysts said th...
Jun 10, 2020
KCC estimates insured losses of nearly $150 million from tropical storm Cristobal
(Reuters) - Catastrophe modeling firm Karen Clark & Company (KCC) said on Wednesday it expects insured losses of close to $150 million from tropical storm Cristobal. Cristobal is the third named storm...
Jun 10, 2020
Turkey says radical groups trying to disrupt Idlib ceasefire
ANKARA (Reuters) - Radical groups in Syria's northwestern Idlib region are trying to disrupt a three-month-old ceasefire reached by Turkey and Russia but the agreement still stands, Turkish Defence Mi...
Jun 10, 2020
Malaysia resumes travel, haircuts and retail therapy as coronavirus curbs ease
By Ebrahim Harris KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Hair salons and shopping malls reopened, traffic jams returned and interstate travel resumed in Malaysia on Wednesday in a further easing of coronavirus rest...
Jun 10, 2020
Ford to expand alliance with Volkswagen to make about 8 million commercial vehicles
(Reuters) - Ford Motor Co said on Wednesday it would expand its alliance with Volkswagen AG to produce up to 8 million commercial vehicles. The No. 2 U.S. automaker also said it would build a new elec...
Jun 10, 2020
Reddit names Michael Seibel to board after Ohanian's call for black candidate
(Reuters) - Social network company Reddit on Wednesday named venture capital investor Michael Seibel to its board, days after co-founder and former director Alexis Ohanian resigned and called for the ...
Jun 10, 2020
A Peruvian driver delivers ashes of the dead as coronavirus toll mounts
By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) - Hctor Orellanqui, 65, wearing a white overcoat and mask, has a painful duty to carry out: delivering the ashes of those who have died from COVID-19 to families who can...
Jun 10, 2020
Think inside the cardboard box for your post-lockdown work station
By Stuart McDill WELLINGBOROUGH, England (Reuters) - Want to get back to work? Put your staff in a cardboard box. That is the advice of a British company making social distancing screens from recycled...
Jun 10, 2020
Sri Lanka delays general election for second time, sets August 5 as new date
By Waruna and Karunatilake COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka will hold its general election on Aug. 5, the head of the nation's election commission said at a news briefing on Wednesday, delaying the parli...
Jun 10, 2020
FIFA to choose from three bids for 2023 women's World Cup
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - World soccer's governing body FIFA will decide on which of three bids will host the next women's World Cup, to be held in 2023, during an online meeting of its ruling c...
Jun 10, 2020
