Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Special Report: Civil rights icon defied death. Now he and his wife navigate pandemic, protests
By Joshua Schneyer JACKSON, Mississippi (Reuters) - Judy Meredith isn't always sure where her husband goes when he walks out into the Mississippi morning. At age 87, Jay is as stubborn as ever about h...
Jul 17, 2020
Swiss warn over faulty protective masks bought during COVID-19 rush
By John Miller ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss officials have opened investigations into importers and dealers of defective respiratory masks, they said on Friday, warning users of protective devices to be v...
Jul 17, 2020
Stripe wins business following Wirecard's collapse
BERLIN (Reuters) - The U.S. payments company Stripe is picking up some former Wirecard customers, an executive told Reuters. "It is difficult to count the impact of Wirecard, but we know that some for...
Jul 17, 2020
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan to report some pneumonia cases as COVID-19
ALMATY/BISHKEK (Reuters) - Kyrgyzstan added thousands of cases and hundreds of deaths to its COVID-19 tally on Friday, describing them as cases of pneumonia most likely caused by the novel coronavirus...
Jul 17, 2020
Czechs tighten coronavirus measures in northeastern region after infection spike
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech authorities tightened coronavirus restrictions in the northeast of the country on Friday after a spike in cases, reinstating compulsory face coverings, limiting restaurant ope...
Jul 17, 2020
BoE's Bailey sees question about what to do with QE after crisis
LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said the BoE was right to ramp up its quantitative easing bond-buying at the onset of the coronavirus crisis and there was a "legitimate quest...
Jul 17, 2020
IOC president Bach says 'ready to run for a second term'
(Reuters) - International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach is prepared to run for a second term at next year's election, he said on Friday. "If you the IOC members want, I am ready to run...
Jul 17, 2020
EU regulators halt LSE, Refinitiv probe, await data
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators have temporarily suspended their investigation into the London Stock Exchange's $27 billion bid for data and analytics company Refinitiv while waiting for ...
Jul 17, 2020
Catalonia urges Barcelona residents to stay home to stem coronavirus
MADRID (Reuters) - Catalonia's regional authorities on Friday called on residents of Barcelona to stay home and not gather in groups of more than ten in order to fight an increase in coronavirus cases...
Jul 17, 2020
British PM Johnson: Normal life won't come until November at the earliest
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday that normal life would not return in full until November at the earliest, cautioning that nightclubs and soft play areas needed t...
Jul 17, 2020
