Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Viagra, 70 cans of Coke: One man's deliveries in locked down Sao Paulo
By Stephen Eisenhammer SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Few venture into the streets of Sao Paulo these days, but Erik Thiago says he will not stop working as a bike delivery man until he gets sick or the govern...
Mar 27, 2020
Bank of America capital levels allow operational focus during crisis: CEO
By Imani Moise (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp is better positioned to focus on operations rather than financial risk during the coronavirus outbreak, thanks to regulatory safeguards put in place aft...
Mar 27, 2020
U.S special envoy congratulates Afghan leaders on 'inclusive' team for Taliban talks
KABUL (Reuters) - The U.S. special envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad congratulated Afghan political and civil society leaders on Friday on forming a negotiating team for talks with Taliban. "This...
Mar 27, 2020
Trump, Michigan governor trade jabs as state's virus cases mount
DETROIT (Reuters) - President Donald Trump and Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan took fresh swipes at each other over the spread of the coronavirus, escalating a war of words as the sta...
Mar 27, 2020
Global accounting body tells banks to use judgment over virus losses
LONDON (Reuters) - The International Accounting Standards Board said on Friday its rule forcing banks to provision for losses on loans should not be applied in a mechanistic way during the coronavirus...
Mar 27, 2020
'I was not afraid': Swiss woman, 95, back home after surviving coronavirus
By Cecile Mantovani LE LOCLE, Switzerland (Reuters) - A 95-year-old Swiss woman was back home and online with her 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchidren on Friday after recovering from a week in i...
Mar 27, 2020
Italy coronavirus deaths rise by 919, highest daily tally since start of outbreak
ROME (Reuters) - The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy has surged by 919 to 9,134, the Civil Protection Agency said on Friday, easily the highest daily tally since the epidemic emerg...
Mar 27, 2020
World Bank head calls for easing debts of poorer countries in light of coronavirus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - World Bank President David Malpass on Friday said poorer countries will need debt relief or restructuring so they can fund their fights against the coronavirus pandemic, and sai...
Mar 27, 2020
Swedish parents fret as schools stay open amid European virus shutdown
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - "I think the Swedish government is mad. What are they waiting for?" said Theodora Papadimitropoulou, whose 15 year-old daughter is still in class in Stockholm despite most of Eur...
Mar 27, 2020
Toyota to make face masks in U.S. to aid coronavirus battle
(Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp's North American unit said on Friday it would produce face shields, ventilators and respirators, as the death toll from the coronavirus exceeds 1,200 in the United States...
Mar 27, 2020
