Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Fitch cuts Canada's rating to below AAA due to pandemic
By Fergal Smith TORONTO (Reuters) - Fitch on Wednesday downgraded Canada's sovereign rating for the first time, to "AA+" from "AAA," citing deterioration of the country's public finances in 2020 due t...
Jun 24, 2020
Apple to shut seven retail stores in Houston again as COVID-19 cases jump
(Reuters) - Apple Inc is set to shut seven of its retail locations in Houston, Texas again due to an increase in the number of novel coronavirus cases in the United States, the company said Wednesday....
Jun 24, 2020
Exclusive: Trump administration labels Huawei, Hikvision as backed by Chinese military - document
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration has determined that top Chinese firms, including telecoms equipment giant Huawei Technologies [HWT.UL] and video surveillance company Hikvision , are ow...
Jun 24, 2020
U.S. business borrowing for equipment falls about 26% in May: ELFA
(Reuters) - U.S. companies' borrowings for capital investments fell about 26% in May from a year earlier, as businesses put spending on hold amid the coronavirus crisis, the Equipment Leasing and Fina...
Jun 24, 2020
UAE lifts coronavirus-related curfew: tweet
DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates' government has lifted its coronavirus-related curfew, it posted on Twitter on Wednesday. "All members of society are allowed to freely enter and exit throug...
Jun 24, 2020
In reversal, TV show about Trump-Comey clash to air before U.S. election
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A television show about the clash between former FBI director James Comey and U.S. President Donald Trump over Russian interference in the 2016 election will be broadcast in Se...
Jun 24, 2020
Congo police disperse parliament protesters with tear gas, water cannon
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo police fired tear gas and water cannon on Wednesday to repel hundreds of protesters whose rally against a proposed new law threatened to spill into th...
Jun 24, 2020
WHO director for Americas says 226,000 have died of COVID-19 in region
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Nearly half of all COVID-19 cases globally can be found in the Americas, and the numbers continue to climb, the World Health Organization's regional director for the Americas, Car...
Jun 24, 2020
Segway to stop production of iconic two-wheeler personal vehicle
(Reuters) - Segway Inc is ending production of its two-wheeled personal transporter vehicle that gained popularity among tourists and some police forces, but found itself embroiled in mishaps with fam...
Jun 24, 2020
Exclusive: Global tailings dam standards fall short of changes sought by civil society groups
By Jeff Lewis TORONTO (Reuters) - A sweeping global standard that sets out how the world's largest miners care for waste dams falls short of measures environmental and civil society groups say are nee...
Jun 24, 2020
