Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Slovenian parliament confirms new center-right government
LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - Slovenia's parliament late on Friday confirmed the 16-member cabinet of the center-right Prime Minister Janez Jansa who pledges to do everything to slow down the spread of the co...
Thomson Reuters Mar 13, 2020
Kisses, hugs of greeting endure in Mexico despite virus fears
By Anthony Esposito and Abraham Gonzalez ACAPULCO, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexicans are finding it difficult to shake the habit of greeting friends, family and even strangers with a handshake, hug or kiss ...
Thomson Reuters Mar 13, 2020
Citigroup reports first confirmed case of coronavirus
(Reuters) - Citigroup Inc said on Friday that a Manhattan-based employee has tested positive for the coronavirus. The employee was last in the office on March 6 and was diagnosed Friday while on perso...
Thomson Reuters Mar 13, 2020
Americans rush to stock up on essentials as coronavirus spreads
By Barbara Goldberg and Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) - American shoppers stood in long lines outside grocery stores on Friday, waiting to get inside to buy essentials like toilet paper, pasta, and...
Thomson Reuters Mar 13, 2020
Breakdancing opera star uses Instagram to promote classical music
KATOWICE, Poland (Reuters) - With close to 60,000 Instagram followers, Polish opera singer and breakdancer Jakub Jozef Orlinski says he is trying to use social media to break down cultural barriers an...
Thomson Reuters Mar 13, 2020
Embattled Malawi president dissolves cabinet
LILONGWE (Reuters) - Malawi President Peter Mutharika dissolved his cabinet on Friday ahead of a possible presidential election in May. The Constitutional Court last month annulled Mutharika's victory...
Thomson Reuters Mar 13, 2020
Teleconference apps and new tech surge in demand amid coronavirus outbreak
By Akanksha Rana and Arriana McLymore (Reuters) - Global downloads of business apps including Tencent Conference, WeChat Work, Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Slack have risen nearly five fold since the sta...
Thomson Reuters Mar 13, 2020
Section of Transandino pipeline destroyed in attack with explosives
BOGOTA (Reuters) - An explosion destroyed a section of pipeline in southern Colombia but did not cause an oil spill, Ecopetrol subsidiary Cenit said on Friday. The attack against the Transandino pipel...
Thomson Reuters Mar 13, 2020
AMC theaters to cut US capacity by half to fight coronavirus
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc will cut seating capacity at U.S. movie theaters by half to allow space between filmgoers to help fight the spread of coronavirus, the company sa...
Thomson Reuters Mar 13, 2020
Exclusive: Fewer poll workers, coronavirus, spark fears of election day woes in Ohio Democratic primary
By Julia Harte WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nearly a quarter of Ohio's counties are deploying fewer poll workers for the state's Democratic primary on Tuesday than they have in previous presidential electio...
Thomson Reuters Mar 13, 2020
