Author Archives: Syndicated Content
French economy to slump 17% in second-quarter despite May rebound: INSEE
b'b"PARIS (Reuters) - France\'s economy should shrink less than expected in the second quarter as business activity began recovering in May after a nationwide lockdown was eased, the INSEE official st...
Jun 17, 2020
Merkel urges caution despite fewer coronavirus cases
b'b"BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Germans on Wednesday to remain cautious and stick to social distancing rules, but also added that the number of new coronavirus infections had sta...
Jun 17, 2020
Israel signs agreement with Moderna for potential COVID-19 vaccine
b'b\'JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel has signed an agreement with Moderna Inc for the future purchase of its potential COVID-19 vaccine, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday.\\n"Israel has...
Jun 17, 2020
Cuban dons full-body cardboard shield against coronavirus
b'b\'HAVANA (Reuters) - Ever since the novel coronavirus reached Cuba, a tall cardboard box with arms and legs can be seen tottering around a Havana suburb, popping into the bakery or butchers, or bro...
Jun 17, 2020
U.S. shale companies to boost oil output by 500,000 bpd by month-end
b'b\'By Devika Krishna Kumar and Jennifer Hiller\\nNEW YORK/HOUSTON (Reuters) - U.S. shale producers are expected to restore roughly half a million barrels per day (bpd) of crude output by the end of ...
Jun 17, 2020
Performers fume as Serbia reopens but theaters remain shut
b'b\'By Aleksandar Vasovic\\nBELGRADE (Reuters) - While lockdown measures have eased in Serbia, allowing indoor gatherings of up to 500 people and a soccer match attended by around 20,000, the country...
Jun 17, 2020
U.S. civil rights groups call for pausing ad spending on Facebook
b'b\'(Reuters) - U.S.-based civil rights groups have urged large global corporations to pause advertising on Facebook Inc during July, saying the world\\\'s largest social network is not doing enough ...
Jun 17, 2020
Mexico's president accuses Spain's Iberdrola of 'hidden' media attack
b'b\'MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador ramped up verbal attacks on Spain\\\'s Iberdrola on Wednesday, accusing the power generation company of mounting a media camp...
Jun 17, 2020
NYSE president says second half of year looks strong for IPOs
b'b\'NEW YORK (Reuters) - Initial public offerings have gained steam since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic and the pipeline going forward looks strong, Stacy Cunningham, president of Interco...
Jun 17, 2020
New York Governor Cuomo says COVID-19 deaths, hospitalizations decline further
b'b"NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York, once the U.S. epicenter of coronavirus infections, now has the country\'s lowest rate of virus spread as the state\'s death toll and number of people hospitalized wi...
Jun 17, 2020
