Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Fed's Bostic says pandemic exacerbated structural inequalities
b'b\'(Reuters) - The coronavirus pandemic is hitting minority communities harder than others and recent incidents of racial discrimination around the country have shed light on the moral and economic ...
Jun 17, 2020
Panama extends suspension of international flights due to coronavirus
b'b"PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Panama\'s civil aviation authority said it will extend a suspension of international flights by a month due to the coronavirus crisis, according to a statement on Wednesday...
Jun 17, 2020
Aspirin in honey: dubious COVID-19 'cures' spread in Brazil
b'b\'By Gram Slattery\\nRIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - In Brazil, home to the world\\\'s second worst coronavirus outbreak, one thing seems to be spreading faster than the virus: the suspect, and sometime...
Jun 17, 2020
France sees possible EU recovery fund deal in July: official
b'b\'PARIS (Reuters) - France hopes to reach an agreement with the 26 other members of the European Union on a proposed 750 billion euro recovery fund in July, a presidential adviser said on Wednesday...
Jun 17, 2020
Canada to present fiscal snapshot on July 8, too early for full update, PM Trudeau says
b'b\'OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Canadian government will unveil a "fiscal and economic snapshot" on July 8 to help show much money it has spent combating the coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Justin Tr...
Jun 17, 2020
Saudi-led coalition in Yemen denies killing civilians in Saada air strike
b'b\'DUBAI (Reuters) - The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen on Wednesday denied that an air strike it carried out earlier this week in Saada province had killed civilians, as alleged by Houthi au...
Jun 17, 2020
China bought about $1 billion of U.S. cotton: Lighthizer
b"b'WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chinese officials have repeatedly affirmed their commitment to buy more U.S. goods and services as agreed under a Phase 1 trade deal, U.S. Robert Lighthizer told lawmakers, ...
Jun 17, 2020
French prosecutors request four-year jail sentence for Lamine Diack
b"b'PARIS (Reuters) - French financial prosecutors on Wednesday asked for a four-year jail sentence for Lamine Diack, former head of world athletics, on trial for corruption, money laundering and brea...
Jun 17, 2020
Coronavirus cases in Florida, Arizona spike after record-setting day in six states
b'b\'By Lisa Shumaker\\n(Reuters) - Coronavirus cases spiked in Arizona and Florida on Wednesday, a day after those states and four others reported record daily increases of new infections.\\nFlorida ...
Jun 17, 2020
French watchdog warns against COVID-19 smart surveillance
b'b\'By Mathieu Rosemain\\nPARIS (Reuters) - The use of a new range of surveillance cameras to check adherence to rules in the wake of the novel coronavirus outbreak risks undermining the fabric of de...
Jun 17, 2020
