Author Archives: Syndicated Content
England's schools to get extra funds to help pupils catch up after lockdown
LONDON (Reuters) - Schools in England will receive extra funding to help them deal with the impact of lost teaching time during the coronavirus lockdown, the government said on Friday. The catch-up pa...
Jun 18, 2020
Brazil nears 50,000 coronavirus deaths and 1 million cases
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil's Health Ministry reported new COVID-19 statistics on Thursday showing the country fast approaching 1 million confirmed coronavirus cases and 50,000 deaths. With the ...
Jun 18, 2020
Japanese insurer Sompo investing $500 mln in data analytics firm Palantir
By Jane Lanhee Lee (Reuters) - Palantir Technologies Inc on Thursday said that Japanese insurance holding company Sompo Holdings Inc is investing $500 million in the Silicon Valley data analytics comp...
Jun 18, 2020
Motor racing: IndyCar ready to welcome back spectators
(Reuters) - The IndyCar Series is ready to welcome spectators back to the track, saying on Thursday that a limited number of tickets will be made available to fans for a doubleheader event on July 17-...
Jun 18, 2020
Ex-TCW fund manager appeals dismissal of sexual harassment claims
By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former fund manager Sara Tirschwell on Thursday appealed a New York state judge's dismissal of the bulk of her sexual harassment lawsuit against her former emp...
Jun 18, 2020
U.S. Fed's balance sheet shrinks for first time since February
(Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's assets shrank this week for the first time since February, reflecting a sharp drop in currency swaps with foreign central banks and a continued slackening in demand f...
Jun 18, 2020
China not forthcoming in Hawaii talks, but made commitment on trade: U.S. diplomat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China's attitude in talks with the United States this week in Hawaii cannot be described as forthcoming, although it did commit to following through on Phase One of the U.S.-Chi...
Jun 18, 2020
New York City Council passes police surveillance oversight bill
By Raphael Satter (Reuters) - The New York City Council overwhelmingly passed a bill that would order the city's police force to itemize and explain its surveillance gear. The Public Oversight of Surv...
Jun 18, 2020
Canada MPs vote to summon major retailers over scrapping of coronavirus bonus: Globe and Mail
OTTAWA (Reuters) - A Canadian parliamentary committee voted on Thursday to summon major retailers to demand they explain their decision to cancel temporary wage increases for workers during the corona...
Jun 18, 2020
U.S. recovery to be bumpy, muted, Fed's Kashkari says
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - With cases of Covid-19 likely to resurge, at least in some parts of the country, the U.S. economic recovery will be neither smooth nor strong, Minneapolis Federal Reserve Ban...
Jun 18, 2020
