Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UK looking at air bridges; criticises airlines on job cuts
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom is looking closely at air bridges to enable some people to travel but airlines should not be using the government's job retention scheme as a way to cut jobs, a j...
Jun 03, 2020
Uruguay consumer prices rose 0.57% in May: official statistics agency
MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) - Uruguay's consumer price index rose 57% in May, the South American country's official statistics agency said on Wednesday, bringing 12 month inflation to 11.05% Analysts polled ...
Jun 03, 2020
Mexico's COVID-19 death toll could surpass 30,000: deputy health minister
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's death toll from the coronavirus pandemic may reach 30,000, a senior health official said in a newspaper interview published on Wednesday, while suggesting fatalities c...
Jun 03, 2020
Italy's watchdog opens market abuse investigation into Italgas
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's competition watchdog said on Wednesday it had opened an investigation into whether gas distributor Italgas had used its dominant market position to prevent or slow down a com...
Jun 03, 2020
Sharp decline in emergency visits seen in early days of coronavirus pandemic: U.S. study
(Reuters) - Emergency department visits fell 42% across the United States during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic compared to the same period last year, according to a study by the U.S. Cent...
Jun 03, 2020
Manulife CEO says lower rates for longer is 'new headwind'
By Nichola Saminather TORONTO (Reuters) - Manulife Financial Corp's chief executive said on Wednesday an environment of lower interest rates for longer is proving a challenge for the insurer, which di...
Jun 03, 2020
UK's Johnson tells EU workers to come back but quarantine
LONDON (Reuters) - Workers from the European Union who left Britain while the coronavirus lockdown shut much of the economy should come back, but must quarantine like other travellers, British Prime M...
Jun 03, 2020
Azerbaijan will reimpose some restrictions to halt virus after rise in infections
BAKU (Reuters) - Azerbaijan's government plans to reimpose some restrictions this weekend to stop the spread of the coronavirus after the number of infections in the ex-Soviet country rose, a governme...
Jun 03, 2020
Brazil's Sao Paulo state suspends cuts in utilities services for poorest amid COVID-19
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Sao Paulo will suspend water supply, electricity and gas cuts until July 31 for the Brazilian state's poorest residents who are unable to pay bills during the coronavirus pandemi...
Jun 03, 2020
Trump Administration selects five coronavirus vaccine candidates as finalists: NYT
(Reuters) - The Trump administration has selected five companies as the most likely candidates to produce a vaccine for the coronavirus, the New York Times reported on Wednesday, citing senior officia...
Jun 03, 2020
