Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Shuttlers to keep Tokyo ranking points earned before shutdown
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Shuttlers will keep ranking points they earned during the original Olympic qualification period before the novel coronavirus pandemic forced the Tokyo Games to be postponed, the Bad...
May 27, 2020
EU keeps defence fund alive with 8 billion euro proposal
By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission proposed on Wednesday spending 8 billion euros ($8.81 billion) of its next budget on a new European Union defence fund, keeping alive a Fra...
May 27, 2020
Bertha makes landfall along South Carolina coast: NHC
(Reuters) - Tropical storm Bertha has made landfall along the South Carolina coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Wednesday. Bertha, packing maximum sustained winds of 50 miles (80 ...
May 27, 2020
Soccer: Top U.S. women's league plans month-long tournament in Utah
(Reuters) - The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) will return to action in late June with a 25-game tournament in Utah that will be played in empty stadiums due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The NWSL,...
May 27, 2020
Factbox: Where do Trump and Biden stand on tech policy issues?
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to regulate or shut down social media companies, a day after Twitter Inc for the first time added a fact-checking...
May 27, 2020
Georgia to reopen all shops, cafes, resume public transport before June 8: PM
TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgia will restart public transport and reopen shops, shopping malls and cafes and restaurants before June 8, the ex-Soviet country's Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia said on Wedne...
May 27, 2020
Brazil sheds over 1 million jobs in March, April as coronavirus hits: Economy Ministry
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil lost a net 763,232 jobs in the first four months of this year, the Economy Ministry said on Wednesday, due to more than 1 million jobs lost in April and March as the corona...
May 27, 2020
Goldman Sachs on target to meet medium,long-term growth goals: executive
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc President and Chief Operating Officer John Waldron said Wednesday that the bank remains on track to achieve its medium and long term growth targets despite...
May 27, 2020
South African mines record 320 COVID-19 cases ahead of lockdown easing
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's mining industry has so far recorded 320 cases of the new coronavirus, the Minerals Council said on Wednesday as underground mines prepare to ramp up output when...
May 27, 2020
Argentina's warped peso means cars are half price - if you have dollars
By Eliana Raszewski BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's car dealers - used to selling at sky-high prices due to steep taxes - are getting a boost from the gap between official and informal values of ...
May 27, 2020
