Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Closing in on all sides: Cuba nears declaring coronavirus victory
By Nelson Acosta and Sarah Marsh HAVANA (Reuters) - Reina Paula, a saleswoman at Havana's La Epoca supermarket, said the same day that a worker tested positive for the coronavirus, local authorities s...
Jun 08, 2020
Cathay Pacific and major shareholders Swire and Air China halt trading
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd and its major shareholders Swire Pacific Ltd and Air China Ltd entered share trading halts in Hong Kong on Tuesday pending announcements. Cath...
Jun 08, 2020
IBM gets out of facial recognition business
(Reuters) - International Business Machines Corp will no longer offer general purpose facial recognition or analysis software, new Chief Executive Officer Arvind Krishna said in a letter to the member...
Jun 08, 2020
Cirque du Soleil creditors vie to take control of company: source
By Jessica DiNapoli and Mike Spector (Reuters) - Creditors of Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group led by private equity firm Catalyst Capital Group Inc made an offer on Monday to take control of the ...
Jun 08, 2020
University of Washington forecasts 145,000 U.S. COVID-19 deaths by August
(Reuters) - University of Washington researchers estimated on Monday that 145,728 people could die of COVID-19 in the United States by August, raising their forcast by more than 5,000 fatalities in a ...
Jun 08, 2020
Mexico reports nearly 3,000 new coronavirus cases, total infections at 120,000
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The Mexican government reported 2,999 new coronavirus cases on Monday, while confirmed total infections stand at 120,102, according to data from the health ministry. The countr...
Jun 08, 2020
Man who drove into Virginia protest is KKK leader, prosecutor says
By Nathan Layne and Brad Brooks (Reuters) - Virginia prosecutors said on Monday a man facing charges for driving his pickup truck into racial equality protesters is a local leader of the Ku Klux Klan....
Jun 08, 2020
Asia stocks set to gain after recovery hopes push Wall Street higher
By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian stocks were set to climb on Tuesday as confidence in an economic recovery pushed the Nasdaq benchmark to a record high, although doubts about crude supply c...
Jun 08, 2020
Men accused of helping ex-Nissan boss flee Japan challenge U.S. extradition case
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - Lawyers for the former Green Beret and son wanted by Japan for helping former Nissan Motor Co boss Carlos Ghosn flee the country on Monday argued U.S. authorities wr...
Jun 08, 2020
Minneapolis council members see community programs as replacement for police
By Nathan Layne (Reuters) - Four Minneapolis City Council members in favor of dismantling the city's police department on Monday outlined broad plans to shift funding to community-based programs that ...
Jun 08, 2020
