Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Amazon mayor warns of indigenous genocide as coronavirus spreads
MANAUS, Brazil (Reuters) - The mayor of the largest city in the Amazon rainforest said the coronavirus pandemic is killing indigenous people and warned of a "genocide" if Brazil's right-wing governmen...
May 20, 2020
Germany agrees on rescue package for Lufthansa: media
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German government has agreed on final details of a rescue package for airline carrier Lufthansa , media reported on Wednesday. Lufthansa is seeking to tap Germany's economic sta...
May 20, 2020
Ford shuts two U.S. assembly plants due to COVID-19 infections
DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co on Wednesday closed two U.S. assembly plants as the coronavirus pandemic wreaked early havoc with the No. 2 U.S. automaker's plan to restart North American production...
May 20, 2020
U.S. regulators open door to possible tightening of Huawei chip curb
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators are open to making changes to close what some see as a loophole in a new rule aimed at curbing global chip sales to blacklisted Chinese telecoms equipment maker ...
May 20, 2020
South Africa records first neonatal coronavirus death, toll jumps to 339
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa recorded its first neonatal coronavirus death on Wednesday, as the death toll jumped by 27 to 339, the health ministry said. The two-day old baby was born prematu...
May 20, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court blocks disclosure of Russia report material
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday blocked the disclosure to a Democratic-led House of Representatives committee of grand jury material redacted by President...
May 20, 2020
U.S. nursing homes plagued by infection control issues pre-COVID-19: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. nursing homes have been plagued with infection control deficiencies even before the coronavirus pandemic turned them into hotspots for COVID-19, the respiratory disease cau...
May 20, 2020
U.S. housing finance regulator unveils new capital framework for Fannie, Freddie
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. regulator charged with overseeing housing giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac unveiled Thursday a proposed rewrite of rules boosting how much capital th...
May 20, 2020
Exclusive: U.S. has not cut Afghan security funds despite Pompeo vow of immediate slash - sources
By Arshad Mohammed, Jonathan Landay and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Defense Department has not withheld $1 billion in funding from Afghan security forces despite Secretary of State Mike...
May 20, 2020
Four Democratic U.S. senators warn against Uber buying Grubhub
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four Democratic lawmakers, led by Senator Amy Klobuchar, wrote to antitrust enforcers on Wednesday to warn that plans by Uber Technologies Inc, owner of Uber Eats, to buy rival ...
May 20, 2020
