Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Venezuela's Guaido says Iran fuel shipment ought to alarm Latin America
(Reuters) - Iran's fuel shipment to gasoline-starved Venezuela ought to "alarm" Latin America, Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido said on Wednesday, as five Iranian fuel tankers head towards the...
May 20, 2020
WHO reports most coronavirus cases in a day, worried about poor countries
GENEVA (Reuters) - There were 106,000 new cases of new coronavirus infection recorded worldwide in the last 24 hours - the most in a single day yet, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, ex...
May 20, 2020
France wants Renault to maintain its French plants
PARIS (Reuters) - The French government will insist on preserving Renault production plants in France and wants it to remain the carmaker's global centre for engineering, research, innovation and deve...
May 20, 2020
Britain mutes parliament by videoconference
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's parliament will require lawmakers to attend in person from June 2, ditching the videoconferencing arrangements which were rushed in last month to allow scrutiny of the gov...
May 20, 2020
U.S. House considering bill to extend timelines, make changes to small business loans: Pelosi
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday her chamber is considering a bill that would extend repayment and re-hiring timelines for the small business coronavirus relief...
May 20, 2020
Michigan's Harbaugh prefers empty stadiums to no games
Running out of the tunnel at Michigan Stadium with no fans is a reality Wolverines coach Jim Harbaugh prefers over the alternative -- not playing games at all in 2020. Harbaugh said Wednesday in an ES...
May 20, 2020
Israel must abandon annexation threat, says U.N. Middle East envoy
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - Israel must abandon its threat to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, the U.N. Middle East envoy said on Wednesday, branding such a plan as a serious violat...
May 20, 2020
Retirement services provider Human Interest extends funding round to $50 million
(Reuters) - Human Interest, which helps small and medium-sized businesses set up 401K plans for employees, said on Wednesday it had extended its Series C funding round to $50 million due to more deman...
May 20, 2020
Hungary central bank to leave rates steady after QE slashes long yields: Reuters poll
By Gergely Szakacs BUDAPEST (Reuters) - The National Bank of Hungary (NBH) will leave key interest rates unchanged next Tuesday, economists said in a Reuters poll, after government bond purchases laun...
May 20, 2020
Migrants and those without ID face hunger in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa has marshalled huge resources towards preventing its poor from starving because of COVID-19, but undocumented citizens and stranded migrants face hunger as they s...
May 20, 2020
