Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Venezuela files claim to force Bank of England to hand over gold
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's central bank has made a legal claim to try to force the Bank of England to hand over 930 million ($1.02 billion) of gold so President Nicolas Maduro's government can fu...
May 19, 2020
Irish consumer sentiment posts partial rebound from COVID collapse
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish consumer sentiment rebounded in May to recover almost a third of the record loss it suffered in April on the onset of the COVID-19 crisis, but remained close to historic lows,...
May 19, 2020
One in three UK firms can reopen fully following COVID rules: BCC
LONDON (Reuters) - Just over a third of companies in Britain believe they can fully restart operations while implementing the government's coronavirus workplace guidance, a survey showed on Wednesday....
May 19, 2020
British supermarkets threaten Brazil boycott over proposed forest law
By Matthew Green and Jake Spring LONDON/BRASILIA (Reuters) - British supermarkets have warned Brazil they might have to boycott its products if lawmakers there pass a contentious bill that could enabl...
May 19, 2020
Dutch farm worker contracted coronavirus from mink: agriculture minister
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A person who worked on a farm where mink are bred to export their fur contracted the coronavirus from the animals, the Dutch Agriculture Minister said in a letter to parliament o...
May 19, 2020
Bolsonaro says Brazil to issue new chloroquine protocol on Wednesday
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil's Health Ministry will issue new guidelines on Wednesday expanding the recommended use of chloroquine for treating the novel coronavirus, President Jair Bolsonaro sai...
May 19, 2020
Pandemic sinks Japan business mood to decade low, outlook even bleaker: Reuters Tankan
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) - The slump in Japanese business confidence deepened in May, hitting decade lows as firms braced for a protracted period of coronavirus-driven economic weakness, the...
May 19, 2020
Brazil's BRF told to test all workers in Santa Catarina plants
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian meat processor BRF SA has been told by health authorities in Santa Catarina state to reinforce measures to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus on production uni...
May 19, 2020
Urban Outfitters predicts 60% fall in same-store sales on slow recovery
(Reuters) - Apparel retailer Urban Outfitters Inc on Tuesday projected a 60% decline in same-store sales in the second quarter due to tepid demand recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic disruptions, send...
May 19, 2020
Spanish airline Globalia suspends plans to fly domestic in Brazil: regulator
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's top civil air travel regulator said on Tuesday that Spanish airline company Globalia has suspended a process to start operating domestic flights within Latin America's l...
May 19, 2020
