Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Seven soldiers killed in militant attacks in southwest Pakistan
By Gul Yousafzai QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Militants killed seven Pakistani soldiers in two attacks in the country's mineral-rich southwestern province of Balochistan, the military said on Tuesday....
May 19, 2020
YouTube goes after more TV advertisers with new program
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) - Alphabet's Inc YouTube on Tuesday launched a new program to help advertisers reach more valuable viewers who watch content on their TV screens, in an effort to retain advert...
May 19, 2020
Russia says many coronavirus patients died of other causes. Some disagree
By Polina Ivanova and Maria Tsvetkova MOSCOW (Reuters) - Before she died in a Moscow hospital earlier this month, Liubov Kashaeva, 74, twice tested positive for the new coronavirus. Her death was not ...
May 19, 2020
Germany's Maas confident Franco-German Recovery Fund plan will get EU support
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas expressed confidence on Tuesday that Franco-German plans for a 500 billion euro ($550 billion) Recovery Fund to help Europe out of the coronavirus...
May 19, 2020
Police warn writer Gaiman over lockdown trip from New Zealand to Scotland
LONDON (Reuters) - British writer Neil Gaiman has apologised for travelling from New Zealand to his home on the Scottish island of Skye in breach of coronavirus lockdown measures, saying "I did someth...
May 19, 2020
After WHO setback, Taiwan president to press for global participation
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan will strive to actively participate in global bodies despite its failure to attend this week's key World Health Organization (WHO) meeting, and will not accept being belittle...
May 19, 2020
Lobby calls on EU for extra capital easing to help banks lend more
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - A banking lobby group called on Tuesday for the European Union to further soften a capital measure to ensure banks do not run out of headroom to help companies hit by t...
May 19, 2020
UK defends its care home coronavirus 'protective ring'
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain defended its handling of the coronavirus outbreak in care homes on Tuesday, saying the government had put a "protective ring" around them and that 62% of homes had reported ...
May 19, 2020
G7 finance ministers discuss accelerating economies as countries reopen: U.S. Treasury
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin held a call on Tuesday with the finance ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Britain, the European Commission and the Eurogr...
May 19, 2020
Prayers at Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque compound to resume next week: statement
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Muslim prayers at Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque compound will resume next week after a nearly two-month pause now that the spread of the new coronavirus has slowed, a religious coun...
May 19, 2020
