Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Swiss attorney general is called for questioning in next stage of impeachment process
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss Attorney General Michael Lauber has been called in for questioning over how he handled an investigation into corruption surrounding the world soccer body FIFA, a step towards ...
May 13, 2020
Spokesman for Mexican foreign minister has coronavirus
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The chief spokesman for Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard has tested positive for coronavirus and an official in the president's office has died of the disease, bringing ...
May 13, 2020
Spanish antibody study points to 5% of population affected by coronavirus
MADRID (Reuters) - Preliminary results from a nationwide coronavirus antibody study show that about 5% of the overall Spanish population has been affected, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday, addin...
May 13, 2020
Conde Nast lays off nearly 100 U.S. employees, plans furloughs for others
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Magazine publisher Conde Nast, which owns Vogue, GQ and The New Yorker, is laying off a broad group of nearly 100 employees based in the United States as the coronavirus pandemic ...
May 13, 2020
Amazon extends temporary raise in pay through May 30
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc said on Wednesday it would extend the temporary increase in its hourly pay and double the overtime pay through May 30, bringing its total salary cost for hourly employees to...
May 13, 2020
U.S. House sets Friday vote on lawmaking by proxy during pandemic
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday will vote on a measure temporarily allowing members to vote from outside the Capitol so they can work while keeping...
May 13, 2020
Amazon.com asks for federal law against price gouging during national emergencies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Online retailer Amazon.com , criticized for not acting quickly enough to curb sellers who charged hundreds of dollars for high-demand hand sanitizer during the early phase of th...
May 13, 2020
UK rejects calls to publish detailed data of care-home deaths from COVID-19
By Ryan McNeill and Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) - Campaigners for the welfare of elderly people and their relatives are calling on the UK government to be more transparent after authorities decl...
May 13, 2020
CEO of Amazon, Berkshire, JPMorgan healthcare JV to step down
(Reuters) - Harvard surgeon and author Atul Gawande will step down as chief executive officer to take on the role of chairman at Haven, the healthcare joint venture of Amazon.com Inc , Berkshire Hatha...
May 13, 2020
Morocco hopes to boost domestic tourism to save key sector
By Ahmed Eljechtimi RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco's government and tourism industry hope to encourage more Moroccans to explore the ancient souks of Marrakech and the beaches of Agadir this year, to make ...
May 13, 2020
