Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Brussels Airlines slashes jobs, fleet as COVID-19 bites
By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Brussels Airlines, part of Germany's Lufthansa , said on Tuesday it would reduce its fleet by 30% and its workforce by a quarter to guarantee its survival dur...
May 12, 2020
Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams endorses Biden for U.S. president
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Georgia state minority leader Stacey Abrams, a possible Democratic vice presidential pick, endorsed presumptive nominee Joe Biden for U.S. president on Tuesday, citing hi...
May 12, 2020
Embraer blames failed Boeing deal for sharp drop in commercial jet deliveries
By Marcelo Rochabrun SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Planemaker Embraer said Tuesday it delivered just five commercial jets in the first quarter, less than half of what it delivered a year ago, blaming the drop...
May 12, 2020
French Health Minister says 'no' to Paris Mayor demand to re-open parks
PARIS (Reuters) - French Health Minister Olivier Veran said on Tuesday that parks and gardens would remain closed in Paris and the greater Paris region to limit the risk of a second wave of coronaviru...
May 12, 2020
EU signs contract with Philips on ventilators
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Dutch electronics giant Philips signed a contract with the European Commission to supply medical ventilators to EU hospitals, the company and EU officials s...
May 12, 2020
Watchdog reports record number of anti-Semitic incidents in U.S. last year
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - Jews in the United States suffered the largest number of anti-Semitic incidents last year since the Anti-Defamation League began collecting records 40 years ago, the raci...
May 12, 2020
Futures edge higher on recovery hopes, China tariff exemptions
By Medha Singh (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures ticked higher on Tuesday as China's move to waive off tariffs on some U.S imports added to hopes that the easing of virus-led business shutdowns wou...
May 12, 2020
In one Florida school district, virtual school is not a virtual vacation
By Brendan O'Brien (Reuters) - Many U.S. schools have stopped taking attendance since the COVID-19 pandemic forced classes online, but one South Florida district has remained committed to the scholast...
May 12, 2020
U.S. Congress to quiz bank regulators on coronavirus rule-easing, assistance
By Michelle Price WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers will quiz U.S. regulators this week on their efforts to help struggling consumers, oversight of massive federal bailout packages and regulatory easin...
May 12, 2020
China's Tesla wannabes risk running out of road in virus-stricken times
By Kane Wu and Yilei Sun HONG KONG/BEIJING(Reuters) - Challenged by the arrival of Tesla in China last year, domestic electric vehicle (EV) start-ups were struggling even before the economic shock wro...
May 12, 2020
