Author Archives: Syndicated Content
SoftBank may be winner as BOJ expands corporate debt buying
By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) - Masayoshi Son's SoftBank Group could be the biggest beneficiary of the Bank of Japan's plan to buy more corporate bonds as it expands stimulus to lend more support t...
Apr 28, 2020
East Libya has expelled 1,400 refugees and migrants this year: U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) - Authorities in rebel-held eastern Libya have expelled 1,400 migrants and refugees so far this year, in violation of international law, the U.N. rights office said on Tuesday. "The n...
Apr 28, 2020
Futures jump with focus on earnings, easing lockdowns
By C Nivedita (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures climbed higher on Tuesday ahead of the next round of quarterly earnings reports, with investors also keenly looking at the safety of reopening econom...
Apr 28, 2020
Parking lot prayers: Muslims in Jaffa and Jerusalem improvise for Ramadan
By Rami Ayyub and Rami Amichay JAFFA, Israel (Reuters) - Shortly after sunset, Muslims in the ancient Israeli port city of Jaffa filed quietly into an empty parking lot for Ramadan prayers, after the ...
Apr 28, 2020
Contact tracing app for COVID-19 could be rolled out in 2-3 weeks - developer
LONDON (Reuters) - A contact tracing app designed to let people know if they have been in close contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19 could be rolled out widely in Britain in two to th...
Apr 28, 2020
UEFA gives European leagues May 25 deadline for restart plans
By Simon Evans MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - European football leagues have been given a May 25 deadline to inform governing body UEFA of their plans to restart their domestic competitions. Soccer h...
Apr 28, 2020
Lesbians, gays live in fear of attacks in Kenyan refugee camp
By George Obulutsa NAIROBI (Reuters) - Eva Nabagala hoped she and her young son would be safe from her family when they fled Uganda for a Kenyan refugee camp - but instead, the 28-year-old says she wa...
Apr 28, 2020
Lufthansa still considering protection from creditors: company source
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The idea of German flagship carrier Lufthansa using a type of protection from creditors is not yet off the table, a source at the airline said on Tuesday. The source added that L...
Apr 28, 2020
Ohio to vote, largely by mail, in primary delayed by COVID-19
By Simon Lewis (Reuters) - Ohio will hold nominating contests largely by mail on Tuesday after voting originally scheduled for March 17 was delayed and in-person voting curtailed, as the coronavirus p...
Apr 28, 2020
Trump, U.S. House face off in court over subpoena power
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court will hear arguments on Tuesday in a historic dispute between the Trump administration and the U.S. House of Representatives over how much power...
Apr 28, 2020
