Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Argentine peso risk rises as crises spark black market rush for dollars
By Hernan Nessi BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's peso is in increasingly treacherous waters, with twin economic and debt crises at home driving a huge gap between the official rate kept almost sta...
May 08, 2020
Ethiopia convicts former government minister for corruption
By Dawit Endeshaw ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - An Ethiopian court convicted a former cabinet minister on corruption charges on Friday and sentenced him to six years in prison. The conviction comes amid a p...
May 08, 2020
Swiss to lift some migration curbs, sets COVID-19 tracing app tests
ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland will further ease curbs on migration from Europe while considering opening borders with neighbours, the government said on Friday as it detailed the latest, step-by-step...
May 08, 2020
EU executive defends China envoy over censored op-ed
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union headquarters in Brussels on Friday defended the bloc's ambassador to China after admitting he did not consult the bloc's national envoys in Beijing on an opinion pi...
May 08, 2020
Canada loses record 2.0 million jobs in April, unemployment rate surges to 13.0%
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada lost a record-breaking 2.0 million jobs in April while the unemployment rate surged to a near-high 13.0%, official data showed on Friday, showing how much damage coronavirus-...
May 08, 2020
Coronavirus deals U.S. job losses of 20.5 million, historic unemployment rate in April
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy lost a staggering 20.5 million jobs in April, the steepest plunge in payrolls since the Great Depression and the starkest sign yet of how the ...
May 08, 2020
India mounts huge airlift to return stranded citizens home
By Sanjeev Miglani and Anushree Fadnavis NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Doctors in hazmat suits ran temperature checks on passengers at Delhi airport and bags were disinfected as the first group of Indians ret...
May 08, 2020
Commodities trader Phoenix goes into liquidation due to coronavirus: documents
By Maha El Dahan, Roslan Khasawneh and Anshuman Daga DUBAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Phoenix Commodities Pvt Ltd, a trader of agricultural products with offices in Dubai and Singapore, is being liquidated...
May 08, 2020
Lufthansa to start flying 80 more aircraft in June to meet travel demand
BERLIN (Reuters) - German flagship carrier Lufthansa on Friday said it would start flying 80 more of its aircraft again in June, including to serve tourism destinations after the company grounded much...
May 08, 2020
Take Five: Trade War II
(Reuters) - 1/THIRD LAW OF TARIFFS China's exports rebound has been quickly overshadowed by dire predictions of Trade War II between the world's two biggest economies. Markets are hoping Donald Trump'...
May 08, 2020
