Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Prince Charles and his wife join UK round of applause for carers
LONDON (Reuters) - Prince Charles and his wife Camilla joined Britain's "Clap for Carers" ritual on Thursday, their first appearance together since the heir to the throne recovered from the coronaviru...
Apr 23, 2020
Land-dwelling insects drop in population but freshwater bugs doing better
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The world's ants, bees, butterflies, grasshoppers, fireflies and other land-dwelling insects have been suffering population drops of about 9% per decade but fresh...
Apr 23, 2020
S&P cuts Commerzbank rating, revises outlook for Deutsche Bank to negative
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The credit agency S&P said on Thursday that it had cut Commerzbank's credit rating by a notch and lowered its outlook for Deutsche Bank to negative from stable, as prospects for ...
Apr 23, 2020
UAE shortens curfew hours for Ramadan: WAM
DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates has shortened a nationwide coronavirus curfew by two hours to now run daily from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. (1800 to 0200 GMT) for the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan...
Apr 23, 2020
Tyson to shutter beef facility as workers undergo coronavirus testing
(Reuters) - A Tyson Foods Inc unit said on Thursday it will temporarily halt production at a beef facility in Pasco, Washington, adding to the meat processing plant the company has had to shutter as i...
Apr 23, 2020
U.S. pre-paid card providers angle for slice of stimulus check action: industry groups
By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Industry groups for U.S. providers of pre-paid cards and mobile wallets are in talks with the U.S. Treasury Department about allowing stimulus payments design...
Apr 23, 2020
German finance minister eyes greater fiscal union for future EU packages
BERLIN (Reuters) - Big European Union solidarity packages will only be possible in future if member states are prepared to move in the direction of a fiscal union, German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz ...
Apr 23, 2020
South Africa to begin phased easing of lockdown on May 1
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Thursday government will allow a partial reopening of the economy on May 1, with travel restrictions eased and some industries...
Apr 23, 2020
Toyota to gradually resume North America production starting May 4
(Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp said on Thursday it expects to gradually resume North American production starting May 4 and will impose significant new safety procedures after it halted operations in M...
Apr 23, 2020
U.S. consumer groups say some auto insurer lockdown rebates are too small
By Suzanne Barlyn (Reuters) - Two consumer groups said on Thursday that some of the largest U.S. auto insurers, including billionaire Warren Buffett's Geico Corp, are short-changing customers on premi...
Apr 23, 2020
