Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Leading U.S. Democrat recommends remote coronavirus voting system
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior member of the U.S. House of Representatives recommended on Thursday a voting system to allow lawmakers to authorize other lawmakers to vote for them during the coronavi...
Apr 16, 2020
G20 chair Saudi Arabia pledges $500 million to combat coronavirus: statement
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia, the current G20 chair, said on Thursday it has pledged $500 million to support global efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic and urged other countries and organisat...
Apr 16, 2020
Brazil President Bolsonaro fires Health Minister Mandetta
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro fired Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta on Thursday, Mandetta said on Twitter, after the two had clashed for weeks about how to respond to ...
Apr 16, 2020
Czech Senate grants central bank new powers, approves business relief against coronavirus
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech Senate on Thursday granted the central bank powers to buy a wider scope of assets in markets and adopted other measures giving businesses and people some relief from restr...
Apr 16, 2020
U.S. stock funds see third inflow in a row, high yield corp bond funds see record-Lipper
(Reuters) - U.S. stock mutual funds took in $8.8 billion in the latest week, marking the third inflow in three weeks, according to Lipper. U.S. taxable bond funds broke six weeks of outflows, taking i...
Apr 16, 2020
Top U.S. Senate Republican decries lack of progress on small business aid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top Republican in the U.S. Senate on Thursday decried the lack of an agreement on a $250 billion emergency funding bill to help small businesses cope with the coronavirus ou...
Apr 16, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 632,548 coronavirus cases, 27,012 deaths
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday reported 632,548 cases of coronavirus, an increase of 27,158 cases from its previous count, and said the number of dea...
Apr 16, 2020
Highly unlikely U.S. Open would be held without fans: USTA head
By Frank Pingue (Reuters) - The organizers of the U.S. Open said on Thursday a decision on whether to hold the Grand Slam this year amid the coronavirus outbreak will be made in June, and playing it w...
Apr 16, 2020
As economic pain deepens, protesters pushing back on U.S. stay-at-home orders
By Michael Martina and Joseph Ax DETROIT (Reuters) - As sweeping stay-at-home orders in 42 U.S. states to combat the coronavirus have shuttered businesses, disrupted lives and decimated the economy, p...
Apr 16, 2020
Brazil's Bolsonaro meets with replacements as health minister firing looms
By Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro met with a potential replacement for Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta on Thursday, sources told Reuters, as Mandett...
Apr 16, 2020
