Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. telling lenders small business fund to run dry imminently: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Small Business Administration is telling lenders a $350 billion emergency loan program for small businesses designed to help them keep workers on their payrolls is expe...
Apr 16, 2020
New lira curbs to boost Turkish FX reserves but at longer-term price
By Karin Strohecker LONDON (Reuters) - Turkey's latest squeeze of its $37 billion-a-day London lira market may succeed in boosting scarce hard currency reserves but analysts say it will not stem the l...
Apr 16, 2020
Singapore reports 728 new virus cases in biggest daily jump, total 4,427
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's health ministry confirmed 728 new coronavirus infections on Thursday, taking the tally to 4,427 in the city-state. It said 654 of the new cases were linked to migrant...
Apr 16, 2020
FCC chairman wants to green light Ligado nationwide network
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai on Thursday circulated a draft order asking the five-member panel to approve Ligado Networks' request to deploy a low-power n...
Apr 16, 2020
Coronavirus clue? Most cases aboard U.S. aircraft carrier are symptom-free
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sweeping testing of the entire crew of the coronavirus-stricken U.S. aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt may have revealed a clue about the pandem...
Apr 16, 2020
Lagardere may get help from allies in fight with Amber Capital
PARIS (Reuters) - Lagardere shares rose as much as 12% on Thursday after Les Echos reported the French multimedia conglomerate could get help from French tycoon Vincent Bollore and Marc Ladreit de Lac...
Apr 16, 2020
Portugal set to extend coronavirus lockdown for 15 more days
By Catarina Demony and Victoria Waldersee LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's parliament was expected on Thursday to extend a national lockdown imposed to combat the coronavirus for a further 15 days, while...
Apr 16, 2020
'Stink flirting' is a thing - just ask a ring-tailed lemur
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For human beings, "stink flirting" may not sound like a prudent dating strategy. For ring-tailed lemurs, it is the way to go. Scientists on Thursday described the...
Apr 16, 2020
Mime artist breaks silence to give coronavirus health tips in Cairo
CAIRO (Reuters) - Wearing white face paint, stripy top and bright red spectacle frames, Ahmed Naser stands in a street in Cairo distributing face masks and health advice to passing children. The 22-ye...
Apr 16, 2020
OECD's Gurria says global economy probably in contraction
PARIS (Reuters) - The impact of the coronavirus outbreak is making economic forecasting highly uncertain, though the global economy is probably in contraction, OECD chief Angel Gurria said on Thursday...
Apr 16, 2020
