Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Exclusive: Brazil confirms 74 offshore oil workers with coronavirus: regulator
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian oil regulator ANP has identified 897 suspected cases of the new coronavirus and 126 confirmed cases among oil and gas workers in the country, it told Reuters in an...
Apr 14, 2020
Texas, California get biggest chunks of small business bailout cash: SBA
(Reuters) - Businesses in Texas and California, the two largest U.S. states, have grabbed the biggest slices of the $247.5 billion so far allocated through a new federal government program to help sma...
Apr 14, 2020
New York sues Trump administration over coronavirus sick leave rules
By Brendan Pierson NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's attorney general on Tuesday sued the Trump administration over a federal rule that she says illegally limits paid sick leave for workers affected by ...
Apr 14, 2020
Televised raid on illegal Amazon mining angers Brazil government, leads to sacking
By Jake Spring and Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Environment Minister Ricardo Salles has fired the country's top environmental enforcement officer, according to a government notice...
Apr 14, 2020
Report: Prescott to skip offseason program absent deal
Quarterback Dak Prescott won't be participating in the Dallas Cowboys' virtual offseason program, which can begin on Monday, without a new contract, Pro Football Talk reported Tuesday. According to th...
Apr 14, 2020
P&G boosts dividend, says earnings to be released ahead of schedule
(Reuters) - Procter & Gamble Co raised its quarterly dividend by 6% on Tuesday and advanced the release of its third-quarter earnings to April 17, saying that it aims to provide shareholders informati...
Apr 14, 2020
Malawi joins other southern African nations in coronavirus lockdown
BLANTYRE (Reuters) - Malawi joined other southern African nations in announcing a three-week lockdown on Tuesday to curb the spread of coronavirus. "If (we are ) not careful, Malawi could lose up to 5...
Apr 14, 2020
McDonald's and its U.S. franchisees at odds over financial relief as crisis weighed
By Hilary Russ NEW YORK (Reuters) - McDonald's Corp rejected a request from its U.S. franchisees to delay collecting some March rent and royalty payments, prompting claims that the world's largest fas...
Apr 14, 2020
Republicans take aim at Michigan governor over virus response
By Michael Martina and Ben Klayman DETROIT (Reuters) - Republicans in Michigan escalated attacks Tuesday on Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer's efforts to combat COVID-19, arguing her policies are ...
Apr 14, 2020
Albania to pay $350 to workers of businesses hit by coronavirus crisis
By Benet Koleka TIRANA (Reuters) - Albania will pay a one-off sum of 40,000 leke ($350.78) to 176,000 workers in businesses hurt by measures to contain the coronavirus, Finance Minister Anila Denaj sa...
Apr 14, 2020
