Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. might rethink Iran sanctions in light of coronavirus outbreak: Pompeo
By Arshad Mohammed and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held out the possibility on Tuesday that the United States may consider easing sanctions on Iran and othe...
Mar 31, 2020
Banker bonuses must be conservative in epidemic: EU watchdog
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Banks should be "conservative" in how they award bonuses to preserve capital and keep lending to an economy hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, the European Union's banking w...
Mar 31, 2020
Decision time: quarantine spells dilemma for domestic workers in Latin America
By Aislinn Laing and Natalia A. Ramos Miranda SANTIAGO (Reuters) - When the Chilean government announced a total quarantine last week for the wealthy eastern areas of capital Santiago where cases of c...
Mar 31, 2020
Maracana stadium transformed as work begins on Rio field hospital
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Lorries and labourers moved into the famous Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday to start building a field hospital that will host patients carrying the coronavirus...
Mar 31, 2020
Special Report: The Mask Middlemen - How pop-up brokers seek big paydays in a frenzied market
By Joseph Tanfani and Josh Horwitz (Reuters) - Brian Kolfage, a Florida military veteran, recently convinced Americans to donate millions of dollars for a privately built wall on the U.S. southern bor...
Mar 31, 2020
'It's just impossible': tracing contacts takes backseat as virus spreads
By Nathan Layne RIDGEFIELD, Conn. (Reuters) - Faced with more than 70 cases of the novel coronavirus and a deadly outbreak in an assisted living community in his town, Ed Briggs is overwhelmed. The he...
Mar 31, 2020
Goldman gives staff 10 days paid family leave due to coronavirus: memo
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street bank Goldman Sachs is offering employees 10 days of paid family leave to care for children or elderly parents who are at home during the coronavirus pandemic, accordin...
Mar 31, 2020
U.S.-Saudi oil alliance idea born at White House, put on back burner for now
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top U.S. officials have for now put aside a proposal for an alliance with Saudi Arabia to manage the global oil market, according to three sources with knowle...
Mar 31, 2020
New York’s Empire State Building lights up in tribute to emergency workers
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City's landmark Empire State Building has launched a nightly light show, featuring red and white flashes symbolic of an ambulance beacon, to honor emergency workers and c...
Mar 31, 2020
Papua New Guinea confirms outbreak of African swine fever: OIE
PARIS (Reuters) - Papua New Guinea has confirmed its first cases of African swine fever among village pigs, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said. The cases occurred in four villages in ...
Mar 31, 2020
