Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. factory activity in March was weakest since 2009: IHS Markit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. manufacturing sector contracted in March, with activity hitting its lowest level since 2009, as the coronavirus pandemic caused widespread shortages, a survey confirmed...
Apr 01, 2020
T-Mobile completes merger with Sprint
(Reuters) - T-Mobile US Inc said on Wednesday it officially completed the merger with Sprint Corp and the combined company will now operate under the T-Mobile name. A U.S. federal judge approved the d...
Apr 01, 2020
Coronavirus pushes reluctant Aung San Suu Kyi to Facebook
(Reuters) - Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi cited the coronavirus pandemic as the impetus for reluctantly creating her first personal Facebook account in a post on Wednesday. Since coming to power in ...
Apr 01, 2020
Iranian dual national Foroughi returns to UK, nine years after arrest
LONDON (Reuters) - Kamal Foroughi, an 80-year-old man with dual Iranian-British nationality, has returned to Britain nine years after being arrested in Iran on spying charges, the British Foreign and ...
Apr 01, 2020
Retired doctors, medics abroad answer coronavirus calls
By Padraic Halpin and Paola Luelmo DUBLIN/MADRID (Reuters) - On a St. Patrick's Day like no other last month, Irish Health Minister Simon Harris launched a recruitment drive to tackle the coronavirus ...
Apr 01, 2020
Portugal PM says virus restrictions could last months, deaths rise to 187
LISBON (Reuters) - Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa said on Wednesday that the country may be facing "one, two, three months" of restrictions on movement of people, as the number those who have...
Apr 01, 2020
Coronavirus stokes tensions between Erdogan and Istanbul's mayor
By Daren Butler ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The coronavirus pandemic has rekindled rivalry in Turkey between President Tayyip Erdogan and Istanbul's opposition mayor, with disputes over fundraising and a pot...
Apr 01, 2020
Airlines facing what official calls 'deepest crisis ever'
By Reade Levinson LONDON (Reuters) - As the novel coronavirus continues to spread, commercial flights have all but stopped. The situation is so dire that the head of the trade group representing the w...
Apr 01, 2020
UK coronavirus deaths rise by 563 to 2,352
LONDON (Reuters) - The number of people with coronavirus who have died in Britain rose by 563 to a total 2,352 by 1600 GMT on March 31, the government said on Wednesday. It said there were 29,474 conf...
Apr 01, 2020
Fiat Chrysler U.S. auto sales fall 10% on coronavirus hit
(Reuters) - Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV on Wednesday posted a 10% drop in first-quarter auto sales in the United States, as the fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak hurt demand and halted production f...
Apr 01, 2020
