Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S.-led forces depart Iraqi military base near Mosul in drawdown
QAYYARA WEST AIRFIELD, Iraq (Reuters) - Troops with the U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State began departing an air base in northern Iraq on Thursday, handing it over fully to the Iraqi military ...
Mar 26, 2020
Wendy's to ease payments for franchisees to stem coronavirus fallout
(Reuters) - Fast-food chain Wendy's Co said on Thursday it would defer rent and ease royalty and marketing fee payments for franchisees, amid growing pressure in the restaurant industry due to coronav...
Mar 26, 2020
Russia's atomic agency keeps building abroad despite coronavirus outbreak
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Rosatom is continuing the construction of nuclear stations abroad despite the global coronavirus outbreak, the state atomic agency's head Alexei Likhachev said on Thursday....
Mar 26, 2020
U.S. health agency lists hydroxychloroquine under hoarding prevention after Trump's order
(Reuters) - The Health and Human Services on Thursday listed malaria drug hydroxychloroquine as a medical resource that was subject to hoarding prevention measures under President Donald Trump's execu...
Mar 26, 2020
Bank of England keeps rates steady, promises more asset purchases if needed
LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England kept its key interest rate at a record-low level of 0.1% on Thursday and said it was ready to expand its asset purchases further if needed to support the economy...
Mar 26, 2020
UK lawmakers pile pressure on insurers over pandemic claims
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's lawmakers have piled more pressure on insurers to show flexibility to businesses and customers making claims during the coronavirus epidemic that has shut dow...
Mar 26, 2020
U.S. business groups warn 'Buy America' order would harm pandemic response
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House plans to expand "Buy America" mandates to the medical equipment and pharmaceutical sectors could worsen shortages of urgently needed medicines and d...
Mar 26, 2020
Swiss coronavirus cases top 10,000, with 161 deaths
ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland has 10,714 confirmed coronavirus infections and 161 people have died of the disease, the Federal Office of Public Health said on Thursday. The numbers were up to date as...
Mar 26, 2020
Latest on the spread of the coronavirus around the world
(Reuters) - Coronavirus cases across the globe jumped on Thursday as Japan planned to a special task force and New Zealand went under lockdown. The U.S. Senate unanimously backed a $2-trillion bill ai...
Mar 26, 2020
Swiss army joins frontline in battle against coronavirus
By Emma Farge and Cecile Mantovani NEUCHATEL, Switzerland (Reuters) - In a Swiss hospital, the tall young soldier adjusts the heavy hospital bed in which an elderly woman with coronavirus is coughing ...
Mar 26, 2020
