Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Irish economy 'operating at very high level of momentum' in fourth-quarter: Finance Minister
DUBLIN (Reuters) - The Irish economy is operating at a "very high level of momentum," Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe said on Wednesday, citing the Central Statistic Office's evaluation of the final ...
Mar 04, 2020
Double take as Brazil's Bolsonaro hams it up with impersonator
By Gabriel Stargardter RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro sent out a trumpet-playing, banana-throwing impersonator to work a crowd in Brasilia on Wednesday, before joining him for a st...
Mar 04, 2020
Brazil Congress approves law expanding credit for farmers
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Senate on Wednesday approved a bill to expand financing for farmers in the country, and it will now pass to President Jair Bolsonaro for final approval. The bill includes...
Mar 04, 2020
Family clan members back Volkswagen CEO's electric strategy: Bild
BERLIN (Reuters) - Wolfgang Porsche and Hans-Michel Piech, members of the family which controls German carmaker Volkswagen , fully support the shift towards electric cars being driven by Chief Executi...
Mar 04, 2020
Peace eludes parts of Colombia as humanitarian situation worsens: ICRC
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Peace eludes many parts of Colombia and conditions worsened in 2019 as forced displacements and attacks against medical missions increased, the International Committee of the Red Cr...
Mar 04, 2020
U.S. House set to debate $8.3 billion bill to fight coronavirus
By David Morgan and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Legislation aimed at helping control the spread of coronavirus and develop a vaccine for the highly contagious disease is set to begin moving t...
Mar 04, 2020
'Putin's cook' seeks to distance himself from U.S. election meddling
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Russian businessman dubbed "Putin's cook" for his close ties to Russia's president sought in a court filing on Wednesday to distance himself and his company ...
Mar 04, 2020
New BoE boss Bailey says won't back immediate virus rate cut
By David Milliken and Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England should wait until it has more clarity about the economic hit from the coronavirus outbreak before making any decision to...
Mar 04, 2020
BoE's Broadbent moots temporary help for UK economy over coronavirus
LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England Deputy Governor Ben Broadbent said on Wednesday that policymakers may need to give extra help to Britain's economy until the disruption from the coronavirus outbreak...
Mar 04, 2020
Motor racing: New Mercedes steering wheel is classic F1, says amused Brawn
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - An innovative Mercedes dual-axis steering (DAS) system is 'classic Formula One' but could be protested at next week's season-opening Australian Grand Prix and will b...
Mar 04, 2020
