Author Archives: Syndicated Content
EU finds money to contain immigration, but at odds over Turkey
By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union countries offered more money on Wednesday to Greece for border policing and for humanitarian aid to Syria's Idlib in an effort to avert a mass...
Mar 04, 2020
Israeli chief rabbi curbs a Jewish tradition over coronavirus fears
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's chief rabbi has advised Jews to forego the traditional touching of the "mezuzah", a decorative case containing a small holy scroll that is attached to many doorposts in ...
Mar 04, 2020
Americans heed warning to wash hands often to control coronavirus, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
By Gabriella Borter and Chris Kahn (Reuters) - Americans appear to be heeding the warning of health experts to wash their hands more frequently and use disinfectant wipes to prevent the coronavirus fr...
Mar 04, 2020
Ukraine parliament votes to accept prime minister's resignation
KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine's parliament voted on Wednesday to accept Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk's resignation, as part of a sweeping government reshuffle. The 35-year-old Honcharuk, who became Ukr...
Mar 04, 2020
Blackstone CEO says 'unclear' if Fed rate cut can restore confidence
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Private equity firm Blackstone Group Chief Executive Stephen Schwarzman said on Wednesday that it "remained unclear" if an interest rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve would restor...
Mar 04, 2020
Work paused at F-35 jet assembly facility in Japan due to coronavirus, Pentagon says
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Work at the F-35 fighter-jet factory in Japan has paused for a week due to concerns over the coronavirus outbreak, a U.S. defense official said on Wednesday. F-35 ...
Mar 04, 2020
Campbell Soup boosts guidance as profit beats forecasts; shares jump
By Aishwarya Venugopal (Reuters) - Campbell Soup Co on Wednesday raised its fiscal full-year earnings forecast and posted better-than-expected quarterly profit and sales due to strong demand for soups...
Mar 04, 2020
Bank of Canada slashes interest rates amid coronavirus fears, says ready to cut again if needed
OTTAWA, (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada slashed its benchmark interest rate to 1.25% from 1.75% on Wednesday in the face of a fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak and said it was prepared to cut again i...
Mar 04, 2020
Third person tests positive for new coronavirus in New York
(Reuters) - New York's Yeshiva University said on Wednesday one of their students had tested positive for COVID-19, marking the third case in the state. The school said it was canceling all classes on...
Mar 04, 2020
Palestinians protest as Israeli bulldozers clear land
By Ali Sawafta and Nidal al-Mughrabi QUSRA, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinians have launched protests in the occupied West Bank after Israeli bulldozers began clearing land in what villagers fear is a...
Mar 04, 2020
