Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Egypt's confirmed coronavirus cases increase to 67
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt has registered seven new coronavirus cases bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 67, the health ministry said on Wednesday. Of the total number, at least 45 cases hav...
Mar 11, 2020
Falling oil prices increase risk to Mexico's sovereign credit rating: Moody's
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Falling oil prices increase the risks to Mexico's sovereign credit rating, ratings agency Moody's said on Wednesday, adding that the Mexican oil hedge will mitigate the impact ...
Mar 11, 2020
Trump's radical plan to waive payroll tax would punch hole in Social Security, Medicare budgets
By Howard Schneider and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump has picked his favorite weapon to fight the economic fallout from the coronavirus - an elimination of the "payroll t...
Mar 11, 2020
Banks urge EU to ease capital rules to fight coronavirus fallout
LONDON (Reuters) - Europe's banks have called on European Union authorities to ease capital rules to help borrowers struggling because of the coronavirus epidemic. The European Banking Federation said...
Mar 11, 2020
Exclusive: U.S. State Department to suspend non-essential travel for staff - sources
By Humeyra Pamuk and Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has decided to suspend non-essential travel by staff because of the spread of the coronavirus and will only permit...
Mar 11, 2020
U.S. government aims at high insulin prices with plan for $35 copay in Medicare
By Caroline Humer NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Wednesday turned back to its pledge to fight high U.S. drug prices with a plan to limit the out-of-pocket cost for insulin, a life-sa...
Mar 11, 2020
Russia tries U.S. student for police assault as father questions evidence
By Tom Balmforth MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia put a U.S. student on trial on Wednesday for allegedly drunkenly assaulting two police officers as his father said state investigators had failed to secure b...
Mar 11, 2020
Iran tells U.N. aviation agency it will bring black boxes to Ukraine: sources
OTTAWA/MONTREAL (Reuters) - Iran told the U.N. civil aviation agency on Wednesday that it would bring the flight recorders from a crashed Ukrainian airliner to Ukraine in the next two weeks or so, two...
Mar 11, 2020
Warriors to play Thursday home game with no fans due to coronavirus
(Reuters) - The Golden State Warriors will play their Thursday home game without spectators because of concerns about the spread of coronavirus, the San Francisco-based NBA team said on Wednesday. The...
Mar 11, 2020
Motor racing: Novelty of no-spectator Bahrain GP could boost TV audience
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Formula One's unprecedented decision to hold the Bahrain Grand Prix without spectators due to the coronavirus outbreak could ultimately boost viewing figures for the...
Mar 11, 2020
