Author Archives: Syndicated Content
White House, tech industry meet to discuss coronavirus response
By David Shepardson and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House officials met Wednesday with U.S. technology industry officials to discuss tech-related response efforts to combat the coronavir...
Mar 11, 2020
U.S. spy agencies taking coronavirus precautions: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. spy agencies are closely monitoring the spread of the coronavirus and are taking "appropriate steps" to ensure the safety, security and health of their workforce, an intell...
Mar 11, 2020
Delta Air extends suspension of U.S.-China flights through May 31
(Reuters) - Delta Air Lines Inc said on Wednesday it was extending the suspension of all flights between the United States and China from April 30 to May 31 due to the coronavirus outbreak. It also ex...
Mar 11, 2020
Brazil lower house speaker Maia: coronavirus impacting economy
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's lower house Speaker Rodrigo Maia said on Wednesday the new coronavirus pandemic is having an impact on the Brazilian economy. The Brazilian currency weakened 1.27% to 4.7...
Mar 11, 2020
Italy's Benetton closes directly-managed shops in Italy over virus
MILAN (Reuters) - Italian clothing chain Benetton Group said on Wednesday it would close all its directly-managed shops in Italy for two weeks starting from Thursday in an effort to protect both emplo...
Mar 11, 2020
Britain plans to apply Basel bank capital rules in full
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Wednesday it plans to fully implement globally-agreed bank capital rules that were a response to the financial crisis a decade ago. Tougher Basel capita...
Mar 11, 2020
Green Party's national government call complicates Irish talks
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's Green Party called on all parties to suspend talks on forming a new administration on Wednesday and instead build a temporary national government across parliament, compli...
Mar 11, 2020
U.S. oil company workers made a big, bad retirement bet: their own stock
By Tim McLaughlin BOSTON (Reuters) - Employees at the largest U.S. oil companies have lost around $5 billion in retirement savings since the end of 2018 because of outsized bets on their own slumping ...
Mar 11, 2020
'Come home,' Chinese tell relatives in Spain as coronavirus cases jump
By Clara-Laeila Laudette MADRID (Reuters) - In a usually bustling Madrid street popular with the city's growing Chinese community, 14 of 17 Chinese-owned shops were closed on Wednesday, their shutters...
Mar 11, 2020
Ten Katyusha rockets fall inside Iraq's Taji camp: statement
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's Taji military camp north of Baghdad was targeted by Katyusha rockets on Wednesday, with no casualties reported, an Iraqi military statement said. (Reporting by Ahmed Rasheed...
Mar 11, 2020
