Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Google recommends all North America employees to work from home
(Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google is recommending all of its North American employees to work from home if their roles permit, the search giant said on Tuesday, aiming to minimize the risk of spreadin...
Mar 10, 2020
Brazil's Petrobras to inject $3.4 billion into pension fund over 25 years
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian state-controlled oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA expects to inject $3.4 billion into its employees' pension fund, Petros, over the next 25 years, the company said on...
Mar 10, 2020
From Exxon to Royal Caribbean Cruises, U.S. companies rush to hoard cash
By Joshua Franklin NEW YORK (Reuters) - Corporate America is gearing up for leaner times. From Exxon Mobil Corp to Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd , companies rushed to borrow more money and boost their c...
Mar 10, 2020
Coronavirus fears prompt Biden, Sanders to cancel campaign rallies
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Michael Martina CLEVELAND (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidates Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders called off their primary election-night rallies over coronavirus fears, fo...
Mar 10, 2020
U.S. House leaders reach deal to extend surveillance program
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic and Republican leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives reached an agreement on Tuesday that would extend a divisive set of government survei...
Mar 10, 2020
Turkish health minister says first coronavirus patient confirmed
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said late on Tuesday that one male patient was diagnosed with the new coronavirus after tests, in the country's first confirmed case, and that...
Mar 10, 2020
Australia to unveil $1.56 billion health package to combat coronavirus: newspaper report
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia is expected to unveil a A$2.4 billion ($1.56 billion) health package on Wednesday to combat the spread of the coronavirus in the country, The Australian newspaper said in ...
Mar 10, 2020
UK to spend extra 2.5 billion pounds on road repairs
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will spend an extra 2.5 billion pounds ($3.2 billion)repairing 50 million potholes in roads over the next five years, the government said ahead of new finance minister Rishi...
Mar 10, 2020
Paraguay says suspends public schools for 15 days due to coronavirus
ASUNCION (Reuters) - Paraguay has suspended public school sessions and large-scale public events for 15 days due to coronavirus, Health Minister Julio Mazzoleni said in a televised address. Two cases ...
Mar 10, 2020
U.S. senator calls for action on forced labor in China's Xinjiang
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior U.S. senator on Tuesday accused U.S. firms of willfully ignoring "horrific" forced labor conditions in China's Xinjiang region and called on the Commerce Department to ...
Mar 10, 2020
