Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Germany begins mass coronavirus testing at airports
BERLIN (Reuters) - Berlin's Tegel airport began large scale coronavirus testing on Wednesday, as airports across Germany prepared for the advent of free, compulsory testing for many passengers from ne...
Jul 29, 2020
Florida reports record increase in COVID-19 deaths for second day in a row
(Reuters) - Florida reported a record increase in new COVID-19 deaths for a second day in a row on Wednesday, with 217 fatalities in the last 24 hours, according to the state health department. Florid...
Jul 29, 2020
Hanoi to shut bars and ban big gatherings after COVID-19 outbreak in Danang
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's capital, Hanoi, has ordered bars and pubs to shut and banned large gatherings from midnight on Wednesday because of a COVID-19 outbreak in the city of Danang, the head of t...
Jul 29, 2020
Public investors plan move to government bonds in safety play
By Tom Arnold LONDON (Reuters) - More public institutions, including central banks, sovereign wealth funds and public pension funds, plan to increase their weighting in government bonds than cut back,...
Jul 29, 2020
Afghan girl takes up motocross and champions women’s rights
By Mohammad Akram and Hameed Farzad KABUL (Reuters) - For 16-year-old Negin Afshar, riding a motorbike around a dirt track in Kabul isn't just about the excitement. It is also a way to show that Afgha...
Jul 29, 2020
U.S. Treasury makes $10 billion loan available to postal service as part of coronavirus relief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury said on Wednesday it has reached a deal with U.S. Postal Service on the conditions of a loan of up to $10 billion that was included in recent coronavirus relie...
Jul 29, 2020
Sweden to lift travel curbs to Norway and Denmark
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden will scrap recommendations against travel to four European countries from Thursday, including neighbours Norway and Denmark, amid signs that coronavirus infections are fal...
Jul 29, 2020
U.S. CEO-workers pay gap narrowed, then COVID-19 hit: union report
By Ross Kerber BOSTON (Reuters) - Top American chief executives on average made 264 times as much as their typical employee in 2019, narrower than the year before, a union report found, but the ratio ...
Jul 29, 2020
Sudan peace talks offer little hope for protesters in Darfur
By Nafisa Eltahir and Khalid Abdelaziz KHARTOUM/DUBAI (Reuters) - Efforts to bring stability to Sudan's conflict-ridden Darfur region have failed to reassure residents fearful of rising violence which...
Jul 29, 2020
U.S. pending home sales beat expectations in June
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Contracts to buy U.S. previously owned homes increased more than expected in June, the latest indication that the housing market was weathering the COVID-19 pandemic far better ...
Jul 29, 2020
