Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Zimbabwe agrees to pay $3.5 billion compensation to white farmers
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe agreed on Wednesday to pay $3.5 billion in compensation to white farmers whose land was expropriated by the government to resettle black families, moving a step closer to r...
Jul 29, 2020
Insurers walk tightrope of risky corporate credit
By Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) - Normally among the most conservative of investors, insurers facing shrinking returns and big future payouts are delving increasingly into riskier corporate debt, pot...
Jul 29, 2020
Exclusive: Former Kremlin insider recounts Putin’s moves to retain power
By Catherine Belton LONDON (Reuters) - When Russian President Vladimir Putin was preparing for last month's nationwide vote on potentially extending his rule until 2036, he let the veil slip on part o...
Jul 29, 2020
Wisconsin State Fair “Fair Food Drive-Thru” Dates
Even though the sate fair isn’t happening this year, that doesn’t mean that we have to miss out on all of the great food! This year they’re doing an event called the “Fair Food...
Jul 29, 2020
Portugal says some EU countries breaking pact to reinstate free movement
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's foreign ministry said on Wednesday that some member states in the European Union had broken a pact to reinstate freedom of movement inside the bloc after coronavirus lock...
Jul 29, 2020
Can Apple’s 24X7 services store-front make up for falling iPhone sales?
By Subrat Patnaik (Reuters) - Many of Apple Inc's physical stores re-opened and re-closed in recent months because of spikes in cases of the novel coronavirus. But two of the iPhone maker's most impor...
Jul 29, 2020
Stalled cruise industry targets repeat guests with Cha Cha lessons and Chopin
By Helen Coster (Reuters) - Retired New Yorkers Mahlon and Kim Russell have taken 15 cruises over the past 15 years, visiting destinations from Tahiti to St. Petersburg, primarily with Norwegian Cruis...
Jul 29, 2020
U.S. small businesses face mass closures without more pandemic aid
By Ann Saphir and Jonnelle Marte OAKLAND, Calif./NEW YORK (Reuters) - After surviving two strokes at age 27, Olivia Colt threw herself into starting a catering business, a lifelong dream. Ten years an...
Jul 29, 2020
A space exploration fan, jazz artist Gregory Porter to sing for NASA launch
By Sarah Mills (Reuters) - Jazz artist Gregory Porter, whose new single "Concorde" is an ode to space exploration, is set to perform on Thursday as part of a ceremony marking the launch of NASA's next...
Jul 29, 2020
Exclusive: ByteDance investors value TikTok at $50 billion in takeover bid – sources
By Echo Wang, Kane Wu and Julie Zhu NEW YORK/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Some investors of TikTok's parent company ByteDance seeking to take over the popular social media app are valuing it at about $50 bil...
Jul 29, 2020
