Author Archives: Syndicated Content
ISM says launching U.S. purchasing managers’ index for hospitals in August
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Institute for Supply Management said on Wednesday it would launch a new Purchasing Managers' Index for hospitals next month, to assess domestic hospital supply chains a...
Jul 15, 2020
Lebanon must stay neutral to stave off poverty, patriarch says
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon needs to stay neutral to be saved from hunger and poverty, its senior Christian cleric said on Wednesday, urging Lebanese to keep out of conflicts in Arab countries but deny...
Jul 15, 2020
Sweden’s health agency says open schools did not spur pandemic spread among children
By Helena Soderpalm STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's decision to keep schools open during the pandemic resulted in no higher rate of infection among its schoolchildren than in neighbouring Finland, wher...
Jul 15, 2020
Coronavirus to ravage economy of Latin America, output to contract 9.1%: U.N. agency
By Fabian Cambero and Dave Sherwood SANTIAGO (Reuters) - The coronavirus pandemic will swell the ranks of the poor and unemployed in Latin America and the Caribbean and drag the regions economic outpu...
Jul 15, 2020
Brazil’s sanitation sector expected to receive $110 billion in investments, says economy minister
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's sanitation sector is expected to receive between 600 billion reais ($111.60 billion) and 700 billion reais in investments in the coming years, Economy Minister Paulo Gued...
Jul 15, 2020
Swiss insurers oppose immigration changes, Swiss Re head tells paper
ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland's insurance industry is against tightening the country's immigration rules, a move that will be put to voters this year, Swiss Re Chief Executive Christian Mumenthaler t...
Jul 15, 2020
Don McLean’s ‘Vincent’ lyrics up for sale for $1.5 million
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The original handwritten lyrics of Don McLean's song "Vincent", a tribute to painter Vincent van Gogh, are going up for sale with an asking price of $1.5 million. Los Angeles-b...
Jul 15, 2020
J.C. Penney to cut 1,000 jobs, close 152 stores
(Reuters) - J.C. Penney Co Inc said on Wednesday it would cut about 1,000 jobs and shutter 152 stores as the U.S. department store chain looks to focus on profitability. The company said the organizat...
Jul 15, 2020
Tunisian prime minister resigns, political sources say
TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh has presented his resignation to President Kais Saied, political sources told Reuters, after the biggest party in his coalition began pushing f...
Jul 15, 2020
As prices soar, Lebanon hikes public transport costs
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon hiked the cost of rides in shared taxis and buses by 50% on Wednesday, the first rise in nearly a decade, reflecting soaring prices in a country hit by a financial meltdown....
Jul 15, 2020
