Author Archives: Syndicated Content
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
Johnny Depp’s former estate manager found star’s severed fingertip, court hears
LONDON (Reuters) - Hollywood star Johnny Depp's former estate manager told London's High Court on Wednesday that he found a piece of the actor's severed finger following his alleged confrontation with...
Jul 15, 2020
U.S. calls on Guyana government to ‘step aside’ after disputed vote
GEORGETOWN (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday called on Guyanese President David Granger to "step aside" following a disputed election in the nascent oil-producing country. P...
Jul 15, 2020
No formal requests yet to private sector under G20 debt payment freeze: IIF
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Private creditors have not received any formal requests from countries for debt service suspension under the G20 initiative, the Institute for International Finance (IIF) said o...
Jul 15, 2020
Lowry missing St. George’s ahead of Memorial Tournament
By Frank Pingue (Reuters) - Reigning British Open champion Shane Lowry is excited to be competing in the Memorial Tournament this week in Dublin, Ohio but it is not lost on the Irishman where he would...
Jul 15, 2020
IOC remains ‘fully committed’ to staging Olympics in 2021
By Brian Homewood BERN (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) remains fully committed to staging the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021 and is considering multiple scenarios for them to tak...
Jul 15, 2020
Fed’s Harker says failure to control virus creating more economic uncertainty
(Reuters) - The United States has failed to control the coronavirus and there is a high level of uncertainty over how much the pandemic will affect the economy, Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank Presi...
Jul 15, 2020
As Canada nears zero COVID-19 deaths, officials fear reopening spike, U.S. risk
By David Ljunggren and Allison Lampert OTTAWA/MONTREAL (Reuters) - Canada's efforts to flatten the curve of coronavirus cases have put the country on the cusp of zero deaths from COVID-19 for the firs...
Jul 15, 2020
