Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. Senate passes bill lengthening coronavirus small business loan terms
By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Wednesday approved legislation giving small businesses up to 24 weeks to use Paycheck Protection Program loans created during the coronavirus...
Jun 03, 2020
China reports one new COVID-19 case, four asymptomatic ones for June 3
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China reported one new coronavirus case and four new asymptomatic COVID-19 cases for June 3, the health commission said on Thursday. The National Health Commission said all five o...
Jun 03, 2020
Telus director Stockwell Day steps down after likening racism to childhood bullying
(Reuters) - Canadian telecom firm Telus Corp said director Stockwell Day had stepped down from its board a day after the former cabinet minister compared enduring racism to his experience of being tea...
Jun 03, 2020
After long silence, Mattis denounces Trump and military response to crisis
By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After long refusing to explicitly criticize a sitting president, former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis accused President Donald Trump on Wednesday of trying to div...
Jun 03, 2020
Mexico mining output to shrink 17% in 2020, industry group says
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican mining output will likely fall by about 17% in 2020 due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, and should recover by the first quarter of next year, the head of the...
Jun 03, 2020
ACLU sues Minnesota police, alleging harassment of journalists at protests
By Sharon Bernstein and Peter Szekely (Reuters) - The American Civil Liberties Union has accused Minnesota law enforcement of wrongly arresting, injuring and harassing journalists covering unrest spar...
Jun 03, 2020
South Korea April current account swings to big deficit
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's current account swung to a big deficit in April from a surplus in March on a combination of annual dividend payments by local companies and a sharp fall in exports, cen...
Jun 03, 2020
Australia’s Westpac reveals findings from compliance review
(Reuters) - Australian lender Westpac Banking Corp on Thursday blamed "faults of omission" and "not intentional wrongdoing" for breaching anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism laws. Last Novembe...
Jun 03, 2020
Vigil banned, Hong Kong set to commemorate Tiananmen with ‘candles everywhere’
HONG KONG (Reuters) - People in Hong Kong are set to commemorate the bloody 1989 crackdown by Chinese troops in and around Tiananmen Square by lighting candles across the city on Thursday, after polic...
Jun 03, 2020
Early Facebook staffers denounce Zuckerberg stance on Trump posts
By Katie Paul SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Nearly three dozen former employees from Facebook's early days on Wednesday blasted Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg's decision not to act against incendiary pos...
Jun 03, 2020
