Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Brazil court orders JBS to guarantee physical distancing to reopen chicken plant
By Ana Mano SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A Brazilian court has ordered JBS SA to keep 1.5 meters (4.92 ft) of distance between workers at its chicken processing plant in the town of Ipumirim, according to a ...
May 28, 2020
European leagues to resume, Denmark gets creative
By Brian Homewood BERN (Reuters) - European football will continue its cautious return to play following the COVID-19 stoppage over the next week as a number of the continent's smaller leagues restart...
May 28, 2020
Seven health workers, civilian killed in Somali village: aid group
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Seven health workers and a civilian were killed in village north of the Somali capital after being abducted by masked men in military uniforms on Wednesday, a director of a local...
May 28, 2020
Bogota quarantine to continue for additional two weeks
BOGOTA (Reuters) - A coronavirus quarantine will continue in Colombia's capital Bogota until at least June 15, the mayor said on Thursday, even as other parts of the country begin re-opening. Bogota w...
May 28, 2020
Flurry of U.S. crude export fixtures offers glimmer of hope
By Devika Krishna Kumar NEW YORK (Reuters) - A flurry of tentative bookings to export U.S. crude oil from the Gulf Coast suggests demand is edging up after the coronavirus slammed energy consumption w...
May 28, 2020
S&P cuts Rolls-Royce credit rating to junk on COVID-19 hit
LONDON (Reuters) - Ratings agency Standard & Poor's cut engine maker Rolls-Royce's credit rating to junk on Thursday, citing the disruption caused to global air travel from the COVID-19 pandemic. S&P ...
May 28, 2020
Fed’s Kaplan sees global oil glut lasting well into 2021
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The global oil glut due to the coronavirus pandemic will likely last well into 2021, Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Robert Kaplan said on Thursday, and longer, if the ...
May 28, 2020
Russia’s economy contracts 12% year-on-year in April during coronavirus lockdown
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's economy contracted in April by 12% year on year, data showed on Thursday, recording a sharp fall similar to the one last seen in May 2009. Russia's economic health is in fo...
May 28, 2020
Factbox: European soccer’s return to action after coronavirus
BERN (Reuters) - Professional soccer leagues around Europe are gearing up for a return to action following the novel coronavirus stoppage, but some are more advanced than others. Here is a roundup of ...
May 28, 2020
Fire rips through crowded Cameroon prison
DOUALA, Cameroon (Reuters) - A fire tore through an overcrowded maximum security prison in Cameroon's port city of Douala on Thursday leading to the hospitalisation of three prisoners with serious bur...
May 28, 2020
