Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Brazil’s GDP likely shrank 1.5% in first quarter on coronavirus impact: Reuters poll
By Gabriel Burin BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Brazil's economy probably shrank 1.5% in the first quarter, hit by the initial shock from the coronavirus pandemic at the outset of what will almost certainly...
May 25, 2020
Hundreds test positive for coronavirus at BRF meatpacking plant in Brazil
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Hundreds of meatpacking workers at a single BRF SA plant in southern Brazil have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the company said on Monday, amid global concerns about...
May 25, 2020
Spain reports 50 coronavirus deaths, total at 26,834
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's Health Ministry reported 50 new deaths from the coronavirus on Monday, marking nine straight days that the daily death toll has been below 100. Cumulative deaths from the vi...
May 25, 2020
Lufthansa says Germany approves stabilization package
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's new Economic Stabilization Fund (WSF) has approved a 9 billion euro ($9.80 billion) stabilization package for Lufthansa , Germany's flagship carrier said on Monday. "Th...
May 25, 2020
Lonely Peruvians learn to say ‘I miss you’ in the language of the Incas
By Maria Cervantes and Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) - Homesick Peruvians around the world in coronavirus lockdowns have been logging online in rising numbers to learn Quechua, the Andean language spoke...
May 25, 2020
Brazilian homebuilders postpone new projects as COVID-19 hurt sales: CBIC
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's real estate industry has seen home sales fall in recent weeks amid the coronavirus pandemic, but expect prices to remain firm as most homebuilders are planning to postpo...
May 25, 2020
Nissan says preparing to gradually restart Mexico operations
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The Mexican unit of Nissan Motor Co Ltd unit said on Monday that it is preparing to gradually reopen under strict safety measures, beginning with activities that are directly r...
May 25, 2020
French carmaker Renault could close plants and cut jobs: union
PARIS (Reuters) - French carmaker Renault could unveil job cuts and plants closures on Thursday as the company looks to save 2 billion euros ($2.2 billion) in costs, a representative for far-left unio...
May 25, 2020
Italy recruits volunteers to control crowds as lockdown eases
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's government will ask some 60,000 citizens to work as volunteers to enforce social distancing rules as it gradually removes coronavirus restrictions, after scenes of street gath...
May 25, 2020
Israel’s Netanyahu says he won’t miss West Bank annexation opportunity
By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel will not miss a "historic opportunity" to extend its sovereignty to parts of the West Bank, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday, calling the...
May 25, 2020
