Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Bolsonaro joins protesters as Brazil political scandal heats up amid pandemic
By Gabriela Mello (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday hailed supporters rallying in the country's capital to back his administration as an unfolding political scandal adds to the ...
May 24, 2020
Coronavirus ‘cover-up’ is China’s Chernobyl: White House adviser
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top White House official on Sunday likened China's handling of the coronavirus outbreak to the Soviet Union's cover-up of the meltdown at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in ...
May 24, 2020
U.S. CDC reports total of 1.6 million coronavirus cases and 97,049 deaths
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Sunday reported 1,622,114 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 26,229 cases from its previous count, and said the numbe...
May 24, 2020
Israel limits coronavirus cellphone surveillance to ‘special cases’
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Israeli cabinet limited on Sunday the involvement of the Shin Bet security service in the cellphone-tracking of people infected by the coronavirus, saying the measure would b...
May 24, 2020
Aston Martin’s chief to leave as a part of shake-up: FT
(Reuters) - Aston Martin Chief Executive Andy Palmer is leaving the business as part of a shake-up, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. The luxury carmaker will name Tobias Moers, CEO of Mercedes-...
May 24, 2020
UK death toll from confirmed coronavirus cases rises by 118
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom's death toll from confirmed cases of COVID-19 rose by 118 to 36,793, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday. (Reporting by Kate Holton; writing by Costas Pit...
May 24, 2020
UK PM Johnson stands by senior adviser Cummings over lockdown drive
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday he was standing by senior adviser Dominic Cummings, who is under pressure to resign over a journey he made during the coronavirus...
May 24, 2020
Honduran prison brawl leaves six dead, two injured
By Gustavo Palencia TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Six inmates died and two more were injured between Saturday night and Sunday morning in a violent brawl in a Honduran women's prison home to 835, part of wh...
May 24, 2020
U.S. hopes for in-person G7 summit end of June: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Any in-person meeting of Group of Seven leaders will take place at the end of June, White House national security adviser Robert O'Brien said on Sunday. President Donald Trump i...
May 24, 2020
Boston Feds’ Rosengren: ‘Main Street’ loans to open beginning this week: CBS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's "Main Street" program of loans for small and medium sized businesses should start taking applications this week and begin disbursing funds the first week a...
May 24, 2020
