Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. returns migrant children despite risks worsened by coronavirus: UNICEF
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States has returned at least 1,000 unaccompanied migrant children to Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras since early March despite risks of ...
May 21, 2020
China parliament’s annual session to last seven days, end May 28
BEIJING (Reuters) - The annual session of China's parliament will last for seven days and end on May 28, Zhang Yesui, the spokesman for the legislature, said on Thursday. The session begins in Beijing...
May 21, 2020
The slow reopen: Retail visits edge up, broader economic measures still unmoved
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. continued its cautious reemergence from a coronavirus-linked shutdown over the past week, with measures of retail foot traffic slowly increasing but...
May 21, 2020
China to propose national security legislation for Hong Kong
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's annual meeting of parliament will propose national security legislation for Hong Kong at its annual session, state news agency Xinhua said on Thursday. The largely rubber-s...
May 21, 2020
Crossing points on divided Cyprus will gradually open from June 8
NICOSIA (Reuters) - Crossings used by thousands of Cypriots daily between the Turkish and Greek Cypriot sides of the divided island and sealed shut by the coronavirus lockdown will gradually start reo...
May 21, 2020
UK death toll from confirmed coronavirus cases rises 338 to 36,042
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom's death toll from confirmed cases of COVID-19 rose by 338 to 36,042 as of 1600 GMT on May 20, the health ministry said. "As of 9am 21 May, there have been 3,090,5...
May 21, 2020
Amazon pushes Prime Day to September as it returns to normalcy – WSJ
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc is scheduling its annual Prime Day shopping event for September and allowing unlimited shipments of non-essential goods to warehouses, the Wall Street Journal reported on Th...
May 21, 2020
Tourist trade in annexed Crimea on brink as coronavirus bites
By Anastasia Lyrchikova and Anton Zverev MOSCOW (Reuters) - Crimean hostel owner Natalia Kirichenko has given up hope of hosting guests this summer as the coronavirus outbreak threatens to ruin the ec...
May 21, 2020
A crisis that has blunted the euro’s global profile
By Tommy Wilkes and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) - The coronavirus crisis may have dealt a lethal blow to the idea that the euro could one day replace the dollar as the world's preferred currency...
May 21, 2020
Lori Loughlin, husband to plead guilty in college admissions scandal
(Reuters) - Actress Lori Loughlin and her husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, have agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy charges for trying to fraudulently win their children's admission to th...
May 21, 2020
