Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Brazil registers 888 new coronavirus deaths, record of nearly 20,000 new cases
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil registered 888 new coronavirus deaths on Wednesday, with a record of nearly 20,000 new cases, taking the total to 291,579, the Health Ministry said. (Reporting by Ped...
May 20, 2020
Mastercard will not send staff back to offices without coronavirus vaccine: executive
By Noor Zainab Hussain (Reuters) - Mastercard Inc will not ask staff to return to its worldwide corporate offices until a vaccine is available for the sometimes fatal coronavirus that has infected the...
May 20, 2020
Brazil has plenty of room to sell more FX reserves: central bank chief
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's central bank has plenty of room to sell foreign exchange reserves and may increase its currency market intervention if it deems it necessary, bank president Roberto Campo...
May 20, 2020
U.S. government to demolish buildings at contaminated California nuclear test site
By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Trump administration said on Wednesday it would tear down 10 buildings at the U.S. government's former Santa Susana Field Laboratory northwest of Los Angele...
May 20, 2020
Bank of America insurance investment banking chief exits: sources
By David French NEW YORK (Reuters) - Thomas Solomon has decided to step down as head of insurance investment banking in the Americas at Bank of America Corp , people familiar with the matter said on W...
May 20, 2020
Trump says his hydroxychloroquine regimen finishes in the next day or two
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the regimen of an anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine that he is taking to ward off the coronavirus finishes in the next day or tw...
May 20, 2020
Venezuela military to escort Iranian fuel tankers: defense minister
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's military will escort Iranian tankers delivering fuel to the gasoline-starved nation as soon as they enter the South American country's exclusive economic zone, defense ...
May 20, 2020
Top HIV scientist says he wouldn’t count on a vaccine for coronavirus soon
By Alessandra Galloni (Reuters) - A top U.S. scientist said on Wednesday that governments should not count on a successful vaccine against COVID-19 being developed anytime soon when deciding whether t...
May 20, 2020
Red Cross aid agency warns against any move to limit vaccine access
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - The head of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) appealed on Wednesday for the world to work together toward a coronavir...
May 20, 2020
Brazil fisheries plea for government aid amid coronavirus pandemic
By Ana Mano SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian fish processors are asking the government for tax breaks, subsidized credit and emergency loan guarantees, saying they need "oxygen" as the coronavirus cris...
May 20, 2020
