Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Senate passes bill that could block Chinese firms from U.S. securities exchanges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate passed legislation on Wednesday that could prevent some Chinese companies from listing their shares on U.S. exchanges unless they follow standards for U.S. audit...
May 20, 2020
Iran will support any nation or group that fights Israel: supreme leader
(Reuters) - Iran will support any nation or group that fights Israel, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday. "We will support and assist any nation or any group anywhere who opposes ...
May 20, 2020
Swedish antibody study shows long road to immunity as COVID-19 toll mounts
By Johan Ahlander and Niklas Pollard STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A Swedish study found that just 7.3 percent of Stockholmers developed COVID-19 antibodies by late April, which could fuel concern that a deci...
May 20, 2020
Mexico orders probe into alleged graft linked to ex-president
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Wednesday ordered an investigation into allegations the former government irregularly awarded lucrative contracts to a firm rep...
May 20, 2020
Colombian police use drones to detect high body temperatures
By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) - It is not a bird, a plane or Superman: the aircraft humming in the skies above Colombia's capital Bogota are instead police drones that are meant to detect peop...
May 20, 2020
Colombia considers unprecedented intervention in oil pipeline tariffs
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's government could make an unprecedented intervention in oil pipeline tariffs, which private producers have criticized as too high, the president of the country's National ...
May 20, 2020
Hush descends on Havana as street performers vanish in wake of tourists
By Nelson Gonzalez and Sarah Marsh HAVANA (Reuters) - With her buoyant colonial-style dresses and witty songs about the roasted peanuts she sells, street vendor Lyssett Perez had become something of a...
May 20, 2020
Euro zone consumer confidence rises to -18.8 in May
(Reuters) - Euro zone consumer confidence rose by 3.2 points in May from the April number, figures released on Wednesday showed. The European Commission said a flash estimate showed euro zone consumer...
May 20, 2020
France’s Macron open to travelling to U.S. for G7 if epidemic allows
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron is open to travelling to the United States for an in-person meeting of Group of Seven leaders if the coronavirus epidemic situation allows, an Elysee...
May 20, 2020
At Fiat Chrysler’s Brazil plant, production resumes with safety checks
By Washington Alves and Marcelo Rochabrun BETIM, Brazil (Reuters) - Before going to work these days, employees at the Brazilian unit of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles have to get a health check using a mob...
May 20, 2020
