Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.N. envoy pushes for end to foreign fueling of Libya conflict
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - The acting U.N. Libya envoy urged the Security Council on Tuesday to pressure foreign actors to stop helping the North African country's warring parties, warni...
May 19, 2020
Facebook fined by Canada competition watchdog after privacy probe
(Reuters) - Canada's competition watchdog said on Tuesday it had fined Facebook Inc C$9 million ($6.5 million) after an investigation found the social network made "misleading" claims about personal i...
May 19, 2020
UK death toll from confirmed coronavirus cases rises to 35,341
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom's death toll from confirmed cases of COVID-19 rose to 35,341 on Tuesday, an increase of 545 on the day, environment minister George Eustice said. (Reporting by An...
May 19, 2020
GM says it is ‘almost there’ on million-mile electric vehicle battery
By Paul Lienert (Reuters) - General Motors Co is "almost there" on developing an electric vehicle battery that will last one million miles, a top executive said on Tuesday. The automaker also is worki...
May 19, 2020
Regional health body warns of COVID-19 spread in Amazon tri-border area
BRASILIA (Reuters) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) warned on Tuesday that new coronavirus is spreading rapidly in the tri-border area of the Amazon between Brazil, Colombia and Peru and ...
May 19, 2020
France’s Renault reaches deal on 5 billion euro state-backed loan: sources
PARIS (Reuters) - French carmaker Renault has sealed a deal with banks on a 5 billion-euro ($5.47 billion) state-guaranteed loan to help the company to cope with the coronavirus outbreak, two sources ...
May 19, 2020
Italy’s daily coronavirus death toll and new cases climb
ROME (Reuters) - Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy climbed by 162 on Tuesday, against 99 the day before, the Civil Protection Agency said, while the daily tally of new cases rose sharply to 8...
May 19, 2020
Ecuador cuts public spending by $4 billion in face of new debt crisis
QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuadorean President Lenin Moreno on Tuesday announced new public spending cuts aimed at saving his government $4 billion as the Andean country faces a new debt crisis worsened by th...
May 19, 2020
Russian first quarter economic growth slows to 1.6% before sliding into contraction
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Economic growth in Russia slowed to 1.6% in the first quarter, preliminary data showed on Tuesday, before sliding into a projected contraction in the second quarter caused by lockdo...
May 19, 2020
UFC tags Woodley-Burns for May 30 main event
Gilbert Burns and former welterweight champ Tyron Woodley are signed to square off in the main event at UFC Fight Night on May 30. Now they just need directions to the venue. Burns announced the main ...
May 19, 2020
