Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Qatar extends loan guarantee program, interest-free for full year
CAIRO (Reuters) - Qatar has extended a program that provides guarantees to local banks by the Qatar development bank, with interest-free loans for a full year instead of 6 months, its state news agenc...
May 18, 2020
Brazilian doctors medevac indigenous COVID-19 cases to Amazon city
By Bruno Kelly MANAUS (Reuters) - The novel coronavirus is spreading so fast among the indigenous people in the furthest parts of Brazil's Amazon rainforest that doctors are now evacuating critical CO...
May 18, 2020
Rocket falls inside green zone in Baghdad, no casualties
Baghdad (Reuters) - A rocket landed on an empty house inside the heavily fortified green zone in Baghdad without causing any casualties, military statement said on Tuesday. The rocket was launched fro...
May 18, 2020
Asia shares set to follow Wall Street rally on vaccine hopes
By Chris Prentice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Asian shares were set to rise on Tuesday after data from an early-stage trial for a coronavirus vaccine lifted hopes for a near-term economic recovery, sending...
May 18, 2020
Mexican government eyes builder ICA for ‘Mayan Train’ contract
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's government will likely directly grant the contract for the fourth phase of its "Mayan Train" project to Mexican construction company ICA without a bidding process, the...
May 18, 2020
Israel linked to cyberattack on Iranian port: Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israel appears to be behind a cyberattack earlier this month on computers at Iran's Shahid Rajaee port that caused massive backups on waterways and roads leading to the facility...
May 18, 2020
Professional Bull Riding to bring fans back to the stands in July
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Professional Bull Riding (PBR) will swing open its gates this summer, offering what it claims will be the first live pro sporting event in the U.S. with fans in attendance since t...
May 18, 2020
Brazil sees 674 new coronavirus deaths, world’s third highest number of infections
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil recorded 674 new coronavirus deaths on Monday, the Health Ministry said, and announced a total of 254,220 confirmed cases, overtaking Britain to become the country wi...
May 18, 2020
Coronavirus deaths in Latin America exceed 30,000: Reuters tally
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Deaths from the coronavirus in Latin America have surpassed 30,000, a Reuters tally showed on Monday. The figure represents 9.61% of all deaths worldwide, according to data com...
May 18, 2020
‘All my dreams are shattered’: coronavirus crushes Asia’s garment industry
By Thu Thu Aung, Ruma Paul and Poppy McPherson YANGON/DHAKA/BANGKOK (Reuters) - Zarchi Lwin pawned her only two gold bangles for $140 when the owner of the Myanmar factory where she sewed winter coats...
May 18, 2020
