Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Residents of Bogota slum facing eviction despite quarantine
By Oliver Griffin BOGOTA (Reuters) - Hundreds of people expected to be evicted from their hillside homes in a slum of Colombia's capital Bogota on Friday, despite having nowhere to go during the count...
May 15, 2020
Brazil registers new daily record of 15,305 coronavirus cases
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil confirmed 15,305 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Friday, a record for a 24-hour period, as well as 824 related deaths, according to data from the Health Ministry. Bra...
May 15, 2020
‘We Are The World’ to get an ‘American Idol’ alumni encore
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "We Are The World," the celebrity-packed 1985 charity single, is getting an encore this weekend, courtesy of the stars of "American Idol." "Idol" judges Lionel Richie, who co-w...
May 15, 2020
Brazil says airline bailout settled, but carriers say talks ongoing
By Rodrigo Viga Gaier and Marcelo Rochabrun RIO DE JANEIRO/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's state development bank BNDES said on Friday that the country's top three airlines had accepted a $680 million ...
May 15, 2020
V-shaped recovery unlikely for Swiss economy: SNB’s Maechler
By Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi ZURICH (Reuters) - A full V-shaped recovery is unlikely for the Swiss economy, Swiss National Bank Governing Board member Andrea Maechler told Swiss newspaper Neue Zuercher Z...
May 15, 2020
Across U.S., students in lockdown celebrate graduations virtually with celebrity guests
(Reuters) - Graduation ceremonies are a rite of passage in the United States, a chance to don a scholarly cap and gown and celebrate with friends and family another stage of school completed. But the ...
May 15, 2020
LATAM Airlines to lay off 1,400 as coronavirus impact hurts region’s carriers
By Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO (Reuters) - LATAM Airlines Group , the region's largest carrier, will lay off 1,400 employees, the company said on Friday, marking the first instance of a major Latin Americ...
May 15, 2020
German cities threatened by coronavirus’ retail blight: survey
BERLIN (Reuters) - One in 10 German retailers and 6% of wholesalers face possible insolvency from extended closures to curb the coronavirus outbreak, a survey found, despite moves in recent days to un...
May 15, 2020
As Guayaquil stabilizes, Ecuador’s capital braces for virus wave
By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) - As the coronavirus outbreak in Ecuador's largest city of Guayaquil begins to stabilize, the government is bracing for worsening spread in the highland capital Q...
May 15, 2020
CDC reports 1,412,121 coronavirus cases, 85,990 deaths
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday reported 1,412,121 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 27,191 cases from its previous count, and said that the ...
May 15, 2020
