Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Coronavirus sends CEE economies into tailspin in first quarter
By Jason Hovet PRAGUE (Reuters) - Central and east European economies fell as much as 5% on a quarterly basis to start 2020 though some managed a last gasp of growth as the coronavirus forced lockdown...
May 15, 2020
Germany to ban subcontracting in meatpacking industry after virus outbreaks
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany will order meatpacking plants to stop using subcontractors and to improve hygiene standards in the workplace and accommodations, after more than 600 cases of coronavirus amo...
May 15, 2020
Special Report: Caught in Trump-China feud, WHO leader under siege
By Kate Kelland and and Stephanie Nebehay (Reuters) - When the head of the World Health Organization returned from a whirlwind trip to Beijing in late January, he wanted to praise China's leadership p...
May 15, 2020
Goldman pushes ahead with 1,460 India hires, internships
By Patrick Graham and Anirban Sen BENGALURU (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc will honor job and internship offers to 1,460 Indian graduates and students this summer, the equivalent of a quarter of ...
May 15, 2020
U.S. food aid program launches with companies scrambling to deliver
By Christopher Walljasper CHICAGO (Reuters) - Texas-based CRE8AD8 LLC bid for a federal government contract to quickly rescue food from struggling farmers and deliver it to U.S. food banks as fallout ...
May 15, 2020
World body says clean record required for athletes seeking welfare grant
(Reuters) - Olympic-bound professional athletes must have clean anti-doping records to be eligible for a one-off grant aimed at assisting them financially during the COVID-19 crisis, World Athletics s...
May 15, 2020
Mobile carrier Digicel offers Pacific business as security in restructuring
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Jamaica-based telecommunications company Digicel Group has offered its Pacific business as security to creditors in a debt restructuring, a U.S. Securities and Exc...
May 15, 2020
U.S. House aims to pass $3 trillion Democratic coronavirus bill rejected by Republicans
By Richard Cowan and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives is set on Friday to debate and vote on a $3 trillion Democratic bill aimed at salving the heavy human and e...
May 15, 2020
In Pennsylvania, signs that Trump’s attacks on mail voting could backfire
By Jarrett Renshaw LOWER MAKEFIELD, Penn. (Reuters) - With Pennsylvania's June 2 presidential primary fast approaching, local Republican leader Mark Hrutkay took to Facebook to remind supporters they ...
May 15, 2020
Bulgaria to reopen shopping malls from Monday as virus curbs eased
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria will allow shopping malls to reopen on Monday as part of its push to ease restrictions imposed two months ago to stop the spread of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Boyko Bor...
May 15, 2020
