Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Argentina’s $65 billion debt deadline hits as government pushes for creditor talks
By Hugh Bronstein BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina will keep pushing for talks with creditors even as its $65 billion debt restructuring proposal looked likely to fall short of the support needed fr...
May 08, 2020
France’s coronavirus daily death toll rises again
PARIS (Reuters) - The number of people who have died from coronavirus infection in France rose 243 to 26,230 on Friday, a higher daily death toll than the previous day when it stood at 178. The Health...
May 08, 2020
`I’m never going to be the same’: Medics grapple with mental trauma on COVID-19 front line
By Gabriella Borter and Kristina Cooke NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Anne Messman, a veteran emergency room physician in Detroit, knew something was wrong when she developed insomnia and became unu...
May 08, 2020
EU looks for evidence to rein in U.S. tech giants
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. tech giants such as Facebook and Amazon could face tougher rules as European Union regulators seek evidence to curb their role as gatekeepers to the internet ...
May 08, 2020
Colony Capital reports $3.2 billion defaults on portfolio loans
(Reuters) - Real estate and investment firm Colony Capital Inc said on Friday its portfolio companies had defaulted on $3.2 billion of debt secured by hotels and healthcare-related properties. Colony ...
May 08, 2020
Polish opposition demands minister’s dismissal over election ’embarrassment’
By Pawel Florkiewicz and Joanna Plucinska WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish opposition lawmakers on Friday called for the dismissal of a government minister tasked with organising Sunday's presidential electi...
May 08, 2020
EU governments allowed to take stakes in virus-hit firms
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission on Friday adopted rules allowing EU governments to help virus-hit companies by acquiring stakes in the firms, which will be subjected to a ban on dividends...
May 08, 2020
Five wounded in shootout on Kyrgyz-Tajik border
BISHKEK/DUSHANBE (Reuters) - Three Kyrgyz border guards and two Tajik citizens were wounded in a shootout on Friday in a disputed border area between the two former Soviet republic, authorities on bot...
May 08, 2020
Bob Dylan announces first album of new music since 2012
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Bob Dylan is releasing his first album of new music in eight years following a spurt of creativity from the man regarded as one of the world's most influential songwriters. "Ro...
May 08, 2020
China should boost U.S. goods purchasing as economy recovers: U.S. Chamber
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Friday urged Beijing to sharply increase its purchases of U.S. goods as China's economy recovers from the novel coronavirus outbreak, saying that...
May 08, 2020
