Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Merkel and Pope Francis want to help poor countries face pandemic
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Pope Francis discussed the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the world in a phone call on Thursday and agreed on the need to help poorer cou...
May 07, 2020
U.S. Senate upholds Trump veto of ‘insulting’ Iran war powers resolution
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate failed on Thursday to override President Donald Trump's veto of a resolution that would have limited his ability to wage war against Iran by...
May 07, 2020
U.S. says does not support Haftar’s military action against Libya’s Tripoli
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States does not support the offensive of Libya's eastern-based military leader Khalifa Haftar against capital Tripoli, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary Henry Wooster s...
May 07, 2020
Texas governor bans jail time for coronavirus lockdown violations
By Brad Brooks AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Thursday banned the jailing of anybody in the state who defied his orders to shut businesses due to the coronavirus pandemic, a m...
May 07, 2020
Beijing opens financial markets further amid tension with Washington
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China finalised rules on Thursday that would scrap quotas under two major inbound investment schemes, giving qualified foreign institutions unlimited access to Chinese stocks and ...
May 07, 2020
U.S. arrests along border with Mexico plummet in April amid coronavirus
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. arrests along the border with Mexico fell dramatically in April as migrants were swiftly deported under new rules aimed at limiting the spread of the novel co...
May 07, 2020
With plexiglass barriers, Greece’s Santorini island wants visitors to return
By Vassilis Triantafyllou SANTORINI, Greece (Reuters) - There is a new addition at a bar on Santorini. The beach lounge chairs are surrounded by plexiglass screens, a precaution against coronavirus on...
May 07, 2020
Richmond Fed’s Barkin: U.S. probably ‘right at’ trough of downturn
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. is probably "right at" the trough of the downturn, Richmond Federal Reserve president Thomas Barkin said on the eve of what will likely be a dramatic jump in the unempl...
May 07, 2020
F1 considering new venues as first quarter revenues slump
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Formula One could race at circuits not on the current calendar as it seeks to rev up a 2020 season stalled by the COVID-19 pandemic and against a backdrop of plungin...
May 07, 2020
Stay-at-home stocks lift Nasdaq into gain for 2020
By Noel Randewich (Reuters) - The Nasdaq was on track to end Thursday in positive territory for 2020 after winning back the vast majority of steep losses caused in recent months by the coronavirus pan...
May 07, 2020
