Author Archives: Syndicated Content
In already poor Honduras, coronavirus pushes some into homelessness
By Marvin Valladares TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Poor Hondurans who were barely eking out a living selling basics on the capital's gritty streets prior to the coronavirus outbreak are now sleeping on thos...
Apr 24, 2020
Texans, QB Watson reportedly talking contract
Quarterback Deshaun Watson and the Houston Texans are discussing a long-term contract, ESPN's Ed Werder reported, but the talks were framed as "very preliminary." On the day the franchise made left ta...
Apr 24, 2020
New North American trade pact to take effect July 1: USTR
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on Friday said he has notified Congress that the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement will take effect on July 1, a month later tha...
Apr 24, 2020
British insurers to pay 1.2 billion pounds in coronavirus claims: trade body
LONDON (Reuters) - British insurers are likely to pay more than 1.2 billion pounds ($1.5 billion) on claims from businesses and individuals affected by the coronavirus pandemic, an insurance trade bod...
Apr 24, 2020
Famed Buenos Aires opera house turns its sewing machines to mask masking
(Reuters) - A Buenos Aires landmark and one of the world's great opera houses, Teatro Colon has adapted its enormous basement workshops to making face masks, churning out 1,500 a week to help Argentin...
Apr 24, 2020
UK to start trials on whether plasma could help COVID-19 patients
(Reuters) - Britain is to start trials to see whether plasma collected from donors who have recovered from COVID-19 could be an effective treatment for patients who are severely unwell with the diseas...
Apr 24, 2020
AutoNation returning $77 million in U.S. payroll assistance coronavirus relief loans
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - AutoNation Inc , the largest U.S. auto dealership chain, said on Friday it will return $77 million it received in forgivable loans from the U.S. Paycheck Pro...
Apr 24, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court refuses to block Trump immigration policy during pandemic
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday rejected a long-shot bid by New York and two other states to suspend during the coronavirus pandemic a Trump administration i...
Apr 24, 2020
S&P affirms UK credit rating, cites government’s coronavirus response
By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) - Ratings agency Standard & Poor's left Britain's credit rating unchanged on Friday, citing a swift response from authorities in limiting the economic impact of the coro...
Apr 24, 2020
Reports: Texans make Tunsil highest-paid OL
The Houston Texans and left tackle Laremy Tunsil agreed to a three-year, $66 million contract extension, making him the NFL's highest-paid offensive lineman, according to multiple reports Friday. The ...
Apr 24, 2020
