Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Pope postpones two mega-events by a year because of coronavirus
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis has postponed two major international Catholic Church events by a year because of the uncertainties caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the Vatican said on Monday...
Apr 20, 2020
Talks drag on over U.S. small business aid; Senate sets Tuesday session
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday announced the scheduling of a session on Tuesday, as negotiators continue working on a coronavirus aid bill providing more ...
Apr 20, 2020
Business groups welcome limited delays in U.S. tariffs, say more relief needed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. retailers and other business groups on Monday welcomed a move by the Trump administration to allow importers to defer for three months any tariff payments they owe the gove...
Apr 20, 2020
Debt relief for poor countries not as simple as it sounds: analysts
By Marc Jones and Tom Arnold LONDON (Reuters) - Some high-profile sovereign creditors are signalling a tentative willingness to help poorer countries with debt relief during the coronavirus pandemic -...
Apr 20, 2020
Explainer: Zoom bombs make choosing video apps harder for lockdown chats
By Supantha Mukherjee and Munsif Vengattil (Reuters) - The coronavirus crisis has seen millions locked in their homes turn to videoconferencing apps, bringing with it question marks over security and ...
Apr 20, 2020
Turkey’s coronavirus death toll rises by 123 to 2,140: minister
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's confirmed cases of the COVID-19 disease increased by 4,674 in the past 24 hours, and 123 more people have died, taking the death toll to 2,140, Health Minister Fahrettin ...
Apr 20, 2020
Wearing face masks, Syria’s Assad and Iran’s Zarif condemn West at Damascus meeting
AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javid Zarif wore face masks on Monday for their meeting in Damascus where they said the West was exploiting the...
Apr 20, 2020
Sweet Dream, Jordan 1992 Olympic jersey sells for $216,000
(Reuters) - Michael Jordan's U.S. Basketball "Dream Team" jersey from the 1992 Barcelona Olympics sold for $216,000, Robert Edwards Auctions said on Monday. The winning bid was the second-highest ever...
Apr 20, 2020
Package with petrol and bullet found in Italian bank branch
MILAN (Reuters) - A package containing a petrol tank and a bullet was found inside a Sardinian branch of Italian bank Intesa Sanpaolo on Monday, police said, an incident that a leading union linked to...
Apr 20, 2020
UK company closures jumped in March as COVID-19 crisis grew
LONDON (Reuters) - The number of British companies ceasing trading jumped in March in a potential early sign of the impact of the coronavirus crisis on the country's economy, according to academic res...
Apr 20, 2020
