Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Brazil growth, inflation, rates outlook sink to new lows: central bank survey
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Expectations for Brazilian economic growth, inflation and interest rates this year sank to new lows, a weekly central bank survey of economists showed on Monday, as the coronaviru...
Apr 20, 2020
UK’s main concern is to prevent second coronavirus wave: PM’s spokesman
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain needs to be sure that any lifting or easing of social distancing measures does not lead to a second wave of the coronavirus outbreak, a spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Jo...
Apr 20, 2020
Bank of England tells banks to use excess capital to help customers
LONDON (Reuters) - British banks should use their substantial capital and liquidity buffers to support the economy hit by the coronavirus pandemic, the Bank of England said on Monday. The BoE's Pruden...
Apr 20, 2020
Dutch coronavirus cases rise by 750 to 33,405 with 67 new deaths: authorities
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the Netherlands rose by 750 on Monday to 33,405, health authorities said, with 67 new deaths. Total confirmed deaths are now 3,751, t...
Apr 20, 2020
Sharp rise in footballers reporting depression symptoms
By Brian Homewood BERN (Reuters) - The global players' union FIFPRO says there has been a sharp rise in the number of players reporting symptoms of depression or anxiety since the sport was brought to...
Apr 20, 2020
Lloyd’s of London collating business interruption data for regulator
LONDON (Reuters) - Lloyd's of London is collating details of insurers' business interruption coverage for the Prudential Regulation Authority and is in discussions about a government backstop to cover...
Apr 20, 2020
‘Listen to your heart’: Indigenous elders channel tough love in Earth Day film
By Matthew Green LONDON (Reuters) - Indigenous elders from Alaska to Australia have come together to deliver some tough love in a new film for Earth Day: the human race will only survive if we start p...
Apr 20, 2020
D.O.T. to Maintain I-43 Ramps This Week
by Kevin Zimmermann SHEBOYGAN COUNTY, WI (WHBL) - The Wisconsin Department of Transportation said that travelers using I-43 locally could encounter some lane closures on ramps as maintenance is...
Apr 20, 2020
KFC to sell plant-based fried chicken made by Cargill in China
BEIJING (Reuters) - Yum China's KFC fast food chain will begin selling plant-based fried chicken for the first time in China over a limited time period, it said on Monday. The nuggets will be supplied...
Apr 20, 2020
Twenty-three floors up, seven siblings endure lockdown in Congo
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Ibrahim points down to the empty main boulevard in downtown Kinshasa, Congo's capital, which has resembled a ghost town since April 6 when the government imposed a neigbourhood-wi...
Apr 20, 2020
