Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Nigerian security forces killed 18 people during lockdowns: rights panel
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian security forces killed 18 people in two weeks while enforcing lockdowns imposed to halt the spread of the new coronavirus, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said. ...
Apr 16, 2020
Starboard withdraws nominations to eBay board
(Reuters) - Activist investor Starboard is withdrawing its nominations to eBay Inc's board after the e-commerce company appointed Walmart executive Jamie Iannone as its chief executive officer, the fi...
Apr 16, 2020
Measures to control coronavirus weigh on U.S. homebuilding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. homebuilding fell by the most in 36 years in March amid a broad decline in activity, offering further evidence that the economy was buckling under the weight of drastic mea...
Apr 16, 2020
Questioning by Zoom, welcome to Britain’s new ‘hybrid’ parliament
LONDON (Reuters) - Lawmakers will quiz ministers via videolink next week as part of moves to make Britain's centuries-old House of Commons a "hybrid" parliament to help prevent the spread of the coron...
Apr 16, 2020
Thai retailers find new ways to sell amid coronavirus outbreak
By Chayut Setboonsarng BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai retailers have resorted to a mix of alternative sales strategies like drive-throughs and calling up customers direct to generate business as malls and a...
Apr 16, 2020
North Dakota governor issues guidelines to reopen state May 1: statement
NEW YORK (Reuters) - North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum issued guidelines for reopening the state as soon as May 1 in a statement issued late Wednesday, according to a statement from his office. The st...
Apr 16, 2020
BoE’s Tenreyro sees ‘extremely large’ hit from COVID-19
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is likely to suffer an "extremely large" hit to spending in the economy because of the lockdown to slow the spread of the coronavirus and the Bank of England will only be ab...
Apr 16, 2020
PGA Tour plans to resume play in mid-June with no spectators
By Frank Pingue (Reuters) - The PGA Tour said on Thursday it plans to restart its season in mid-June and that the first four events of the modified schedule will be closed to the general public given ...
Apr 16, 2020
Democrats outraise Republicans in competitive Senate races in first quarter
By Jason Lange and Amanda Becker WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic contenders for Republican-held U.S. Senate seats raised more money in early 2020 than their opponents in about half a dozen competiti...
Apr 16, 2020
Turkish fruit, vegetable farmers wary as closed borders slice prices
By Ceyda Caglayan ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A sharp drop in the price of fruits and vegetables could force Turkish farmers to trim output this spring as the coronavirus pandemic slows exports and reduces t...
Apr 16, 2020
