Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Saudi Arabia halts executions of those committing crimes as minors: statement
RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia will no longer impose the death sentence on individuals who committed crimes while still minors, the state-backed Human Rights Commission (HRC) said in a statement, cit...
Apr 26, 2020
Italy picks U.S. firm Abbott Laboratories to supply coronavirus blood tests
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy has picked U.S. healthcare company Abbott Laboratories to supply 150,000 blood testing kits to screen for the new coronavirus as the country prepares to slowly lift a lockdown ...
Apr 26, 2020
Next wave of U.S. states prepare to reopen as coronavirus could push jobless rate to 16%
By Nick Brown and Brendan O'Brien NEW YORK/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Another wave of U.S. states are preparing to lift coronavirus restrictions this week against the warnings of many public health experts a...
Apr 26, 2020
New York City needs $7.4 billion in federal aid amid coronavirus: mayor
(Reuters) - New York City needs a $7.4 billion in federal aid to offset economic losses from the coronavirus, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Sunday, urging President Donald Trump to push his fellow Repu...
Apr 26, 2020
Canada’s coronavirus death toll rises by under 6% in a day: official data
OTTAWA (Reuters) - The total number of people killed by the coronavirus in Canada rose by under 6% to 2,489 in a day, official data posted by the public health agency showed on Sunday. The figure for ...
Apr 26, 2020
Germany says China sought to encourage positive COVID-19 comments
BERLIN (Reuters) - Chinese diplomats approached German government officials in an attempt to encourage them to make positive statements on how Beijing is handling the coronavirus pandemic, the German ...
Apr 26, 2020
White House sees jobless rate hitting 16% or higher in April
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. unemployment rate is likely to hit 16% or higher in April, and "really big thoughtful policies" will be needed to rebuild confidence, a White House adviser said on Sund...
Apr 26, 2020
Hong Kong police break up pro-democracy singing protest at mall
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong riot police armed with shields dispersed a crowd of 300 pro-democracy activists holding a singing protest in an upmarket shopping mall on Sunday, despite a ban on publi...
Apr 26, 2020
Equity valuations rebounding, with bleak earnings a wild card
By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) - The sharp rebound in equities has pushed widely used measures of valuing U.S. shares to their highest level in years. Strategists say price-to-earnings ra...
Apr 26, 2020
Iran plans to reopen mosques in areas free of coronavirus: President
(Reuters) - Iran plans to reopen mosques in parts of the country that have been consistently free of the coronavirus outbreak as restrictions on Iranians gradually ease, President Hassan Rouhani said ...
Apr 26, 2020
