Author Archives: Syndicated Content
ECB’s Lagarde tells EU leaders: coronavirus can cut 15% of output: source
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Central Bank Governor Christine Lagarde told EU leaders on Thursday that the coronavirus pandemic could cut up to 15% of their economic output, a diplomatic source said. ...
Apr 23, 2020
EBRD adds 3 billion euros to coronavirus support package
LONDON (Reuters) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said on Thursday it would boost its support package by 3 billion euros to help stricken companies and councils across its...
Apr 23, 2020
Gay couple fights prejudice and coronavirus in Poland by distributing rainbow face masks
WARSAW (Reuters) - Married gay couple Dawid Mycek and Jakub Kwiecinski say they face frequent abuse in Poland for being part of a so-called "homosexual plague." "So we thought that if we are dealing r...
Apr 23, 2020
Tom Hanks sends typewriter to bullied Australian boy named Corona
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Tom Hanks has sent a letter and a Corona brand typewriter to an Australian boy who wrote to him about being bullied over his name, Corona, Australian television networks reported...
Apr 23, 2020
This could take hours: Coronavirus protocols will prolong House vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Masked and gloved members of the U.S. House of Representatives gathered in a largely empty Capitol for the first time in weeks on Thursday to vote on the next coronavirus respon...
Apr 23, 2020
French conglomerate Bouygues’ boss cuts his 2020 pay by 25%
PARIS (Reuters) - Martin Bouygues, the boss of family-run French conglomerate Bouygues , said on Thursday that he and his brother Olivier will cut their total compensation by 25% in 2020 in the contex...
Apr 23, 2020
Exclusive: France first – Paris ignores EU calls to lift export bans on COVID-19 drugs
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - France has expanded its list of drugs that face export restrictions through the coronavirus crisis despite repeated calls from the European Union to lift cu...
Apr 23, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court hands setback to environmentalists in Hawaii water pollution suit
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday threw out a lower court ruling that had given the green light for environmentalists to sue a Hawaii county for allowing dis...
Apr 23, 2020
Bank of Japan mulling unlimited bond buying at next meeting: Nikkei
(Reuters) - The Bank of Japan will discuss scrapping its cap on government bond purchases at its next policy meeting on April 27, the Nikkei newspaper said, looking to cushion the economy against a sh...
Apr 23, 2020
Pompeo warns U.S. may never restore WHO funding
By David Brunnstrom and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said a fundamental reform of the World Health Organization is needed following its handling of the ...
Apr 23, 2020
