Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Taco Bell mandates employee temperature checks, contactless payments at U.S. outlets
(Reuters) - Taco Bell said on Thursday it was implementing temperature checks and contactless payments among other measures across U.S. restaurants over the next month, as it looks to address safety c...
Apr 09, 2020
Pimco expects to raise at least $3 billion for new distressed-debt fund: Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - Pacific Investment Management Co (Pimco) is expecting to raise at least $3 billion for its largest-ever distressed-debt fund, Bloomberg news reported https://bloom.bg/3aWLySB on Thursday, ...
Apr 09, 2020
Mixed martial arts: UFC 249 canceled after pressure from Disney, says UFC president
By Philip O'Connor (Reuters) - The UFC 249 event due to take place at an unannounced location on April 18 has been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, UFC president Dana White said on Thursday. ...
Apr 09, 2020
No vaccine, no American fans in stands – says poll
(Reuters) - North America's sports leagues may be itching to return to action but 72% of those who responded to a Seton Hall poll said they would not feel safe to attend games until a vaccine for the ...
Apr 09, 2020
DoorDash to cut restaurant commissions by half as coronavirus keeps diners at home
(Reuters) - DoorDash Inc said on Thursday it would cut commissions by half for its more than 150,000 local restaurant partners in the United States, Canada, and Australia, as the new coronavirus outbr...
Apr 09, 2020
Facebook must face renewed privacy lawsuit over user tracking
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Thursday revived nationwide litigation accusing Facebook Inc of violating users' privacy rights by tracking their internet activity even afte...
Apr 09, 2020
Brazil’s Amazonas state warns its health system overwhelmed by coronavirus
By Bruno Kelly MANAUS (Reuters) - Brazil's Amazonas state warned on Thursday that its health system has been overwhelmed by the coronavirus epidemic, with all intensive care beds and ventilators alrea...
Apr 09, 2020
Canada lifting a freeze on arms exports to Saudi Arabia, opposition wants big deal scrapped
By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada is lifting a freeze on weapons exports to Saudi Arabia and has renegotiated a much-criticized $14 billion contract to sell General Dynamics Corp armored ve...
Apr 09, 2020
Irish priest spreads coronavirus Easter cheer from vintage ‘popemobile’
DUBLIN (Reuters) - An Irish priest refusing to let the coronavirus lockdown keep him from his parishioners came up with an innovative way to spread his Holy Thursday blessing - aboard a vintage 'popem...
Apr 09, 2020
Chilean authorities scold elite escaping city by helicopter for Easter amid coronavirus outbreak
By Natalia A. Ramos Miranda SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chileans have a "moral duty" to stay home for the Easter holiday to stave of the spread of the coronavirus, Interior Minister Gonzalo Blumel said on Th...
Apr 09, 2020
