Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Cell towers, warehouses look like safe plays in U.S. real estate
By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) - Some top-performing U.S. fund managers see opportunities in one of the sectors hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic, cautiously increasing stakes in niches of ...
Apr 07, 2020
Ecuador’s former president found guilty of corruption
By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) - An Ecuadorian court sentenced former president Rafael Correa on Tuesday to eight years in prison after finding him guilty of corruption charges. Correa, who was...
Apr 07, 2020
Messages from above: Colombia’s army takes to the skies to enforce quarantine
By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) - From helicopters blasting messages over densely crowded areas to issuing fines, Colombia's military is deploying all kinds of methods to ensure compliance with ...
Apr 07, 2020
Coronavirus patients, families exchange virtual kisses in Italy hospital
By Flavio Lo Scalzo and Alex Fraser CERNUSCO SUL NAVIGLIO, Italy (Reuters) - It is just a kiss blown over a video call on a computer tablet to a loved one miles away. But to elderly patients suffering...
Apr 07, 2020
U.S. appeals court allows abortion curbs in Texas during coronavirus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday ruled that Texas can enforce limits on the ability of women to obtain abortions as part of the state's policy requiring the postponement of non-u...
Apr 07, 2020
S&P joins Fitch, Moody’s in downgrading Argentina amid coronavirus crisis
By Cassandra Garrison BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - S&P Global Ratings downgraded Argentina on Tuesday, marking the third agency to knock down its sovereign credit rating in less than a week as the cor...
Apr 07, 2020
Venezuelan migrants quarantined in crowded shelters as they return home
By Anggy Polanco and Vivian Sequera SAN CRISTOBAL, Venezuela - Thousands of Venezuelan migrants who have returned to their country this month amid the coronavirus epidemic have been ordered into quara...
Apr 07, 2020
BlackRock’s Aladdin investment management platform to be hosted on Microsoft’s cloud
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) - BlackRock Inc, the world's largest asset manager, has partnered with Microsoft Corp to have its Aladdin investment and risk management system hosted on the Mi...
Apr 07, 2020
Coronavirus takes deadly toll on Canada’s nursing homes
By Anna Mehler Paperny and Allison Lampert TORONTO/MONTREAL (Reuters) - With deaths in nursing homes making up almost half of Canada's coronavirus deaths, provinces are taking control of their workfor...
Apr 07, 2020
Eastern Libya confirms first coronavirus case
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - The authorities running eastern Libya on Tuesday confirmed a first case of the coronavirus despite efforts to close borders and impose a curfew to limit social interactions...
Apr 07, 2020
