Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Sudan plans cash transfer to poor after removal of fuel subsidies
By Khaled Abdelaziz KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's finance minister on Thursday laid out a system of money transfers to the poor in a step towards removing costly fuel subsidies to end an economic crisi...
May 14, 2020
German coronavirus reproduction rate remains below critical threshold
BERLIN (Reuters) - The reproduction rate for the coronavirus in Germany remained below the key threshold of 1 according to both the conventional calculation method and a new, less volatile measure, th...
May 14, 2020
New York City health chief’s firing urged over spat with police on masks
By Maria Caspani and Rajesh Kumar Singh NEW YORK (Reuters) - (Note language in quote in fourth paragraph) New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio faced calls on Thursday to fire his health commissioner aft...
May 14, 2020
‘I should have stopped them’ – Note left at slain Ahmaud Arbery’s memorial
By Rich McKay ATLANTA (Reuters) - The family of Ahmaud Arbery, the black jogger whose fatal shooting in Georgia triggered a national outcry, appealed on Thursday for any new witness to the killing to ...
May 14, 2020
Disney reaches deal with Walt Disney World unions on safeguards for returning to work
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co and unions representing workers at Florida's Walt Disney World have reached an agreement on safeguards to protect employees from coronavirus, a union statement s...
May 14, 2020
U.S. Senate votes to extend government surveillance tools
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate comfortably approved a 2-1/2-year extension of parts of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) on Thursday, two months after the d...
May 14, 2020
Cruise operator Carnival to cut 820 jobs in Florida amid COVID-19 crisis
(Reuters) - Cruise operator Carnival Corp said on Thursday it is cutting 820 positions out of a workforce of roughly 3,000 employees in Florida, as the future of the industry remains uncertain amid no...
May 14, 2020
Britons hold eighth week of applause for carers
LONDON (Reuters) - Britons joined in a weekly nationwide round of applause on Thursday to pay tribute to care workers and hospital staff as the country gingerly starts to return to work. People across...
May 14, 2020
Excited Newman, nervous Kenseth highlight NASCAR’s comeback
Go ahead and call it a comeback. Ryan Newman will be behind the wheel of the No. 6 Ford Mustang -- with a sweet Oscar Meyer tailgate-at-home paint job -- for the first time since his horrific crash at...
May 14, 2020
California governor slashes budget in COVID-19 economic crisis
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - California Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday slashed his proposed budget for the next fiscal year by $19 billion, bringing spending below 2019 levels as COVID-19 related...
May 14, 2020
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