Author Archives: Syndicated Content
EU rules asylum seekers on Hungary border have been ‘detained’, should be released
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's top court ruled on Thursday that four asylum seekers stuck in a transit zone on the Hungarian-Serbian border had effectively been detained and that a local co...
May 14, 2020
Luxury handbags jump in price as brands make up for coronavirus hit
By Silvia Aloisi and Sophie Yu MILAN/BEIJING (Reuters) - Top luxury brands from Chanel to Louis Vuitton have increased prices of some of their most coveted products as they seek to make up for sales l...
May 14, 2020
U.S. electricity use to drop by record amount in 2020 due coronavirus
(Reuters) - U.S. electricity consumption will collapse by a record 4.6% in 2020 as businesses shut due to government lockdowns to slow the spread of coronavirus, the U.S. Energy Information Administra...
May 14, 2020
Trump administration aims to nab 300 mln N95 masks in 90 days -official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration is seeking to add 300 million N95 masks, the respiratory protective devices that are key to protecting medical workers fighting the deadly coronavirus, ...
May 14, 2020
Senate Intelligence Committee chairman stepping down during stock sale investigation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Senator Richard Burr will temporarily step aside as chairman of the intelligence committee, effective at the end of Friday, during a federal investigation into whethe...
May 14, 2020
Why the United States might not open up to international travelers any time soon
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government largely shut down international travel to the United States in March with a series of rapid-fire moves, but restarting it will likely be a long...
May 14, 2020
Greek carrier Aegean to gradually restart overseas flights by end May
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's largest carrier Aegean Airlines said on Thursday it will gradually restart flights from Athens to some major European destinations by the end of May, ending a suspension pr...
May 14, 2020
Russia’s ChemRar says in second-, third-phase testing of coronavirus drug favipiravir
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian company trialling a drug to treat the new coronavirus said on Thursday it was testing it on infected patients in what it called second- and third-phase clinical trials bas...
May 14, 2020
Data trackers show U.S. retail traffic edging up
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Traffic to U.S. retail stores ticked up last week and hours worked at a sample of small businesses increased as the country's patchwork reopening continued, ...
May 14, 2020
France says it will take reciprocal steps if Spain quarantines its visitors
PARIS (Reuters) - France will impose reciprocal quarantine measures on travellers coming from Spain after Spanish authorities' decided to impose a 10-day quarantine on travellers from France, an offic...
May 14, 2020
