Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Not a billionaire, but Kylie Jenner is highest-paid celebrity, Forbes says
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Kylie Jenner and Kanye West on Thursday topped the annual Forbes list of the highest paid celebrities, but sports stars, including Roger Federer and Lionel Messi, dominated the...
Jun 04, 2020
Global airlines add flights; U.S. carriers target the great outdoors
By Tracy Rucinski CHICAGO (Reuters) - Airlines from America to Australia are ramping up flights in June and July, boosting hopes for a pickup in tourist traffic even as bigger-spending business and gl...
Jun 04, 2020
More drinkers cut than increase alcohol in lockdown, survey says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - People missing out on drinking in restaurants and bars during coronavirus lockdowns are not entirely making up for it by pouring more at home, a survey of nine countries conducted...
Jun 04, 2020
UK retail sales dive 18% in May as lockdown bites: BDO
LONDON (Reuters) - British retailers saw sales plunge by nearly a fifth in May as the government's coronavirus lockdown measures kept shopping streets empty, a survey showed on Friday. Accountancy and...
Jun 04, 2020
Calls to suicide helpline show Thais’ stress in downturn
By Athit Perawongmetha and Jiraporn Kuhakan BANGKOK (Reuters) - In the weeks before she took her own life, Thai waitress Nitiwadee Sae-Tia felt growing financial pressure after she lost her job, a mem...
Jun 04, 2020
UK consumer confidence touches new decade low as COVID hits economy: GfK
LONDON (Reuters) - British consumer confidence in late May fell to its lowest level since the global financial crisis over a decade ago as people worried about a rise in unemployment and falling house...
Jun 04, 2020
German government advisers cut 2020 economic forecast: Funke media
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German government's panel of advisers expects Europe's biggest economy to contract by 6-7% this year due to the coronavirus, a more pessimistic assessment than the group made in...
Jun 04, 2020
Blood pressure drugs linked to lower COVID-19 mortality: study
By Saumya Joseph (Reuters) - Widely used drugs to control high blood pressure may help protect against severe COVID-19, a new study found, allaying concerns that they could make the illness caused by ...
Jun 04, 2020
Children speak up at George Floyd memorial amid their parents’ hopes and fears
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - At a New York City memorial for George Floyd on Thursday, Corte Ellis held a sign he had made using a piece of cardboard from a broken-down box. The 10-year-ol...
Jun 04, 2020
Massachusetts directs agency to study phase-out of natural gas
By Valerie Volcovici and Nichola Groom (Reuters) - Massachusetts' top attorney asked the state's public utilities regulator on Thursday to probe the future of the natural gas industry as the state mov...
Jun 04, 2020
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