Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Germany’s Merkel sees no extension to sales tax reduction
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday a reduction in sales tax, announced as part of a 130 billion euro economic stimulus package, would only last until the end of the ye...
Jun 04, 2020
Germany’s Merkel calls for reconciliation after ‘terrible’ Floyd murder
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the murder of George Floyd, the black man whose death in U.S. police custody set off a wave of protests, was a "very very terrible thing" and ca...
Jun 04, 2020
Kuwait to cut government entities’ budget for fiscal year 2020-2021 by at least 20%
CAIRO (Reuters) - Kuwait agreed to cut the government entities' budget for fiscal year 2020-2021 by at least 20%, Kuwait's cabinet said on twitter on Thursday. The cabinet also ordered the ministry of...
Jun 04, 2020
Trump to give agencies power to fast-track big infrastructure projects, sources say
By Valerie Volcovici and Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday is expected to sign an executive order that would give federal agencies emergency powers to fast...
Jun 04, 2020
Grassley blocks nominees over Trump’s inspector general firings
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley on Thursday said he was blocking two of Donald Trump's nominees in response to the president's firing of two inspector generals, citing th...
Jun 04, 2020
Merkel sticking to decision not to run again as German chancellor
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Angela Merkel reiterated on Thursday that she was sticking to her decision not to run again for a fifth term as chancellor of Europe's biggest economy. Asked in a ZDF tele...
Jun 04, 2020
Explainer: No one really knows how many Americans need unemployment benefits
By Jonnelle Marte (Reuters) - Another 1.9 million people filed for unemployment benefits for the first time last week, according to data released by the Labor Department on Thursday, marking 11 straig...
Jun 04, 2020
New Amazon Prime series brings FIFA scandal to television
By Lucila Sigal BEUNOS AIRES (Reuters) - A new Amazon Prime Video series starting this week called "El Presidente" casts a satirical look at South American football's dirty dealings through the eyes o...
Jun 04, 2020
U.S. health department asks labs to add demographic data to COVID-19 results
(Reuters) - U.S. laboratories testing patients for COVID-19 are required to report data such as a patient's age and ethnicity along with test results, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ...
Jun 04, 2020
Pelosi says increased military in Washington is ‘alarming’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The increased presence of U.S. military and federal law enforcement, including unidentified officers, in Washington is "alarming," U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursd...
Jun 04, 2020
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