Author Archives: Syndicated Content
S&P cuts Rolls-Royce credit rating to junk on COVID-19 hit
LONDON (Reuters) - Ratings agency Standard & Poor's cut engine maker Rolls-Royce's credit rating to junk on Thursday, citing the disruption caused to global air travel from the COVID-19 pandemic. S&P ...
May 28, 2020
Fed’s Kaplan sees global oil glut lasting well into 2021
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The global oil glut due to the coronavirus pandemic will likely last well into 2021, Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Robert Kaplan said on Thursday, and longer, if the ...
May 28, 2020
Russia’s economy contracts 12% year-on-year in April during coronavirus lockdown
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's economy contracted in April by 12% year on year, data showed on Thursday, recording a sharp fall similar to the one last seen in May 2009. Russia's economic health is in fo...
May 28, 2020
Factbox: European soccer’s return to action after coronavirus
BERN (Reuters) - Professional soccer leagues around Europe are gearing up for a return to action following the novel coronavirus stoppage, but some are more advanced than others. Here is a roundup of ...
May 28, 2020
Fire rips through crowded Cameroon prison
DOUALA, Cameroon (Reuters) - A fire tore through an overcrowded maximum security prison in Cameroon's port city of Douala on Thursday leading to the hospitalisation of three prisoners with serious bur...
May 28, 2020
Masks, cleaning, filtration better than blocking middle seats: United CEO
(Reuters) - United Airlines Holdings Inc Chief Executive Scott Kirby said on Thursday that facial masks, aircraft cleaning and air filtration systems are better measures for preventing the spread of t...
May 28, 2020
U.S. senators offer bill to prepare for the next pandemic
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. senators offered a bipartisan $3 billion plan on Thursday to prepare for the next global health crisis, putting a premium on fighting disease outbreaks and pandemics like C...
May 28, 2020
Islamic State calls COVID-19 God’s punishment for foes: tape
CAIRO (Reuters) - Islamic State (IS) said the coronavirus pandemic was divine punishment for its enemies, according to an audio broadcast on Thursday, where the jihadists also vowed more attacks. The ...
May 28, 2020
CVS, Nuro to test driverless prescription delivery in Houston area
By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - CVS Health Corp and unmanned vehicle delivery Nuro in June will start testing a service that drops prescriptions and other essentials free of charge to some c...
May 28, 2020
Boston Marathon cancelled because of COVID-19
(Reuters) - The Boston Marathon, originally scheduled to be held in April and then postponed until September because of the COVID-19 pandemic, has now been cancelled, race organisers said on Thursday....
May 28, 2020
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