Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Lebanese government to manage mobile networks ahead of new tender
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's government will take back management of the country's two state-owned mobile phone networks after the latest contracts expired, and plans to prepare a new tender within th...
May 05, 2020
Trump flying to Arizona to visit mask factory on trip with political overtones
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump makes a rare trip out of Washington on Tuesday to tour a mask production plant in Arizona, visiting a state he hopes to win in the November ...
May 05, 2020
Trump says U.S. will report virus origins, gives no timeline
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump urged China on Tuesday to be transparent with what it knows about the origin of the coronavirus that emerged from Wuhan, China, and has w...
May 05, 2020
Swimming: European Championships moved to 2021 due to coronavirus pandemic
(Reuters) - The European Aquatics Championships, which were scheduled to be held from May 11 to 24 in Budapest, have been pushed back to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the European governing body ...
May 05, 2020
U.S. bankruptcies fall in April, but commercial Chapter 11 filings rise
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Overall U.S. bankruptcy filings fell in April compared to the year before, a possible sign the massive Federal Reserve and government response to the coronavirus pandemic may ha...
May 05, 2020
White House adviser expects U.S. unemployment rate for April to be ‘north of 16%’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett on Tuesday said he expects the U.S. unemployment rate was above 16% in April, as the coronavirus pandemic began to devastate the count...
May 05, 2020
Lloyds lends over 1 billion pounds on day one of new UK small business scheme
LONDON (Reuters) - Lloyds Banking Group said it lent more than 1 billion pounds ($1.24 billion) to small businesses on Monday, when a new 100% state-guaranteed loan scheme opened to help the smallest ...
May 05, 2020
U.S. Treasury to start distributing $4.8 billion in pandemic funds to tribal governments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department will begin distributing $4.8 billion in pandemic relief funds to Native American tribal governments in all U.S. states, the Treasury and Interior De...
May 05, 2020
Quarantine with 31 children? Costa Rican family’s labor of love
By Hector Guzman SAN JOSE (Reuters) - Coronavirus lockdowns present a plethora of challenges for families suddenly forced to spend weeks on end under one roof. But try hunkering down at home with 31 k...
May 05, 2020
Asia coronavirus cases hit 250,000 but pace much slower than U.S., Europe
By Jane Wardell SYDNEY (Reuters) - Coronavirus cases in Asia rose to a quarter of a million on Tuesday, according to a Reuters tally, driven by outbreaks in Singapore, Pakistan and India, even as Chin...
May 05, 2020
