Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Exclusive: Inside Trump’s standoff with South Korea over defense costs
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper rang his South Korean counterpart this week, he pressed for a deal quickly on defense cost-sharing that Pre...
Apr 10, 2020
U.S. Treasury followed proper procedures in rejecting Trump tax return request
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department followed proper procedures in denying the U.S. House of Representatives access to President Donald Trump's tax returns, the inspector general's offi...
Apr 10, 2020
Fed’s Mester says policymakers want to prevent ‘lasting damage’ to the economy
(Reuters) - The U.S. economy was on a strong footing before the coronavirus pandemic and Federal Reserve officials are working to help the economy rebound quickly once businesses that were shuttered b...
Apr 10, 2020
Motor racing: Renault furloughs ‘vast majority’ of F1 team to end of May
LONDON (Reuters) - Renault have furloughed most of their British-based Formula One race team until the end of May due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with management also taking a pay cut, the French carmak...
Apr 10, 2020
New U.S. projections show summer spike if coronavirus restrictions lifted: NYT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New U.S. government figures show coronavirus infections will spike during the summer if stay-at-home orders are lifted at 30 days as planned, the New York Times reported on Frid...
Apr 10, 2020
‘Herculean task’: Chicago public schools scramble to launch online classes
By Brendan O'Brien CHICAGO (Reuters) - During a typical school day at Chicago's Benito Juarez Community Academy, James Klock's high-school students can be found splicing and connecting wiring, getting...
Apr 10, 2020
French insurers in talks to jointly invest 1 bln euros to help small businesses during coronavirus
PARIS (Reuters) - French insurers are in discussions to invest 1 billion euros ($1.09 billion) into funds dedicated to help small and mid-sized firms and health companies recover from the impact of th...
Apr 10, 2020
Moscow to introduce passes for travel around the city during lockdown
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Moscow's mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Friday that the city would begin to gradually introduce a system of passes next week to monitor and regulate residents' movements during a par...
Apr 10, 2020
Apple, Google to create contact tracing technology to fight coronavirus spread
By Stephen Nellis and Paresh Dave (Reuters) - Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google said on Friday that they will work together to create contact tracing technology that aims to slow the spread of the c...
Apr 10, 2020
Turkey’s coronavirus death toll rises to 1,006: minister
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's confirmed cases of coronavirus increased by 4,747 and 98 people died in the last 24 hours, taking the total death toll from the disease to 1,006, Health Minister Fahretti...
Apr 10, 2020
