Category Archives: Syndicated
Brazil’s Sabesp extends water-bill exemption for low-income families till Aug. 15
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian state-run sanitation company Sabesp will exempt low-income customers from paying water bills until Aug. 15 due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Sao Paulo state governor...
Jul 01, 2020
Apple to re-close more stores in seven states, bringing total to 77
(Reuters) - Apple Inc said on Wednesday that it would re-close more than two dozen stores in seven states, including its home state of California, bringing the total closures to 77 as coronavirus case...
Jul 01, 2020
Months later, U.N. Security Council backs call for coronavirus truce
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday finally backed U.N. chief Antonio Guterres' March 23 call for a global truce amid the coronavirus pandemic, adopting a r...
Jul 01, 2020
World Bank chief says coronavirus pandemic widening inequality gap
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - World Bank President David Malpass said on Wednesday that the coronavirus pandemic was exacerbating inequality throughout the world by hitting hardest those without a social saf...
Jul 01, 2020
Emerging market inflows increase ninefold in June: IIF
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Portfolio inflows to emerging markets jumped to $32.1 billion in June from $3.5 billion in May, the bulk of it in debt securities, the Institute of International Finance said on W...
Jul 01, 2020
Brazil posts $7.5 billion trade surplus in June: Economy Ministry
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil posted a trade surplus of $7.5 billion in June, official data showed on Wednesday, more than the median consensus forecast in a Reuters poll of economists of a $6.95 billio...
Jul 01, 2020
Uber extends mask requirement for drivers, riders, launches new campaign
By Tina Bellon (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc on Wednesday extended indefinitely a requirement for drivers and riders on its platform to wear a face covering or mask and launched a new campaign vid...
Jul 01, 2020
More than 80 dead in Ethiopian protests following killing of singer
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - More than 80 people have been killed in protests in Ethiopia's Oromiya region during protests following the killing of a popular singer, a regional police commissioner told the...
Jul 01, 2020
Fed policymakers committed to providing open-ended support to U.S. economy, minutes show
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve policymakers agreed broadly to make full use of the tools at the central bank's disposal to help foster a recovery from the recession triggered by the coronaviru...
Jul 01, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 2,624,873 coronavirus cases
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday reported 2,624,873 cases of new coronavirus, an increase of 43,644 cases from its previous count, and said that the n...
Jul 01, 2020
