Category Archives: Syndicated
Softbank set to invest in more than a dozen U.S. minority-led startups
By Arriana McLymore NEW YORK (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp will invest $2 million or more in 14 U.S. startups led by black founders and other underrepresented groups, the company said on Thursday, a...
Jun 18, 2020
McDonald’s to hire 260,000 staff this summer as restaurants reopen
(Reuters) - McDonald's Corp said https://news.mcdonalds.com/news-releases/news-release-details/mcdonalds-restaurants-anticipate-hiring-approximately-260000 on Thursday it would hire about 260,000 rest...
Jun 18, 2020
Colombian army frees two foreigners held by FARC dissidents
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian soldiers have freed two foreign nationals who were being held hostage by FARC rebel dissidents in the country's southwestern Cauca province, the government said on Thursda...
Jun 18, 2020
Shopify, BlackBerry develop COVID-19 app; Canada to roll out voluntary tests
By Moira Warburton and David Ljunggren TORONTO/OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian technology firms Shopify Inc and Blackberry Ltd are developing a mobile contact testing app for the novel coronavirus, Prime ...
Jun 18, 2020
California orders residents to wear face masks in ‘most settings outside the home’
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California health officials on Thursday ordered residents to wear face masks in "most settings outside the home," saying the new rule was necessary because too many Californian...
Jun 18, 2020
U.S. insurers eye Legionnaires’ disease safeguards as buildings re-open from pandemic shutdowns
By Suzanne Barlyn (Reuters) - Commercial insurers are scrutinizing building managers' efforts to avoid outbreaks of Legionnaires' disease as they re-open movie theaters, gyms, schools and offices that...
Jun 18, 2020
Brazil education minister steps down, heading to World Bank
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian Education Minister Abraham Weintraub on Thursday announced he was stepping down to take a role at the World Bank. Weintraub, a fervent ideological defender of far-right...
Jun 18, 2020
U.S. House Democrats unveil $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Democrats on Thursday unveiled a $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill that they will seek to pass in coming weeks, arguing it has bee...
Jun 18, 2020
F1 engine changes could take twice as long under new measures
LONDON (Reuters) - Formula One mechanics could take twice as long to change an engine under new measures to protect them from COVID-19 and reliability will be key, according to Racing Point technical ...
Jun 18, 2020
IMF official says hopeful Argentina, creditors can reach agreement soon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund is not party to discussions between Argentina and its creditors, but believes it is in the interest of both sides to reach an agreement soon in t...
Jun 18, 2020
