Category Archives: Syndicated
Belgium tightens COVID measures as infections spike
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium will tighten COVID-19 containment measures on July 25 after a rise in infections, Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes said, requiring the use of face masks...
Jul 23, 2020
U.S. weekly jobless claims rise; labor market recovery stalling
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits rose last week for the first time in nearly four months, suggesting the labor market was stalling amid...
Jul 23, 2020
French President Macron discusses COVID-19 situation with Australian PM
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron discussed the COVID-19 pandemic situation during a phone briefing on Thursday with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Macron's office said, as...
Jul 23, 2020
Southwest says not scheduling the Boeing 737 MAX until mid-December
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Southwest Airlines will keep the Boeing Co 737 MAX off its schedule through mid-December, it said on Thursday, as regulators review the grounded plane's return after two fatal cras...
Jul 23, 2020
Prayers at Hagia Sophia will crown decades-long Muslim campaign
By Daren Butler and Dominic Evans ISTANBUL (Reuters) - When Yunus Genc prays at Hagia Sophia on Friday it will mark the triumphant culmination of decades-long efforts by Islamist-rooted groups like hi...
Jul 23, 2020
Iraq’s coronavirus infections pass 100,000 total – health ministry
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's total number of infections from the novel coronavirus passed 100,000 on Thursday as the health ministry said 102,226 cases had been recorded. At least 4,122 people have died...
Jul 23, 2020
Mnuchin urges quick action on coronavirus relief, open to another bill: CNBC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said on Thursday the White House is interested in getting a trillion dollar coronavirus relief bill out quickly and would be open to anothe...
Jul 23, 2020
Paris sewage reveals COVID still not flushed away
NOISY-LE-GRAND, France (Reuters) - Samples of wastewater from the Paris sewage system have been showing traces of COVID-19 again since the end of June, having vanished when France imposed a lockdown, ...
Jul 23, 2020
Chipmaker STMicroelectronics ups 2020 outlook on improved market
(Reuters) - French-Italian chipmaker STMicroelectronics raised its full-year net revenue guidance, citing new products, customer schemes and improved market conditions, as it expects the worst to be o...
Jul 23, 2020
Union Pacific quarterly profit plunges 28% on lower shipment volumes
(Reuters) - Union Pacific Corp on Thursday reported a 28% decline in quarterly profit, hurt by lower shipment volumes as the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted global supply chains. The Omaha, Nebraska-based...
Jul 23, 2020
