Category Archives: Syndicated
Families of COVID victims in hard-hit Italian city seek judicial probe
MILAN (Reuters) - A group representing relatives of people who died of COVID-19 in Bergamo, one of Italy's hardest-hit cities, asked prosecutors on Wednesday to investigate possible criminal responsib...
Jun 10, 2020
Grammy Awards organizers tighten conflict of interest rules, say show to go ahead in January
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Organizers of the annual Grammy Awards on Wednesday announced tighter rules regarding conflicts of interest after claims that nominations for the highest honors in the music in...
Jun 10, 2020
New Yorkers adopt pets to deal with coronavirus stress
(Reuters) - When the coronavirus pandemic shut down New York City nearly three months ago, Jocelyn Tsai rushed to fill out an online application to foster a dog from the Animal Care Centers of NYC. Bu...
Jun 10, 2020
U.S. to probe if plywood imports from Vietnam circumvent duties on Chinese goods
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Commerce Department on Wednesday said it would examine whether hardwood plywood imports completed in Vietnam using Chinese components are circumventing U.S. duties on i...
Jun 10, 2020
Italy PM says prosecutors to question him over coronavirus response
ROME (Reuters) - Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said he will be questioned by prosecutors on Friday over the way the coronavirus outbreak was handled in the northern Italian city of Bergamo, one of the...
Jun 10, 2020
Mexican same-store retail sales fall 19% in May: ANTAD
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The members of Mexican retailers' association ANTAD said on Wednesday that same-store sales tumbled by 19.0% in May compared with the same month a year earlier, as the impact o...
Jun 10, 2020
J.K. Rowling reveals past abuse and defends right to speak on trans issues
LONDON (Reuters) - Author J.K. Rowling defended her right to speak about trans issues without fear of abuse in an intensely personal essay in which she explained the complex reasons for her interest i...
Jun 10, 2020
U.S. economy has hit turning point: White House’s Kudlow
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House Economic Adviser Larry Kudlow said on Wednesday it appears that the U.S. economy, plunged rapidly into a recession by the coronavirus pandemic about three months ago...
Jun 10, 2020
France reports 23 more coronavirus deaths, raising total to 29,319
PARIS (Reuters) - France's coronavirus death toll rose by only 23 on Wednesday, versus an average daily increase of 53 over the last two weeks, to 29,319, the fifth-highest total in the world. On Tues...
Jun 10, 2020
Inditex invests in technology to merge online with in-store shopping
MADRID (Reuters) - Zara owner Inditex unveiled a 2.7 billion euro ($3 billion) investment in technology on Wednesday to make it easier for customers to track the items they want, blurring the lines be...
Jun 10, 2020
