Category Archives: Syndicated
UK death toll from confirmed coronavirus cases rises 338 to 36,042
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom's death toll from confirmed cases of COVID-19 rose by 338 to 36,042 as of 1600 GMT on May 20, the health ministry said. "As of 9am 21 May, there have been 3,090,5...
May 21, 2020
Amazon pushes Prime Day to September as it returns to normalcy – WSJ
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc is scheduling its annual Prime Day shopping event for September and allowing unlimited shipments of non-essential goods to warehouses, the Wall Street Journal reported on Th...
May 21, 2020
Tourist trade in annexed Crimea on brink as coronavirus bites
By Anastasia Lyrchikova and Anton Zverev MOSCOW (Reuters) - Crimean hostel owner Natalia Kirichenko has given up hope of hosting guests this summer as the coronavirus outbreak threatens to ruin the ec...
May 21, 2020
A crisis that has blunted the euro’s global profile
By Tommy Wilkes and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) - The coronavirus crisis may have dealt a lethal blow to the idea that the euro could one day replace the dollar as the world's preferred currency...
May 21, 2020
Lori Loughlin, husband to plead guilty in college admissions scandal
(Reuters) - Actress Lori Loughlin and her husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, have agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy charges for trying to fraudulently win their children's admission to th...
May 21, 2020
Former Trump lawyer Cohen leaves prison early due to coronavirus: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Michael Cohen, the former personal attorney to U.S. President Donald Trump, was released from prison on Thursday due to concerns that he could be exposed to coronavirus while in...
May 21, 2020
Vietnam jails ex-deputy defence minister over land scandal
HANOI(Reuters) - A military court in Vietnam on Thursday sentenced a former deputy defence minister accused of allowing three plots of land in Ho Chi Minh City to be illegally transferred to private i...
May 21, 2020
Starbucks recoups nearly two-thirds of comparable U.S. sales as stores reopen
(Reuters) - Starbucks Corp said on Thursday it had regained nearly two-thirds of its comparable U.S. store sales from the prior year, as it reopened stores and modified operations due to the coronavir...
May 21, 2020
U.S. grants royalty relief to hard-hit oil, gas drillers
(Reuters) - The Trump administration has granted royalty relief to several drilling companies producing oil and gas on federal lands in recent weeks, according to a government database, as the industr...
May 21, 2020
Egyptians rush to buy treats before Eid al-Fitr curfew
CAIRO (Reuters) - Families rushed to buy sweets and biscuits in Cairo on Friday as they prepared to celebrate the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan under a tightened coronavirus curfew and lo...
May 21, 2020
