Category Archives: Syndicated
Costa Rica to become 38th member state of OECD
SAN JOSE (Reuters) - The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said on Friday its 37 members had approved Costa Rica's application to join the group and that a formal membershi...
May 15, 2020
Investors prepare for more U.S. stock swings as states reopen
By April Joyner NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors are bracing for more turbulence in U.S. stocks, as some states prepare to reopen their economies and global trade tensions rise. The Cboe Volatility Inde...
May 15, 2020
Biden campaign sees larger ‘battleground’ in race against Trump
By Trevor Hunnicutt (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's campaign is betting that as many as 16 states could be up for grabs in November's election, with President Donald Trump's ...
May 15, 2020
32 U.S. senators urge FCC to reconsider Ligado spectrum order
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of 32 U.S. senators on Friday urged the Federal Communications Commission to reconsider a decision to allow Ligado Networks to deploy a lo...
May 15, 2020
Statins may help older coronavirus patients avoid symptoms; COVID-19 more than respiratory illness
By Nancy Lapid NEW YORK (Reuters) - The following is a brief roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the ill...
May 15, 2020
Eurovision organisers plan alternative show to replace cancelled contest
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Diehard Eurovision fans will not go entirely without this year. The 2020 song contest was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, but its organisers are set to host an alterna...
May 15, 2020
Uruguay extradites accused Mexican cocaine smuggler to United States: officials
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Uruguay extradited a Mexican citizen to the United States where he is charged with international conspiracy to distribute cocaine and amphetamines, U.S. offici...
May 15, 2020
Lovers kept apart by coronavirus reunited as border fence comes down
By Arnd Wiegmann KREUZLINGEN, Switzerland (Reuters) - He happens to live in Switzerland. She happens to live in Germany. Before the coronavirus, that didn't mean much for Lukas and Leonie, a cross-bor...
May 15, 2020
IMF’s Georgieva urges tech companies to be responsible with pandemic windfalls
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Big technology companies that are reaping gains as result of increased reliance on online systems during the coronavirus crisis should work to increase access to the digital eco...
May 15, 2020
Fed’s Powell to appear on CBS’ ’60 Minutes’ on Sunday: CBS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will appear on CBS' "60 Minutes" news show on Sunday at 7 p.m., the network said on Friday, his second broadcast television interview si...
May 15, 2020
