Category Archives: Syndicated
NBA players polled about return; stars want to resume
The National Basketball Players Association is informally polling players to gauge where they stand on restarting the season, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported Tuesday. NBPA regional representatives ...
May 12, 2020
German economy ministry open to supporting Thyssenkrupp: paper
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German government's "protective umbrella" for businesses is open to struggling conglomerate Thyssenkrupp , which warned on Tuesday it faced a deep quarterly loss, the Rheinische...
May 12, 2020
EU will push to unlock borders as coronavirus ravages travel and tourism
By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union executive will recommend on Wednesday that border restrictions be gradually lifted and travel stalled by the coronavirus pandemic allowed ...
May 12, 2020
U.S. lawmakers include biofuels aid in latest proposed relief bill
By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday introduced a relief bill that would include aid to biofuel producers after demand for the fuel plummeted because of the coronavirus pa...
May 12, 2020
Tackling banned under terms of Premier League protocol for training: BBC
(Reuters) - Premier League players will be prohibited from tackling and pitches will have to be disinfected when clubs return to training as part of plans to prevent the further spread of COVID-19, th...
May 12, 2020
Australia Treasurer tests negative for coronavirus
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said he had tested negative for the new coronavirus after breaking into a sustained coughing bout while giving a speech to parliament on Tuesda...
May 12, 2020
Brazil has conducted 482,743 coronavirus tests: health official
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil has processed 482,743 tests for the novel coronavirus in official labs, a health ministry official said on Tuesday, up from around 181,000 tests on April 22, when the...
May 12, 2020
Democrats move to allow voting changes for presidential convention amid health crisis
By Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic Party's rules committee moved on Tuesday to allow organizers to change the format of the party's U.S. presidential nominating convention, including...
May 12, 2020
Austria’s Kurz aims to lift border controls to Switzerland by June
ZURICH (Reuters) - Austria aims to ease some border controls with Switzerland within days and to end all controls by June, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz told Swiss broadcaster SRF on Tuesday, as countries...
May 12, 2020
Fed Chair Powell, Gov. Brainard to host ‘Fed Listens’ event May 21
(Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and Fed Governor Lael Brainard will host a virtual "Fed Listens" event to take stock of the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic on May 21, the ...
May 12, 2020
