Category Archives: Syndicated
Special Report: Peruvian coca farmers to Paris pushers, coronavirus upends global narcotics trade
By Gabriel Stargardter and Drazen Jorgic RIO DE JANEIRO/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Countries around the world have spent billions of dollars bailing out businesses affected by the coronavirus outbreak. P...
Apr 22, 2020
Pakistani doctors urge government to reimpose mosque restrictions
By Syed Raza Hassan KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Leading Pakistani doctors on Wednesday urged the government and clerics to reverse a decision to allow prayer congregations at mosques during the Musl...
Apr 22, 2020
Pricing the benefits of cheap oil in a world of economic lockdowns
By Sujata Rao (Reuters) - The oil price collapse that took U.S. crude prices sub-zero for the first time in history may turn out to be a silver lining for the world economy, possibly offering a spring...
Apr 22, 2020
WHO says it hopes U.S. will reconsider funding, but focus is on ending pandemic
GENEVA (Reuters) - The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that he hoped the Trump administration would reconsider its suspension of funding, but that his main focus was on e...
Apr 22, 2020
Kraft-Heinz extends factory worker bonuses in pandemic
By Martinne Geller LONDON (Reuters) - Kraft Heinz will extend for two weeks a $100 per week stipend for factory workers producing its packaged foods during the COVID-19 pandemic, the company said on W...
Apr 22, 2020
U.S. auto sales begin recovery from March coronavirus drop: J.D. Power analysts
(Reuters) - Auto retail sales in the United States are beginning to recover from a massive slump in March due to the outbreak of the coronavirus and nationwide stay-at-home orders, according to analys...
Apr 22, 2020
Putin’s problems mount as coronavirus hits Russian economy
By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW (Reuters) - It was meant to be the day Russians voted to change the constitution to allow President Vladimir Putin to extend his rule until 2036. Instead, Putin spent Wednesday...
Apr 22, 2020
U.S. deaths top 46,000 after near-record increase previous day: Reuters tally
By Lisa Shumaker (Reuters) - U.S. coronavirus deaths topped 46,000 on Wednesday after rising by a near-record single-day number on Tuesday, according to a Reuters tally. A University of Washington mod...
Apr 22, 2020
Son of Russian tycoon Gutseriyev buys bank in Belarus
MINSK (Reuters) - Said Gutseriyev, a son of Russian tycoon Mikhail Gutseriyev, has bought Paritetbank in Belarus, the country's state property committee said on Wednesday. Paritetbank, Belarus' fiftee...
Apr 22, 2020
Payton: No virtual offseason program for Saints
New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton told his players Wednesday there will be no offseason program, ESPN's Diana Russini reported. During a Zoom meeting with more than 80 players, Payton said there wo...
Apr 22, 2020
