Category Archives: Syndicated
As virus ravages Detroit, rural Michigan chafes at heavy job losses
By Jason Lange and Michael Martina DETROIT (Reuters) - For Amy Schuch, who co-owns a tree-removal business in rural Michigan, social distancing was part of the job long before the coronavirus pandemic...
Apr 28, 2020
Czech parliament approves state of emergency until May 17, shorter than government sought
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The lower house of the Czech parliament on Tuesday extended until May 17 the state of emergency that underpins the government's main measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus, ...
Apr 28, 2020
Russia’s Yandex.Taxi targets continued profitability even as rides plummet
By Nadezhda Tsydenova MOSCOW (Reuters) - Yandex.Taxi, the ride-hailing arm of Russian internet giant Yandex , is hoping to remain profitable in the second half of this year despite a sharp drop in sal...
Apr 28, 2020
Alcohol smuggling jumps in Namibia amid coronavirus crackdown
WINDHOEK (Reuters) - Namibian police reported on Tuesday a jump in people smuggling beers and whisky from neighbouring Angola and Zambia, using illegal border crossings to beat a ban on alcohol sales ...
Apr 28, 2020
Toilet paper trophy hunters on a roll as U.S. shortages start easing
By Martinne Geller and Lisa Baertlein LONDON/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. consumers have begun spotting rare Quilted Northern and Charmin toilet paper rolls on store shelves across the United States, ...
Apr 28, 2020
Wells Fargo’s relationship with NRA is ‘declining’: CEO
(Reuters) - Wells Fargo & Co's relationship with firearm lobbying group the National Rifle Association is "declining," Chief Executive Charles Scharf told investors on Tuesday. Speaking at Wells Fargo...
Apr 28, 2020
Democrats’ Senate majority odds boosted amid outbreak, Trump’s uneven response
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Senator Steve Daines been airing a television advertisement in Montana touting his efforts to protect his state's residents from the novel coronavirus. But his...
Apr 28, 2020
France coronavirus deaths rise again, closing in on 24,000
PARIS (Reuters) - The number of people who have died from coronavirus infection in France rose by 367 to 23,660 on Tuesday, while the number of confirmed cases was up 1,520 at 129,859, the health mini...
Apr 28, 2020
Exclusive: Scotiabank to close its metals business – sources
By Peter Hobson LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of Nova Scotia (Scotiabank) told staff on Tuesday it would close its metals business, drawing the curtain on one of the most venerable names in precious metals ...
Apr 28, 2020
India’s Serum Institute to make millions of potential coronavirus vaccine doses
By Zeba Siddiqui NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Serum Institute of India said on Tuesday it plans this year to produce up to 60 million doses of a potential vaccine against the new coronavirus that is unde...
Apr 28, 2020
