Category Archives: Syndicated
IMF approves $650 million in emergency pandemic aid for Dominican Republic
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday its executive board had approved $650 million in emergency financial assistance to help the Dominican Republic respond to the c...
Apr 29, 2020
Oil prices rise on early signs of slowing U.S. glut build
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Thursday, building on big gains in the previous session on signs the U.S. crude glut is not growing as fast as expected and that gasoline demand...
Apr 29, 2020
Report: NBA eyes Disney World, encouraged by new medicines
The NBA is looking at the Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Fla., as a possible playing site should the 2019-20 season resume, and has even gotten the OK from Disney to use the site, Stadium's Sh...
Apr 29, 2020
South Korea reports no new domestic coronavirus cases, first time since Feb peak
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea reported on Thursday no new domestic coronavirus cases for the first time since its Feb. 29 peak, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said. KCDC r...
Apr 29, 2020
NHL, NHLPA not ready to abandon season
On the same day when White House COVID-19 expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said that some sports may have to abandon their seasons, the NHL announced that it is not ready to scrap the suspended 2019-20 campai...
Apr 29, 2020
Top Polish government critic, Supreme Court chief retires
By Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk and Joanna Plucinska WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's Supreme Court chief Malgorzata Gersdorf ends a six-year term on Thursday, opening way for the nationalist Law and Justice (P...
Apr 29, 2020
Yemen reports first two deaths from coronavirus
CAIRO (Reuters) - Yemen has reported its first two deaths from the novel coronavirus, its health minister told Yemen TV lae on Wednesday. Earlier, Yemeni authorities reported five coronavirus infectio...
Apr 29, 2020
Nine companies rent 23 million barrels worth of space in U.S. emergency oil reserve: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nine companies including Chevron , Exxon and Alon USA have agreed to rent space to store 23 million barrels of crude in the U.S. emergency oil reserve, a U.S. official said on W...
Apr 29, 2020
Dollar nurses losses after Fed, jump in risk appetite
By Stanley White TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar nursed losses on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve left the door open to more monetary easing and dampened expectations for a quick economic recover...
Apr 29, 2020
Kentucky’s Churchill Downs cleared to re-open in May
By Frank Pingue (Reuters) - Kentucky's Churchill Downs received state approval on Wednesday to reopen its stables on May 11 followed by spectator-free racing under strict guidelines to mitigate the im...
Apr 29, 2020
