Category Archives: Syndicated
U.S. senator to liquidate individual stock shares after coronavirus flap
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Kelly Loeffler said on Wednesday she would liquidate her individual stock share positions after the wealthy Republican and her husband were criticized over sales of...
Apr 08, 2020
Airbnb warns 2020 revenue can fall by half amid COVID-19 hit: The Information
(Reuters) - Home rental company Airbnb has projected its revenue can fall about 54% to some $2.2 billion this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Information reported on Wednesday, citing people fa...
Apr 08, 2020
Peru`s Vizcarra extends state of emergency to April 26
By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra on Wednesday extended the country's state of emergency declared to contain the novel coronavirus for two more weeks to April 26. Viz...
Apr 08, 2020
Argentina’s grains trade hit as decade-low river levels limit cargoes
By Maximilian Heath BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Decade-low water levels in Argentina's Parana River, a key thoroughfare for grains shipments, are forcing exporters to load less merchandise on ships, addi...
Apr 08, 2020
Malta records its first coronavirus death
VALLETTA (Reuters) - Malta announced its first death from COVID-19 on Wednesday, a 92-year-old woman with severe underlying medical problems. The tiny Mediterranean island reported its first case of t...
Apr 08, 2020
Congo president’s chief of staff arrested amid graft probe
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Police in Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday arrested the president's chief of staff, Vital Kamerhe, after he testified in an investigation into alleged misappropriation of...
Apr 08, 2020
Quarantine like jail joke brings fierce backlash for Ellen DeGeneres
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Ellen DeGeneres, one of America's most popular TV personalities, faced a barrage of criticism on Wednesday after comparing her self-isolation in a multimillion-dollar mansion t...
Apr 08, 2020
U.S. nurses who can’t get tested fear they are spreading COVID-19
By Gabriella Borter NEW YORK (Reuters) - In New York City, an intensive care nurse treated patients for three days after she started displaying symptoms of COVID-19 - but couldn't get a test from her ...
Apr 08, 2020
Canada bank CEOs see bigger economic challenges from COVID-19 than financial crisis
By Nichola Saminather TORONTO (Reuters) - The coronavirus pandemic's economic impact on Canada will be broader and more challenging than the 2008-09 financial crisis, with the recovery likely to take ...
Apr 08, 2020
Google bans Zoom software from employee laptops
(Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google on Wednesday banned Zoom video conferencing application from its employees' laptops, citing security concerns. "Recently, our security team informed employees using Z...
Apr 08, 2020
