Category Archives: Syndicated
Colombia extends COVID-19 lockdown by two weeks, allows additional sectors to start re-opening
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's mandatory quarantine will be extended by a further two weeks as it tries to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, President Ivan Duque said on Tuesday. The Andean ...
May 05, 2020
Audit finds Mississippi misspent millions in federal anti-poverty funds
(Reuters) - Nearly $100 million in federal anti-poverty funds for Mississippi were misspent to enrich local officials, along with a family of professional wrestlers and a firm owned by Hall of Fame qu...
May 05, 2020
Saudi cabinet affirms Palestinian cause will remain ‘central issue’ for Arabs and Muslims: SPA
CAIRO (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's cabinet affirmed late on Tuesday that the Palestinian cause will remain a "central issue" for Arabs and Muslims, Saudi news agency said in a statement issued early on ...
May 05, 2020
RBNZ estimates quarterly GDP drop of 4% to 37% under virus restrictions
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's quarterly GDP is reduced by between 4% and 37% by restrictions to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) estimated on We...
May 05, 2020
Fitch lowers Brazil outlook to ‘negative’ as crisis deepens
By Jamie McGeever BRASILIA (Reuters) - Fitch Ratings on Tuesday lowered its outlook on Brazil's credit rating to negative from stable, the latest indication of the severe economic and financial damage...
May 05, 2020
Allstate will likely grant another auto insurance rebate as pandemic cuts driving – CEO
By Suzanne Barlyn (Reuters) - Insurer Allstate Corp. will likely grant an additional rebate to auto insurance customers due to reduced driving during the coronavirus outbreak, its Chief Executive Offi...
May 05, 2020
CVC, Blackstone consider investing in Itay’s Serie A soccer league: FT
(Reuters) - Private equity firms CVC Capital Partners and Blackstone Group Inc are in separate talks about investments in Italy's Serie A soccer league, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. CVC is...
May 05, 2020
Fire breaks out at UAE residential tower, seven injuries reported
DUBAI (Reuters) - Firefighters brought under control a fire that broke out at a residential tower in Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday night, Sharjah's government media office said. Seven...
May 05, 2020
Brazil posts daily record of 600 coronavirus deaths on Tuesday
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil hit a record for daily coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, indicating that the nation is still in the thick of its battle against the virus, even as some areas of the coun...
May 05, 2020
MercadoLibre to invest over $700 million in Brazil as coronavirus boosts e-commerce
By Aluisio Alves SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Latin American e-commerce company MercadoLibre is one of the few firms not scaling back spending amid the coronavirus pandemic and plans to move forward with a p...
May 05, 2020
