Category Archives: Syndicated
Morocco rejects accusation of police abuse in enforcing lockdown
RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco rejected allegations of police brutality in enforcing a lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, after an official in the office of the U.N. High Commissioner for H...
Apr 28, 2020
Sweden’s sweet tooth turns sour as coronavirus stirs hygiene fears
By Colm Fulton STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - While the coronavirus has not stopped Swedes from eating in restaurants, drinking in pubs or playing organised sport, it has halted the country's love affair with ...
Apr 28, 2020
California to ‘gradually’ reopen once testing, tracing improves: official
(Reuters) - Some California workplaces, schools and childcare facilities can gradually reopen once the state improves coronavirus testing and contact tracing, the state's health officer said on Tuesda...
Apr 28, 2020
Bolivians stranded in Chile camp out at consulate in Santiago
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Several hundred Bolivians have set up camp on a sidewalk near the Andean nation's consulate in the Chilean capital Santiago, authorities said Tuesday, awaiting approval to return ...
Apr 28, 2020
IMF approves $3.4 billion in emergency aid for Nigeria pandemic response
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund's said its executive board on Tuesday approved $3.4 bln in emergency financial assistance for Nigeria to support the oil exporter's response to t...
Apr 28, 2020
MLB teams to begin refunding fans for lost games
Major League Baseball will permit teams to set up refund policies for unplayed games. ESPN reported Tuesday that all 30 teams will dictate how their refund process works. The league is contemplating a...
Apr 28, 2020
White House official warns of negative shocks before rebound later in 2020
By David Lawder and Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top Trump adminstration officials on Tuesday predicted a strong economic rebound in the fourth quarter as the coronavirus fades, but a senior Wh...
Apr 28, 2020
Boeing 737 MAX expected to remain grounded until at least August: sources
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Boeing Co's grounded 737 MAX jet is expected to remain grounded until at least August as the manufacturer continues to grapple with software issues, people b...
Apr 28, 2020
U.S. appeals court asks why Facebook encryption order should stay sealed
By Joseph Menn SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Federal appeals court judges asked prosecutors on Tuesday why a lower court could seal a ruling that absolved Facebook from having to wiretap a criminal suspec...
Apr 28, 2020
Without naming Libya’s Haftar, France says unilateral action won’t solve conflict
PARIS (Reuters) - France said on Tuesday that the Libyan conflict could not be solved through unilateral decisions, but only under U.N.-backed dialogue after Libya's eastern-based military leader Khal...
Apr 28, 2020
