Category Archives: Syndicated
Nearly 7% of U.S. mortgage borrowers receiving payment relief, industry survey shows
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - About 3.5 million mortgage borrowers have had their payments paused or reduced as the novel coronavirus outbreak in the United States continues to throw millions out of work, a ...
Apr 27, 2020
Argentina, Chile defuse spat, vow united fight against pandemic and recession
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - The leaders of Argentina and Chile have moved to defuse a recent diplomatic spat after officials in Santiago accused President Alberto Fernandez of "meddling" in Chile's inter...
Apr 27, 2020
U.S. Senate Republican leader sees further aid for states, cities
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Monday predicted that Congress would approve further funding for states and cities whose budgets have been hit hard by the coron...
Apr 27, 2020
Chile’s top health official flaunts WHO guidance, says recovered COVID-19 patients immune
By Dave Sherwood and Stephanie Nebehay SANTIAGO/GENEVA (Reuters) - Chile's top health official said on Monday that a patient recovered from COVID-19 had little chance of contracting the disease again ...
Apr 27, 2020
White House adviser Navarro lashes out at China over ‘fake’ test kits
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House trade adviser Peter Navarro on Monday accused China of sending low-quality and even counterfeit coronavirus antibody testing kits to the United States and of "profit...
Apr 27, 2020
Libya’s eastern leader Haftar says army to take formal control
TUNIS (Reuters) - Libya's eastern-based military leader Khalifa Haftar said on Monday his Libyan National Army (LNA) was accepting a "popular mandate" to rule the country, apparently brushing aside th...
Apr 27, 2020
Jordan eases coronavirus curfew and reopens more businesses
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan on Monday eased restrictions on movement aimed at containing the spread of the coronavirus and allowed more businesses to reopen to help jump-start the ...
Apr 27, 2020
Brazil drawing up plan to reopen economy, resume soccer matches soon: official
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's government is working on a plan to gradually open up economic activity again, a senior Economy Ministry official said on Monday, adding he expects professional soccer mat...
Apr 27, 2020
Nigeria to begin ‘phased and gradual’ easing of lockdowns in Lagos, Abuja
LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria will begin a "phased and gradual" easing of more than four weeks of lockdowns on May 4, President Muhammadu Buhari said in an address on Monday. Lagos and Ogun states, and th...
Apr 27, 2020
Beach crowds lead California to increase enforcement of coronavirus public health restrictions
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - California Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday said the state would step up enforcement of coronavirus-related public health restrictions after crowds jammed beaches over th...
Apr 27, 2020
