Category Archives: Syndicated
Trump favors more coronavirus aid to U.S. states, but in later bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he favors more coronavirus relief aid for state and local governments, but that will be for a future package to be negotiated with Con...
Apr 19, 2020
Japan March exports fall 11.7% year/year: MOF
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's exports fell 11.7% in March from a year earlier, Ministry of Finance (MOF) data showed on Monday, reflecting a sharp drop in external demand due to the coronavirus outbreak. ...
Apr 19, 2020
Trump would be willing to give coronavirus aid to Iran if asked
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday he would be willing to provide aid to Iran to help deal with the coronavirus pandemic if Tehran requested it. "If Iran needed aid on this...
Apr 19, 2020
UK launches fund to help fast-growing businesses through coronavirus crisis
LONDON (Reuters) - British finance minister Rishi Sunak launched a new scheme on Monday to protect fast-growing and innovative companies from the economic fallout caused by the coronavirus pandemic. T...
Apr 19, 2020
UK shopping trips plummet and housing market freezes after lockdown
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - The number of British people leaving their homes to go shopping has slumped by 83% since the government closed non-essential retail outlets last month to slow the ...
Apr 19, 2020
Life under lockdown in India’s massive Dharavi slum
By Francis Mascarenhas MUMBAI (Reuters) - In homes that are cramped, stuffy and increasingly low on food, residents of Mumbai's huge Dharavi slum are struggling under India's nationwide lockdown. In D...
Apr 19, 2020
UK finance jobseekers increase 43% in first quarter, coronavirus impacts hiring
LONDON (Reuters) - The number of UK finance professionals seeking new jobs rose by more than 40% in the first quarter compared with the last three months of 2019, even as coronavirus forced employers ...
Apr 19, 2020
In shadow of coronavirus, Muslims face a Ramadan like never before
By Hamid Ould Ahmed, Ulf Laessing and Gayatri Suroyo ALGIERS/CAIRO/JAKARTA (Reuters) - Days before the holy fasting month of Ramadan begins, the Islamic world is grappling with an untimely paradox of ...
Apr 19, 2020
CDC reports 720,630 coronavirus cases in U.S., 37,202 deaths
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday reported 720,630 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 29,916 cases from its previous count, and said the number of dea...
Apr 19, 2020
Trump says getting close to a deal with Democrats on U.S. coronavirus stimulus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that Republicans were "close" to getting a deal with Democrats on another legislative package to help alleviate economic damage done by t...
Apr 19, 2020
