Category Archives: Syndicated
Venezuelan indigenous baby tests positive for coronavirus in Brazil
MANAUS (Reuters) - A two-month-old baby born to Warao indigenous refugees from Venezuela has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the mayor's office in the Brazilian city of Manaus said on Wedne...
Apr 15, 2020
Judge voids Puerto Rico pension law, delays effective date due to coronavirus
SAN JUAN (Reuters) - A U.S. judge ruled on Wednesday that bankrupt Puerto Rico cannot fund more than $300 million in annual pension and health costs for its municipalities, but suspended the effective...
Apr 15, 2020
Amazon’s EU head of operations steps down amid virus crisis
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc's vice president of the European Union segment, Roy Perticucci, has stepped down, the company confirmed on Wednesday. Perticucci joined Amazon in 2013, according to his prof...
Apr 15, 2020
Fitch cuts Mexico’s rating amid fears of ‘severe recession’
(Reuters) - Fitch Ratings on Wednesday downgraded Mexico's sovereign rating to BBB- from BBB amid fears that the economic shock caused by the novel coronavirus will cause a "severe recession" in Latin...
Apr 15, 2020
Airbus puts off planned ramp-up of A220 jet
MONTREAL (Reuters) - Airbus SE is delaying its planned Canadian production ramp-up of its A220 jet by a year, a company spokeswoman said on Wednesday, as the coronavirus outbreak weighs on broader air...
Apr 15, 2020
Pompeo urges full transparency on coronavirus in call with top Chinese diplomat, U.S. says
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday pressed China's top diplomat on the need for full transparency and information sharing as Washington ramped up ...
Apr 15, 2020
Smithfield Foods shuts U.S. bacon, ham plants as coronavirus hits meat sector
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) - Smithfield Foods Inc, the world's largest pork processor, said on Wednesday it would shutter two U.S. plants that process bacon and ham, after closing a separate ho...
Apr 15, 2020
F1 can save season with double-headers, says Rosberg
By Tim Hart LONDON (Reuters) - Formula One needs at least 16 races for a proper championship this year but eight double-header weekends would do if the COVID-19 pandemic limits options, Nico Rosberg s...
Apr 15, 2020
Trump will announce guidelines on reopening the economy Thursday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that data suggested the county had passed the peak on new infections with coronavirus, and said he would announce "new guidelines" ...
Apr 15, 2020
Poland’s PiS seeks constitutional change to extend president’s term
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's ruling nationalists have proposed changing the constitution to extend President Andrzej Duda's term by two years because of threats related to the coronavirus pandemic, a d...
Apr 15, 2020
