Category Archives: Syndicated
Chile to let some prisoners out of jail, but not Pinochet-era human rights violators
By Natalia A. Ramos Miranda SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Some Chilean criminals are set to be released from crowded jails vulnerable to coronavirus after right-wing lawmakers withdrew a controversial lawsuit ...
Apr 14, 2020
Time for a haircut? Iceland to begin lifting lockdown in May
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Iceland plans to ease some of its coronavirus lockdown restrictions by allowing hair salons, museums and schools to reopen in early May, but its government said night clubs, gym...
Apr 14, 2020
‘Isolated within isolation’: keeping out coronavirus in the frozen Antarctic
By Aislinn Laing and Cassandra Garrison SANTIAGO/BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - In the frozen and desolate expanse of Antarctica, Alejandro Valenzuela Pena is used to a feeling of isolation. Now, however, t...
Apr 14, 2020
U.S. EXIM bank halts export finance support for medical equipment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Export-Import Bank of the United States said on Tuesday it was temporarily withdrawing all financing support for exports of critical medical equipment and supplies need...
Apr 14, 2020
NHL extends self-quarantine period through April amid coronavirus
(Reuters) - The National Hockey League said on Tuesday that it had extended the self-quarantine recommendation for its players, coaches and staff by an additional 15 days through April 30 due to the c...
Apr 14, 2020
Fiat Chrysler bolsters cash with $3.8 billion syndicated credit
MILAN (Reuters) - Fiat Chrysler said on Tuesday it had successfully completed the syndication of a 3.5 billion euro ($3.8 billion)credit facility which it had agreed last month with two banks. With mo...
Apr 14, 2020
Yankees’ co-owner Hank Steinbrenner dies from ‘longstanding health issue’
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Yankees co-owner Hank Steinbrenner, whose family has overseen one of the most dominant franchises in all of professional sports, died at the age of 63 from a "longstandin...
Apr 14, 2020
Turkey repeats working group offer to U.S. to solve row over Russian defense purchase
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Turkey on Tuesday repeated an offer to the United States to establish a technical working group including NATO to help solve a dispute over Ankara's purchase of Russian missile ...
Apr 14, 2020
Two big U.S. banks offer glum outlook for coronavirus recession
By Elizabeth Dilts Marshall, Imani Moise and Anirban Sen NEW YORK (Reuters) - The main things investors wanted to learn from first-quarter results by JPMorgan Chase & Co and Wells Fargo & Co on Tuesda...
Apr 14, 2020
Time running out on hopes for full season, says MLS
(Reuters) - Major League Soccer is still planning to play a full season but said on Tuesday that it could soon run out of available dates due to the novel coronavirus outbreak. MLS had been planning a...
Apr 14, 2020
