Category Archives: Syndicated
U.S. denies hijacking Chinese medical supplies meant for Brazil
By Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA (Reuters) - The U.S. ambassador to Brazil on Tuesday denied reports that the U.S. government took over Chinese supplies of medical equipment that were ordered by Brazil...
Apr 07, 2020
United Airlines drastically cuts California flights to match demand
CHICAGO (Reuters) - United Airlines Holdings Inc said on Tuesday it was temporarily, but significantly, reducing daily flying in and out of Los Angeles and San Francisco airports to better match deman...
Apr 07, 2020
Venezuela’s opposition-held Congress to probe Rosneft asset sale
(Reuters) - Venezuela's opposition-controlled National Assembly on Tuesday opened an investigation into Rosneft's sale of its assets in the country to another unnamed Russian state company. According ...
Apr 07, 2020
Motor racing: Canadian Grand Prix postponed due to new coronavirus
(Reuters) - The June 14 Canadian Formula One Grand Prix in Montreal has been postponed due to the new coronavirus, the local promoter said in a statement on Tuesday. "At the moment it is crucial that ...
Apr 07, 2020
New U.S. coronavirus infections may level out sooner than predicted: Housing secretary
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. secretary of Housing and Urban Development said on Tuesday that hopeful signs of a slowdown in the spread of the novel coronavirus in the United States suggests new cas...
Apr 07, 2020
Slovenian parliament enables sessions from distance due to coronavirus
LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - The Slovenian parliament on Tuesday passed legislation which will enable the chamber to convene over the internet if that became necessary because of the coronavirus outbreak, pa...
Apr 07, 2020
ECB’s Makhlouf says ‘helicopter money’ not the answer to coronavirus crisis
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Providing free cash for citizens, or the so-called dropping of "helicopter money", is not a monetary policy tool fit for the coronavirus economic crisis, Irish central bank chief Ga...
Apr 07, 2020
Robots replace Japanese students at graduation amid coronavirus
TOKYO (Reuters) - Spring graduation ceremonies in Japan have been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic, but students at one school were able to attend remotely by controlling avatar robots wh...
Apr 07, 2020
Pelosi says U.S. administration wants more funds for coronavirus relief: CNN
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin called her to ask Congress for more money to help small businesses hobbled by the coronavirus pandemic, an...
Apr 07, 2020
Russian-made Superjet wins U.N. contract for air travel services
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's main home-grown passenger plane, the Sukhoi Superjet 100, will be used by the United Nations for its peacekeeping missions after a contract was signed last month, Rosaviats...
Apr 07, 2020
