Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. airline unions to meet with top Democrats on aid as demand languishes
By Tracy Rucinski and David Shepardson (Reuters) - U.S. airline union leaders are due to meet with senior congressional Democrats on Wednesday to discuss a second round of aid to protect tens of thous...
Sep 09, 2020
Trump targeting WikiLeaks’ Assange as ‘political enemy’, UK court told
By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is wanted by the United States because he is a "political enemy" of President Donald Trump, his London extradition hearing was tol...
Sep 09, 2020
Brazil administrative reform to generate at least 300 billion reais savings over 10 years: economy minister
BRASILIA (Reuters) - The Brazilian government's administrative reform proposals, to simplify and reduce the cost of the public sector, will generate at least 300 billion reais ($57 billion) of savings...
Sep 09, 2020
Bank of Canada holds rate steady at 0.25% as expected
OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada on Wednesday held its key overnight interest rate steady at 0.25%, as expected, and said both the global and Canadian economies are evolving broadly in line with ...
Sep 09, 2020
Australian business leaders respond to corporate scandals, #MeToo movement
By Paulina Duran SYDNEY (Reuters) - A group of mostly male executives from Australia's top companies said in a report on Thursday that boards should be tougher in tackling sexual harassment at a time ...
Sep 09, 2020
IMF says coronavirus crisis ‘far from over’, more support needed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday warned that the coronavirus crisis was "far from over" and underscored the need for multilateral cooperation to ensure adequate supp...
Sep 09, 2020
Portugal reports 646 new coronavirus cases, record since April 20
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal reported 646 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, the highest daily toll since April 20, with transmission primarily occurring in family households, health secretary of stat...
Sep 09, 2020
Madrid bar and restaurants call for help as COVID crisis hits
MADRID (Reuters) - Holding banners reading "Help!" and "We are not the problem", Spanish bar, restaurant and nightclub owners gathered in central Madrid on Wednesday to ask the government for tax cuts...
Sep 09, 2020
Spanish government plans bill to ban Francoist foundation
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's government is preparing a bill that will ban the Francisco Franco foundation, which works to defend the image of the late dictator, Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez sa...
Sep 09, 2020
Norway arrests suspect in 1982 attack on Jewish restaurant in Paris
OSLO (Reuters) - Norwegian police have arrested a man sought by French prosecutors on suspicion that he took part in a fatal attack on a Jewish restaurant in Paris 38 years ago, the man's lawyer and p...
Sep 09, 2020
