Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Brazil July retail sales jump 5.2%, far more than expected
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian retail sales rose 5.2% in July, official figures showed on Thursday, more than economists had expected and taking the volume of sales up to the highest levels in years a...
Sep 10, 2020
Paris police bans planned weekend ‘Yellow Vests’ protest
PARIS (Reuters) - Police have banned a planned demonstration in Paris by the "Yellow Vests" anti-government movement this weekend, on the grounds it could result in public disorder. In a statement on ...
Sep 10, 2020
School shuts in Spain’s Basque Country after teachers test COVID-19 positive
MADRID (Reuters) - Authorities in Spain's Basque Country region said on Thursday they had shut down a primary school after several teachers tested positive for COVID-19, the first to be closed entirel...
Sep 10, 2020
As war rages, Yemeni girls find strength in kickboxing
SANAA (Reuters) - At the center of Yemen's capital Sanaa, a city battered by years of war and months of pandemic, a row of young girls in red, white and black white uniforms pummel punching bags and p...
Sep 10, 2020
Exclusive: Mexico’s Pemex could look to Mexican borrowers for financing needs
By Stefanie Eschenbacher and Abraham Gonzalez MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos should consider borrowing on the local market to meet its vast financing requirement...
Sep 10, 2020
Head of Ukraine armed forces tests positive for COVID-19
KYIV (Reuters) - The commander of Ukraine's armed forces, Colonel-General Ruslan Homchak, has tested positive for COVID-19 and will spend 14 days in isolation, the country's military said on Thursday....
Sep 10, 2020
Cuba plans first official peso devaluation since 1959 revolution, sources say
By Marc Frank HAVANA (Reuters) - Communist-run Cuba will soon devalue the peso's one-to-one exchange rate with the U.S. dollar for the first time since the 1959 revolution, according to three sources ...
Sep 10, 2020
Citi, JPMorgan and State Street back fintech startup Capitolis
By Anna Irrera LONDON (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co , Citigroup Inc and State Street Corp have invested $11 million in Capitolis, a New York-based technology startup that seeks to help banks use cap...
Sep 10, 2020
ATP adds four events to 2020 calendar
LONDON (Reuters) - Four new tournaments have been added to the provisional ATP calendar for the remainder of the 2020 season, the men's Tour announced on Thursday. The German city of Cologne will host...
Sep 10, 2020
British company launches 20-second COVID-19 test
LONDON (Reuters) - British start-up company iAbra said it had developed a 20-second saliva COVID-19 test which had 99.8% sensitivity and 96.7% specificity. Trials of the "Virolens" test have taken pla...
Sep 10, 2020
