Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Israel closes schools again as COVID-19 cases surge
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel closed its schools on Thursday, a day before entering a second national coronavirus lockdown, as daily infections topped 4,500. The initial lockdown was imposed in late Ma...
Sep 17, 2020
LATAM Airlines proposes new $2.45 billion financing deal to U.S. bankruptcy court
By Fabian Cambero and Aislinn Laing SANTIAGO (Reuters) - LATAM Airlines has presented a new $2.45 billion financing proposal in the middle of its bankruptcy protection process in the United States, re...
Sep 17, 2020
U.S. blacklists Lebanon-based companies, individual it says linked to Hezbollah
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on two Lebanon-based companies and one individual it said were linked to Hezbollah, according to the U.S. Treasury Department's w...
Sep 17, 2020
Ontario planning new social gathering limits as COVID-19 cases rise: source
TORONTO (Reuters) - The Canadian province of Ontario is considering introducing some strict new limits on social gatherings in three hot spots in the midst of a spike in COVID-19 cases, a government s...
Sep 17, 2020
U.S. issues fresh Iran-related sanctions: U.S Treasury website
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has imposed sanctions on two entities and a number of individuals linked to Iran's intelligence and security ministry, the U.S. Treasury Department said on Thu...
Sep 17, 2020
Top U.S. diplomat for East Asia calls China ‘lawless bully’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. diplomat for East Asia, David Stilwell, said on Thursday China's recent actions around the world were not those of a responsible global actor, but of a "lawless bul...
Sep 17, 2020
Germany confirms one more African swine fever case in wild boar
HAMBURG (Reuters) - One more case of African swine fever (ASF) has been confirmed in a wild boar in the eastern German state of Brandenburg, Germany's federal agriculture ministry said on Thursday. Th...
Sep 17, 2020
Apple envisioned its fitness service long before work-from-home, executives say
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Apple Inc's new paid online fitness class service, designed to work with its Apple Watch, was a long-planned extension of the watch's fitness features rather than a quick...
Sep 17, 2020
Pandemic upends emerging market investment thesis
By Tom Arnold LONDON (Reuters) - The years-old trade of piling into emerging markets to capture higher returns afforded by faster growth may be losing its lustre, putting capital flows at risk as inve...
Sep 17, 2020
Ukraine-U.S. military exercises begin as Russia holds drills in Belarus
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine and the United States launched joint military exercises on Thursday, two days after Russia began joint military drills with forces in neighboring Belarus. The U.S. Embassy in ...
Sep 17, 2020
