Peru looks to reopen international passenger air travel - Reuters
LIMA (Reuters) - Peru will restart passenger air transport internationally on Oct. 1 after it was suspended in March due to the coronavirus outbreak, Transport and Communications Minister Carlos Estremadoyro said on Wednesday.
Estremadoyro said his team had made proposals to airlines around biosecurity protocol and would look to resume flights to countries with open borders such as the United States, Mexico and Spain.
The government also on Wednesday approved the transfer of 500 million soles ($141.5 million) into a guarantee fund for small
Internet companies urge FCC to reject Trump bid to impose new social media regulations - Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group representing major internet companies including Facebook Inc, Amazon.com Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google on Wednesday urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reject a Trump administration bid to narrow the ability of social media companies to remove objectionable content.
The Internet Association said
U.S. businesses see modest increase in activity, Fed survey shows - Reuters
(Reuters) - U.S. business activity and employment ticked up through late August, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday, but economic growth was generally sluggish as COVID-19 hotspots hampered reopening efforts that fueled an early-summer rebound.
Wear a mask while having sex, Canada's top doctor suggests - Reuters Canada
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Skip kissing and consider wearing a mask when having sex to protect yourself from catching the coronavirus, Canada’s chief medical officer said on Wednesday, adding that going solo remains the lowest risk
Rahm had doubts PGA Tour could carry on amid COVID-19 - Reuters
(Reuters) - World number two Jon Rahm initially doubted whether the PGA Tour, which wraps up its 2019-20 season at this week’s Tour Championship in Atlanta, was
Turkey at second peak of coronavirus outbreak, health minister says - Reuters
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey is experiencing the second peak of its novel coronavirus outbreak, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Wednesday, while the government announced new restrictions on weddings and other social gatherings as daily cases and deaths rise rapidly.
Fatalities have jumped to their highest since mid-May, when lockdowns were in place, and new cases have
Biden and DNC raised combined $364.5 million in August for U.S. election - Reuters
(Reuters) - Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and the Democratic National Committee said on Wednesday that they raised a combined $364.5 million in August, including more than $205 million
Bank of England's Bailey slams EU barrier to investment banking services after Brexit - Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - An EU refusal to grant cross-border access to investment banking services from the CIty of London shows how the bloc wants to force Britain to keep adopting its rules in future, Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Wednesday.
Brussels has said that for now it