Mexico tourism mostly unaffected by Thomas Cook closure: ministry
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The collapse of British travel firm Thomas Cook will not have a “significant impact” on Mexico’s tourist industry as it only represents about 0.4% of the…
Germany offers Thomas Cook’s Condor 380 million euro bridging loan
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany will guarantee a 380 million euro ($418.6 million)bridging loan for Condor, the German airline owned by insolvent British travel operator Thomas Cook, to enable it to…
About 45 Tunisian hotels affected by the collapse of Thomas Cook
TUNIS (Reuters) – About 45 hotels have been affected in Tunisia after the collapse of Thomas Cook, and the government will help the hotels with soft loans, Tunisia’s tourism minister…
Trump’s China trade rhetoric turns harsh at U.N., says won’t take ‘bad deal’
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump delivered a stinging rebuke to China’s trade practices on Tuesday at the United Nations General Assembly, saying he would not accept a…
U.S. House speaker: Drug pricing plan should be priority for White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – House Democrats’ plan to help lower the cost of medicines should be a priority for the White House, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters on Thursday…
Neurotoxin may have caused diplomats’ illness in Cuba: study
HAVANA (Reuters) – Fumigation against mosquitoes in Cuba and not “sonic attacks” may have caused some 40 U.S. and Canadian diplomats and family members in Havana to fall ill, according…
Medicinal cannabis could bring in $6 billion a year for Colombia, government says
People attend the 1st forum of the Colombian Association of the Medical and Scientific Cannabis Industry “ASOCOLCANNA” in Bogota, Colombia September 19, 2019. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia could…
Democratic presidential candidate Buttigieg unveils health plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg on Thursday unveiled his plan to reform the U.S. healthcare system by offering everyone coverage under the federal Medicare program, but not…
Trump signs order aimed at development of better flu vaccines
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump walks to address the media before boarding Marine One for a trip to New Mexico, on the South Lawn of the White House in…
Trump says he likes a Republican drug bill after Democratic alternative unveiled
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump boards Air Force One as he departs Washington for travel to New Mexico from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, U.S., September 16, 2019. REUTERS/Tom…