Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. President Trump says might hold rally in Florida on Saturday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he might try to attend a rally on Saturday night, probably in Florida, less than a week after he returned to White House after ...
Oct 08, 2020
Senate Democrats question BlackRock climate commitment
By Ross Kerber and Matthew Green BOSTON/LONDON (Reuters) - Five Democratic U.S. senators on Thursday asked BlackRock Inc to justify why it rarely supported shareholder resolutions tied to climate chan...
Oct 08, 2020
Royal Ballet leaps out of lockdown with online extravaganza
By Hanna Rantala and Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) - The Royal Ballet, Britain's largest ballet company, leaps back into action on Friday after seven months of COVID-19 gloom with an extravaganza...
Oct 08, 2020
China backs global COVAX vaccine facility to fight COVID-19
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's foreign ministry said on Friday the country has formally joined the global COVID-19 vaccine initiative known as COVAX, becoming the biggest economy to date to pledge suppor...
Oct 08, 2020
Takeda-led COVID-19 plasma treatment enters clinical trial with first patient
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical Co said on Friday an alliance of drugmakers it spearheads has enrolled its first patient in a global clinical trial of a blood plasma treatment for COVI...
Oct 08, 2020
Venezuela pro-government assembly approves law expanding Maduro’s powers
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's pro-government National Constituent Assembly on Thursday approved a law allowing President Nicolas Maduro to confidentially sign new oil deals with private firms and fo...
Oct 08, 2020
Two Week 5 games pushed back after positive COVID-19 tests
By Amy Tennery (Reuters) - The NFL on Thursday postponed two Week 5 games after a number of positive COVID-19 tests among players and personnel on multiple teams, as the league works to keep its seaso...
Oct 08, 2020
Kyrgyzstan president says ready to resign once new cabinet appointed
ALMATY (Reuters) - Kyrgyzstan's President Sooronbai Jeenbekov said on Friday he was ready to resign once a new cabinet was appointed to end the power vacuum in the Central Asian nation gripped by unre...
Oct 08, 2020
Dollar drifts downward as investors cling to stimulus hopes
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar drifted toward a second consecutive weekly loss on Friday, as higher commodity prices and persistent hopes for U.S. stimulus supported investor sentim...
Oct 08, 2020
Mexico’s confirmed coronavirus death toll tops 83,000
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's health ministry on Thursday reported 5,300 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection and 370 additional fatalities, bringing the total in the country to 804,488 inf...
Oct 08, 2020
