Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Athletes should be allowed to protest during Games: Coe
By Jack Tarrant TOKYO (Reuters) - World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe said on Thursday he believes athletes should have the right to make gestures of political protest during the Olympic Games, contra...
Oct 07, 2020
U.S. expected to impose new sanctions on Iran’s financial sector: source
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is preparing to impose fresh sanctions on Iran's financial industry as soon as Thursday, a Republican congressional aide briefed on the matter...
Oct 07, 2020
Trump administration asks U.S. high court to lift order extending census count
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Wednesday sought help from the U.S. Supreme Court in its effort to wind down counting for the 2020 U.S. census. In an emergency filing, ...
Oct 07, 2020
Musk says Tesla to use new batteries, tech at Berlin factory; flags production risk
(Reuters) - Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Wednesday the company will produce Model Y with a new structural battery design and technology at its Berlin factory next year and that could re...
Oct 07, 2020
U.S. Justice Department eases ban on announcing investigations before election: reports
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice has given its prosecutors more leeway to publicly announce investigations into voting-related crimes, weakening a longstanding policy against ma...
Oct 07, 2020
BOJ’s Kuroda says economy to continue recovering from pandemic’s pain
TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Thursday the economy was starting to pick up and was likely to continue recovering thanks in part to the boost from fiscal and monetary...
Oct 07, 2020
Mexican Nobel laureate Molina, ozone layer prophet, dies at 77
By Miguel Gutierrez MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican scientist Mario Molina, who became his country's first winner of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his work on the threat to the ozone layer from ch...
Oct 07, 2020
Five takeaways from the only U.S. vice presidential debate
By Andy Sullivan (Reuters) - Wednesday night's matchup between Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic challenger Senator Kamala Harris opened without the fireworks that marred last week's chaotic de...
Oct 07, 2020
Explainer: What a North Korean holiday may reveal about Kim Jong Un’s plans
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea is expected to use a major holiday this weekend to showcase its military power, highlight domestic political messages, and galvanize citizens at a time when...
Oct 07, 2020
Dollar, yen sold as U.S. stimulus hopes boost sentiment
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The safe-haven dollar and yen nursed losses on Thursday, after the revival of hopes for some U.S. spending improved investor sentiment and appetite for riskier c...
Oct 07, 2020
