Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Rio de Janeiro samba schools delay 2021 Carnival parade over coronavirus
By Rodrigo Viga Gaier RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Samba schools in Rio de Janeiro decided on Thursday to delay Brazil's most famous Carnival parade that would normally have been held in February 2021, ...
Sep 24, 2020
Oil steady as market eyes coronavirus hit to demand
TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices were little changed on Friday but on track for a weekly fall on concerns that a global resurgence of COVID-19 infections will constrain fuel demand, while the likely retur...
Sep 24, 2020
G7 finance ministers seen backing extension of debt freeze for poorest nations – sources
WASHINGTON/TOKYO (Reuters) - G7 finance ministers are expected on Friday to signal their support for extending a debt relief programme aimed at helping the poorest countries weather the coronavirus pa...
Sep 24, 2020
Australian public debt jumps as government boosts welfare payments
By Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian government debt has jumped to nearly 25% of gross domestic product (GDP), Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said on Friday, after Canberra drastically increased ...
Sep 24, 2020
‘Our first dictatorship is school’: Thai kids revolt
By Juarawee Kittisilpa BANGKOK (Reuters) - Wearing white ribbons, publicly hacking off their hair and making "Hunger Games" salutes - Thailand's high school students are doing their best to shake up t...
Sep 24, 2020
U.S. base commander calls Chinese Guam attack video ‘propaganda’
(Reuters) - The commander of Andersen Air Force Base on the U.S. Pacific island of Guam on Friday said a Chinese air force video that seemed to show a simulated attack on his facility was "propaganda"...
Sep 24, 2020
Dollar off two-month peak, yuan gains on bond benchmark inclusion
By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar dipped from a two-month peak early on Friday as renewed hopes of U.S. stimulus eased investors' concerns about economic recovery, while the Chinese y...
Sep 24, 2020
McCumber grabs four-way share of lead in Dominican Republic
(Reuters) - An eagle at the penultimate hole helped American Tyler McCumber secure a four-way share of the lead after the first round of the Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship in the Domin...
Sep 24, 2020
Mainland China reports eight new COVID-19 cases vs. seven a day earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Mainland China reported eight new COVID-19 cases on Sept. 24, compared with seven cases disclosed a day earlier, the national health authority said on Friday. The National Health ...
Sep 24, 2020
Mexico’s confirmed coronavirus deaths exceed 75,000, says health ministry
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's confirmed coronavirus caseload rose to 715,457 on Thursday, according to updated data from the health ministry, along with a reported death toll of 75,439. Authorities...
Sep 24, 2020
