Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Lawyer who took on Chevron in Ecuador is disbarred in New York
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Steven Donziger, the American lawyer who spent more than two decades suing Chevron Corp over pollution in the Ecuadorian rain forest, has been disbarred in New...
Aug 14, 2020
Spain deplores continued U.S. tariffs on EU goods: minister
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain is pleased the United States decided not to increase tariffs on European Union goods, Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya said on Friday, but sharply criticised the fact an...
Aug 14, 2020
CenturyLink settles U.S. allegations it violated terms of Level 3 acquisition
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department said CenturyLink Inc agreed to settle allegations it violated a court-ordered judgment designed to prevent anticompetitive effects stemming from its ...
Aug 14, 2020
Hezbollah ‘not concerned’ with verdict of U.N.-backed tribunal
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Hezbollah's leader said on Friday the group was not concerned with the verdict of a U.N.-backed tribunal over the 2005 assassination of ex-PM Rafik al-Hariri due on August 18. Sayye...
Aug 14, 2020
Postal union endorses Biden candidacy as ‘survival’ of USPS at stake
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The 300,000-member National Association of Letter Carriers said on Friday that the union's executive council had endorsed Democrat Joe Biden for president, w...
Aug 14, 2020
Wall Street Week Ahead: Biden victory? Disputed election? Wall Street prices in November outcomes
By David Randall and Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors are girding their portfolios for market moves ahead of the U.S. presidential vote, as election season kicks into higher gear with ...
Aug 14, 2020
U.S. post office warns 46 states some mailed ballots may not be counted in election: Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Postal Service recently sent letters to 46 states and the District of Columbia warning that some mailed ballots may not arrive in time to be counted for the Nov. 3 elec...
Aug 14, 2020
Sweat, smoke and flames: fighting fires in the Amazon
By Leonardo Benassatto and Ueslei Marcelino APUI, Brazil (Reuters) - For a moment, the Brazilian firefighters were taken aback by the sudden rage of the climbing flames: the speed at which they grew a...
Aug 14, 2020
Cardinals to resume play Saturday after two-week COVID-19 hiatus
(Reuters) - The St. Louis Cardinals will return to action this weekend after having a total of 14 games postponed while they dealt with a COVID-19 outbreak within the club, Major League Baseball said ...
Aug 14, 2020
Genetic profiles may predict COVID-19 risk; nursing home staff in spotlight
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by ...
Aug 14, 2020
