Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. lawmakers trade barbs on coronavirus aid, no talks on deal
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate's top Republican and Democrat criticized each others' approach to coronavirus aid on Tuesday, with no word on when talks on a new package might r...
Aug 11, 2020
Democrats concerned by Facebook oversight board’s limited authority
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday urged Facebook Inc to enact the policy recommendations of the company's oversight board,...
Aug 11, 2020
Yemen president Hadi to head to U.S. for medical treatment, sources say
ADEN (Reuters) - Yemen's President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi will leave Saudi Arabia and head to the United States for medical treatment early on Wednesday, two sources close to the matter told Reuters o...
Aug 11, 2020
India raids Chinese entities for money laundering
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian tax authorities raided the premises of a few Chinese entities and their associates for money laundering, according to an official statement late on Tuesday, adding to New ...
Aug 11, 2020
Lebanon registers record number of daily COVID-19 cases
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon on Tuesday announced a record daily number of over 300 COVID-19 infections and seven deaths from the virus as the country grapples with the aftermath of the Beirut port expl...
Aug 11, 2020
Dutch government orders mandatory quarantine after coronavirus exposure: NOS
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch government plans to order mandatory quarantine for people who are known to have been exposed to the coronavirus, national broadcaster NOS reported on Tuesday, citing a ...
Aug 11, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 5,064,171 coronavirus cases
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday reported 5,064,171 cases of the novel coronavirus, an increase of 40,522 cases from its previous count, and said that t...
Aug 11, 2020
French humanitarian group says aid worker killed in Guatemala
PARIS (Reuters) - French humanitarian aid group AVSF said on Tuesday that one of its employees was killed by armed people on Monday in Guatemala. AVSF said in a statement that aid worker Benoit Maria ...
Aug 11, 2020
Martin Scorsese joins Apple’s Hollywood roster for new films, TV shows
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oscar-winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese will produce film and TV projects for Apple Inc's streaming service under a multi-year deal, the company said on Tuesday, as digital vid...
Aug 11, 2020
Dialysis patients at U.S. nursing home had higher rate of COVID-19: CDC
(Reuters) - Nursing home residents on kidney dialysis had roughly three times the rate of COVID-19 compared to those not receiving treatment, U.S. health researchers found in a study of a Maryland fac...
Aug 11, 2020
