Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Violence grips Bengaluru over a Facebook post: local media
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Violent protests gripped parts of the southern Indian city of Bengaluru late on Tuesday after thousands of protesters took to the streets over a provocative social media post abo...
Aug 11, 2020
Trump says U.S. inks agreement with Moderna for 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine candidate
(Reuters) - The United States has penned an agreement with drugmaker Moderna Inc to acquire 100 million doses of its potential COVID-19 vaccine, U.S. president Donald Trump said in a press conference....
Aug 11, 2020
Brazil registers 1,274 new coronavirus deaths, now totaling 103,026
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil on Tuesday registered 1,274 new coronavirus deaths, bringing the total death toll to 103,026, the health ministry said. Overall, confirmed cases rose by 52,160 to 3,1...
Aug 11, 2020
Iraq cancels Turkish Defense minister visit, summons ambassador: statement
CAIRO (Reuters) - Iraq cancelled on Tuesday the Turkish defence minister's visit to the country which was scheduled for Thursday, Iraq's foreign ministry said in a statement. The ministry also summone...
Aug 11, 2020
UK finance minister weighs delaying autumn budget on 2nd COVID-19 wave: FT
(Reuters) - British finance minister Rishi Sunak is weighing options to shelve his autumn budget if Britain is hit by a big second wave of the coronavirus, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. Whi...
Aug 11, 2020
In Georgia and Wisconsin, smoother elections this time – with a few glitches
By John Whitesides (Reuters) - After messy primaries marred by long lines and chaos earlier this year, Wisconsin and Georgia held another round of elections on Tuesday with fewer reported problems - b...
Aug 11, 2020
U.S. insurers’ coronavirus costs are less than feared so far
By Alwyn Scott (Reuters) - The coronavirus pandemic dealt a relatively modest $2.5 billion blow to five insurers with large U.S. operations in the second quarter - a cost that was far less than feared...
Aug 11, 2020
Deadline extended for U.S. farmers seeking federal aid from COVID-19 damage
By Christopher Walljasper CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. farmers impacted by the economic shutdown as the coronavirus hammered the global economy have more time to apply for aid from the federal government....
Aug 11, 2020
New Zealand city of Auckland prepares for lockdown as mystery COVID cases emerge
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealanders on Wednesday scrambled to stock up on essentials as the country's biggest city prepared to go into lockdown again, following new cases of the cor...
Aug 11, 2020
Family of Colorado Black man who died after police encounter sues city, police
By Keith Coffman and Gabriella Borter DENVER (Reuters) - The family of a 23-year-old Black man who died after a violent encounter with Aurora, Colorado, police officers filed a civil rights lawsuit ag...
Aug 11, 2020
