Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China’s Shenzhen says chicken imported from Brazil tests positive for coronavirus
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A sample of frozen chicken wings imported into the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen from Brazil has tested positive for coronavirus, the city government said on Thursday. Shenzhe...
Aug 12, 2020
Mainland China reports 19 new coronavirus cases on August 12
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China reported 19 new coronavirus cases on the mainland on Aug. 12, down from 25 on the previous day, the country's health authority said on Thursday. The National Health Commissi...
Aug 12, 2020
Exclusive: Harris could help Biden with women, young voters, maybe some Republicans too – Reuters/Ipsos poll
By Chris Kahn NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nearly nine out of 10 Democrats approve of U.S. Senator Kamala Harris as their party's vice presidential nominee, and she is more popular than presidential candidate...
Aug 12, 2020
Mexico’s confirmed coronavirus cases almost at 500,000
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's health ministry on Wednesday reported 5,858 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection and 737 additional fatalities, bringing the total in the country to 498,380 ca...
Aug 12, 2020
Dollar on backfoot as hopes fade for U.S. stimulus deal
By Stanley White TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar nursed losses against most of its peers on Thursday amid fading hopes for a compromise between Republicans and Democrats over additional economic stimulus...
Aug 12, 2020
Israel successfully tests Arrow-2 missile interceptor, says U.S. missile agency
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israel successfully tested its Arrow-2 ballistic missile interceptor on Wednesday, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) said. "The Arrow-2 interceptor successfully performed it...
Aug 12, 2020
U.S. plans registration requirement for China’s Confucius Institutes: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department may announce as soon as Thursday a requirement for Chinese government-funded cultural centers at U.S. universities to register as foreign missions, Blo...
Aug 12, 2020
Sudan boosts security in port city after 32 die in tribal clashes
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan has beefed up security in Red Sea state and imposed a curfew in its main sea gateway of Port Sudan after 32 people died in recent tribal clashes, the country's interior mini...
Aug 12, 2020
Bond star Naomie Harris backs new Extinction Rebellion climate change film
By Matthew Green LONDON (Reuters) - British actress Naomie Harris and musician Brian Eno have teamed up to produce a short film backing calls for urgent action to slow climate change, in support of ci...
Aug 12, 2020
Asian stocks set to track Wall Street’s defiant rally
By Lawrence Delevingne BOSTON (Reuters) - Asian stocks were set for broad gains on Thursday after Wall Street's S&P 500 index briefly touched record highs, as investors appeared to shrug off worries a...
Aug 12, 2020
