Author Archives: Syndicated Content
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
Astros coach handed 20-game ban for brawl, A’s Laureano gets six
(Reuters) - Houston Astros hitting coach Alex Cintron got a 20-game ban and Oakland Athletics outfielder Ramon Laureano was suspended for six for their roles in a benches-clearing incident between the...
Aug 11, 2020
California private debt fund manager charged by U.S. prosecutors with fraud
By Jonathan Stempel and Lawrence Delevingne (Reuters) - A Los Angeles-area money manager who became a prominent advocate for direct lending to businesses has been criminally charged with defrauding cl...
Aug 11, 2020
Kodak expects sales volumes to rebound after COVID-19 hit
(Reuters) - Eastman Kodak Co said on Tuesday it expects sales volumes and working capital to improve in the current quarter after reporting a 31% decline in quarterly revenue due to the COVID-19 pande...
Aug 11, 2020
