Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Thailand’s king swears in cabinet, silent on demands for royal reform
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn swore in a new cabinet on Wednesday, calling for "order and peace" but without mentioning recent anti-government student protests that have urge...
Aug 12, 2020
Cuba’s top epidemiologist expects COVID-19 vaccine in 2021
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba's top epidemiologist Francisco Duran told a daily briefing on Wednesday he expected a COVID-19 vaccine to be available worldwide from early next year, skirting questions about ...
Aug 12, 2020
Business owners can sue insurer over coronavirus losses, Missouri judge rules
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - A federal judge in Missouri said on Wednesday a group of hair salons and restaurants can sue their insurance carrier for business interruption losses caused by the coro...
Aug 12, 2020
ECB liquidity floods euro money market and distorts indicators
By Saikat Chatterjee and Abhinav Ramnarayan LONDON (Reuters) - A key euro zone interbank money-market rate is trading below the European Central Bank's own official rate for the first time in over fiv...
Aug 12, 2020
Mauritius says almost all oil removed from damaged Japanese ship
By Omar Mohammed NAIROBI (Reuters) - Mauritius' Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth said on Wednesday nearly all remaining oil had been removed from a damaged Japanese ship, which leaked about 1,000 tonne...
Aug 12, 2020
Big 12 moves forward with fall football, after Big Ten and Pac-12 push back seasons
(Reuters) - The Big 12 Conference will proceed with its upcoming fall sports season, the collegiate athletic league said on Wednesday, a day after two other "Power Five" conferences said they would po...
Aug 12, 2020
U.S court upholds FCC cap on 5G small cell fees in win for wireless carriers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld the 2018 decision by the Federal Communications Commission to cap fees for wireless carriers to deploy "small cells" essential to the...
Aug 12, 2020
Zach Johnson wins 2020 Payne Stewart Award
(Reuters) - Zach Johnson, a 12-times winner on the PGA Tour who is known for his gracious demeanor and good sportsmanship, was named the recipient of the 2020 Payne Stewart Award on Wednesday. The hon...
Aug 12, 2020
Syria’s Assad says new U.S. sanctions are part of drive to ‘choke’ Syrians
AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al Assad said on Wednesday that sweeping new U.S. sanctions amounted to a new stage of economic warfare against his government and were part of Washington's l...
Aug 12, 2020
Last year was one of three warmest on record, researchers find
By Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) - Last year was one of the three warmest on record, with glaciers melting, sea levels rising and a spate of wildfires, heatwaves and droughts, research published in t...
Aug 12, 2020
