Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. current account deficit surges 52.9% in second quarter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. current account deficit soared to its highest level in nearly 12 years in the second quarter as the COVID-19 pandemic weighed on the exports of goods and services. The ...
Sep 18, 2020
With tourists slow to return, Egypt’s resorts and ancient sites face tough winter
By Mahmoud Mourad and Nadeen Ebrahim CAIRO (Reuters) - At the Pyramids of Giza, just a handful of tourists walks among the ancient wonders. Twelve people showed up to admire Luxor's towering colonnade...
Sep 18, 2020
Canadian home prices rise in August as market shows signs of firming
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian home prices rose in August, led by the Victoria and Ottawa-Gatineau markets, with the pace of the advance just shy of the average gain for the month as the housing market ...
Sep 18, 2020
Firefighter dies in California wildfire: U.S. Forest Service
(Reuters) - One firefighter died battling a wildfire in California's San Bernardino National Forest, U.S. Forest Service officials said on Friday. The firefighter, whose name was being withheld until ...
Sep 18, 2020
China aims to operate regular space flights by 2045, official says
BEIJING (Reuters) - China aims to set up a space programme operating thousands of flights a year and carrying tens of thousands of tons of cargo and passengers by 2045, state news agency Xinhua quoted...
Sep 18, 2020
Erdogan says Turkey withdrew survey vessel to allow for diplomacy
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey recalled an oil and gas exploration vessel from disputed eastern Mediterranean waters to allow for diplomacy with Greece but Turkey's work in the region is not finished, Pres...
Sep 18, 2020
Denmark imposes new restrictions to curb coronavirus spike
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark will lower the limit on public gatherings to 50 people from 100 and order bars and restaurants to close early to curb a rise in new COVID-19 infections, Prime Minister M...
Sep 18, 2020
Immunomedics reports promising early-stage data from cancer drug study
(Reuters) - Immunomedics, Inc said on Friday its treatment, Trodelvy, helped partially reduce tumor size in an early-stage study testing it in brain cancer patients. On Sunday, Gilead Sciences inc sai...
Sep 18, 2020
Trump offered to pardon Assange if he provided source Democrat emails link, lawyer says
LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump offered to pardon Julian Assange if the WikiLeaks founder provided the source for the hacking of Democratic National Committee emails before the 2016 U.S...
Sep 18, 2020
Netherlands prepares case against Syria for ‘gross human rights violations’
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Netherlands is preparing a case against Syria at the U.N.'s highest court, seeking to hold the government of President Bashar al-Assad accountable for human rights violations...
Sep 18, 2020
