Author Archives: Syndicated Content
France reports yet another new post-lockdown peak in daily COVID-19 cases
PARIS (Reuters) - The French health ministry reported 2,846 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours on Friday, setting a new post-lockdown daily high for the third day in a row and taking th...
Aug 14, 2020
Trump says ready to send out coronavirus aid, but Democrats holding it up
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump in a series of Friday tweets announced the White House is preparing to provide relief for the economic pain of the coronavirus as legislation stalls in Co...
Aug 14, 2020
Greek foreign minister hopes to avoid conflict in eastern Mediterranean
VIENNA (Reuters) - Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said on Friday he hoped that all parties involved in a dispute in the eastern Mediterranean Sea will act according to international law and that...
Aug 14, 2020
U.S. says it seized four Iranian fuel shipments en route to Venezuela
By Humeyra Pamuk and Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Friday said it has seized four Iranian fuel shipments en route to Venezuela and confiscated the cargoes, disrupting a ke...
Aug 14, 2020
Argentina might delay formal bond revamp offer until next week: source
By Hugh Bronstein BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina might extend the deadline for its proposed bond restructuring beyond Aug. 24 and submit its amended offer to the U.S. securities regulator next wee...
Aug 14, 2020
Businessman accused of Malta journalist’s murder on hunger strike
VALLETTA (Reuters) - A businessman suspected of masterminding the murder of Maltese anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia has gone on hunger strike, complaining about overcrowding in the p...
Aug 14, 2020
Porsche plans new plant for car bodies in Slovakia with up to 1,200 jobs: paper
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Volkswagen's Porsche plans building a new plant to make car bodies in Slovakia, where it may create up to 1,200 jobs, Slovak newspaper Dennik N reported on Friday. The sport cars ma...
Aug 14, 2020
Exclusive: U.S.-China trade deal review planned for Saturday postponed, sources say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A review of the U.S.-China trade deal initially slated for Saturday will be delayed due to scheduling issues, and no new date has been agreed yet, according to sources familiar ...
Aug 14, 2020
Canada says ‘reasonable worst case scenario’ of coronavirus would swamp healthcare system
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada is planning for a "reasonable worst case scenario" in which new waves of the coronavirus would intermittently swamp the public health system, officials said on Friday. Under ...
Aug 14, 2020
U.S. Postal Service warns of ‘significant risk’ of late ballots
By Andy Sullivan and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ahead of a presidential election that could see up to half of U.S. voters cast their ballots by mail, the U.S. Postal Service is warning so...
Aug 14, 2020
