Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Singapore reports highest single-day rise in COVID-19 cases
(Reuters) - Singapore's health ministry reported 2,909 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, the highest since the beginning of the pandemic, while it recorded eight new deaths from the disease. A recent s...
Oct 01, 2021
Russia expands ‘foreign agent’ crackdown to cover military sector
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's main domestic spy agency has listed dozens of types of information for which Russians who disclose them abroad can be branded as "foreign agents", a move critics say create...
Oct 01, 2021
Death toll from Ecuador’s worst-ever prison riot rises to 118
QUITO/GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (Reuters) - The death toll from Ecuador's worst-ever prison riot rose to 118, authorities said, while police reinforcements maintained a presence on Friday at the Penitenciari...
Oct 01, 2021
U.S. COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations down 15% from last week – CDC Director
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky on Friday said that weekly COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the United States were down 15...
Oct 01, 2021
Exclusive-Fed’s Harker says economy close to achieving inflation goal for rate hikes
By Jonnelle Marte (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve may be close to meeting the inflation mandate set for raising interest rates, Philadelphia Fed Bank President Patrick Harker said, but it may be ...
Oct 01, 2021
Catching some rays-Polish zoo ‘super happy’ with rare aquarium births
WROCLAW (Reuters) - The staff of a Polish zoo were "super happy" to discover four baby rays during a routine morning aquarium check, three of the new-borns doing their best to hide, as the flat, disc-...
Oct 01, 2021
For rookie QBs, struggle is real
No wobbly pass, stare-down interception, busted assignment or coughed-up fumble underscores the sad state of the NFL's underwhelming rookie quarterback class more than these ugly statistics. Between t...
Oct 01, 2021
Foxconn, Lordstown Motors to pursue U.S. loan for EV factory
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Global technology firm Foxconn and startup Lordstown Motors Corp said Friday they plan to pursue a U.S. Energy Department loan from a program to help pay for the costs of retool...
Oct 01, 2021
GM auto sales fall for first time in four quarters
(Reuters) -General Motors Co on Friday reported a drop in U.S. auto sales for the first time in four quarters, hit by worsening semiconductor chip shortages and low inventories. Chip shortages and sup...
Oct 01, 2021
Britain in talks on new drugs but no specific news on Merck’s COVID-19 pill
LONDON (Reuters) - The chair of Britain's antivirals taskforce declined to comment on talks over Merck & Co Inc's experimental oral drug for COVID-19, molnupiravir, after trials showed it reduced the ...
Oct 01, 2021
