Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Fast-moving wildfire burns homes, forces evacuations in Northern California
By Fred Greaves COLFAX, California (Reuters) - A wildfire that began on Wednesday afternoon rapidly spread in woods surrounding a populated area northeast of Sacramento in California, burning homes, f...
Aug 04, 2021
First Broadway play opens in NY since lengthy pandemic shutdown
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The first Broadway play since the coronavirus pandemic shut down theaters in New York City in 2020 opened on Wednesday, with vaccinations and masks required for audiences. "Pass O...
Aug 04, 2021
Thailand reports record 20,920 coronavirus cases in a day
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand reported on Thursday a record 20,920 coronavirus cases, bringing total cases in the Southeast Asian nation to 693,305 since the pandemic began last year. It also reported ...
Aug 04, 2021
Landlord groups ask U.S. judge to toss out new COVID-19 eviction ban
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Landlord groups late Wednesday asked a U.S. judge in Washington to immediately lift a new eviction moratorium that was put in place Tuesday by the Centers for...
Aug 04, 2021
Olympics-Organisers report 31 new Games-related COVID-19 cases
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Olympics organisers on Thursday reported 31 new Games-related COVID-19 cases, bringing the total since July 1 to 353. (Reporting by Kiyoshi Takenaka; Editing by Shri Navaratnam...
Aug 04, 2021
Oil prices rise on Mideast tensions; crude stock build caps gains
By Jessica Jaganathan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices edged higher on Thursday, supported by tensions in the Middle East, but failed to regain most of the previous day's losses after a surprise build...
Aug 04, 2021
Chile’s dictatorship-era water code is getting a makeover
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chilean lawmakers took further votes on Wednesday to overhaul the country's dictatorship-era water code, aiming to replace decades-old legislation that largely privatized water ri...
Aug 04, 2021
Head of Miami security firm linked to Haiti killing denies involvement
(Reuters) - The head of a Miami-based security firm that hired the Colombian bodyguards suspected of killing Haiti's president denied involvement in his death, saying on Wednesday he had been tricked ...
Aug 04, 2021
Brazil’s Bolsonaro rages against probe, threatens to act beyond constitution
By Pedro Fonseca RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday raged against a Supreme Court investigation into his conduct and threatened to respond outside the limits of...
Aug 04, 2021
Olympics-Athletics-Kenya’s Kipchoge ready to defend marathon gold
By Chris Gallagher SAPPORO, Japan (Reuters) - Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge said he was prepared to defend his Olympic marathon gold medal as the clock ticked down to the marquee event scheduled for Sunday. ...
Aug 04, 2021
