Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Biden says jobs report is ‘grim,’ warns of ‘dark winter’ as COVID-19 rages
By Trevor Hunnicutt WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - President-elect Joe Biden said Friday's "grim" jobs report shows the economic recovery is stalling and warned the "dark winter" ahead would exacerbate ...
Dec 04, 2020
NFL puts restriction on in-person meetings amid COVID-19
(Reuters) - The NFL will prohibit in-person meetings at team facilities for two days after games as part of its evolving COVID-19 protocols designed to mitigate the risk of exposure and transmission o...
Dec 04, 2020
Brexit deal not possible yet so PM Johnson to speak to EU chief
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will discuss the state of Brexit talks on Saturday afternoon, after negotiators said they...
Dec 04, 2020
Metallic monolith pops up outside Pittsburgh candy store
By Maranie Staab PITTSBURGH(Reuters) - Since mid-November, shining metal monoliths have suddenly appeared - and then vanished - in the strangest locations, from the Utah desert to a Romanian mountains...
Dec 04, 2020
Lufthansa’s unionized ground staff back cost-cutting deal, document shows
BERLIN (Reuters) - A deal to cut costs and save jobs at Lufthansa has won the support of a majority of the Verdi trade union members who work for the German airline as ground staff, according to the r...
Dec 04, 2020
‘We’re not Hungary,’ Macron says, rejecting ‘illiberal’ accusations
By Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday rejected accusations his government had taken an illiberal turn with a contested bill to protect police officers and a crack...
Dec 04, 2020
Young Brazilian partygoers stir fears of second COVID-19 wave
By Pedro Fonseca RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - When a young woman joined her family for a barbecue one recent Sunday in southern Brazil, soon after a night on the town, she had no idea she would infect 1...
Dec 04, 2020
South Africa expects first vaccines from COVAX scheme in second quarter of 2021
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa expects to receive its first batch of COVID-19 vaccines from the global vaccine distribution scheme, COVAX, in the second quarter of 2021, the health ministry sai...
Dec 04, 2020
Analysis: Rising economic risks, but Fed likely won’t tweak bond-buying for now
By Ann Saphir (Reuters) - The big slowdown in U.S. jobs growth last month and the surge in COVID-19 cases signal more hurt ahead for the world's largest economy, but those rising risks aren't likely t...
Dec 04, 2020
Pompeo slaps visa restrictions on Chinese accused of quashing dissent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday he had imposed visa restrictions on Chinese officials and others who have used or threatened to use violence, the release of p...
Dec 04, 2020
