Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Brazil reports record 90,000 new COVID-19 infections, a day after setting deadly record
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil on Wednesday registered 90,303 new coronavirus cases, a new record, a day after the country reported a fresh record for deaths related to the virus. Infections now to...
Mar 17, 2021
Ohio sues Biden administration over tax mandate in coronavirus aid
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) - Ohio's top lawyer on Wednesday sued the Biden administration over its $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, saying a last-minute change in the legislation unlawfully block...
Mar 17, 2021
Canada’s Couche-Tard misses revenue estimates on fuel demand slump
(Reuters) - Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc missed third-quarter revenue estimates on Wednesday, hurt by a decline in demand for fuel and as people made fewer shopping trips to its convenience s...
Mar 17, 2021
Israel to bail out its airlines with $210 million COVID-19 aid plan
By Steven Scheer and Rami Ayyub TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israel's government announced on Wednesday a long-awaited bailout of its airlines to help them weather the coronavirus crisis and maintain operatio...
Mar 17, 2021
Lordstown Motors cooperating with SEC inquiry regarding shortseller’s report
SEOUL (Reuters) - Lordstown Motors Corp on Wednesday said it has received a request for information from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission regarding a report by shortseller Hindenburg Resear...
Mar 17, 2021
Pro-Europe Dutch politician Kaag books gains in election
By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Former diplomat Sigrid Kaag, who heads the largest left-leaning party in the Netherlands, booked major gains at a national election after campaigning on a cosmop...
Mar 17, 2021
AG Nessel reissues consumer alert as MDHHS receives reports of scammers seeking personal information
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Wednesday, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel twarned Michiganders again to beware of scammers claiming to be from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Servi...
Mar 17, 2021
Tanzania’s vice president announces death of President Magufuli on state TV
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Tanzania's Vice President Samia Sulhu Hassan on Wednesday announced the death of President John Magufuli on state television. (Reporting by Nairobi newsroom; Writing by Maggie Fick...
Mar 17, 2021
Suriname to request further extension on debt repayments
By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK (Reuters) - Suriname said on Wednesday it will ask its creditors for an extension of the payment deferral on its 2023 and 2026 notes, according to a government statement. An...
Mar 17, 2021
U.S. Senate Democrats introduce sweeping election reform bill facing steep odds
By Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats on Wednesday introduced a sweeping election reform bill, a top priority for the party that cleared the House of Representatives earlier thi...
Mar 17, 2021
