Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Blinken is president-elect’s pick as U.S. secretary of state – Biden ally
By Matt Spetalnick and Trevor Hunnicutt NEW YORK/WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - Joe Biden will pick Antony Blinken as U.S. secretary of state, a person close to the president-elect's transition said on ...
Nov 23, 2020
Ukraine president tests negative for coronavirus – statement
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has tested negative for the novel coronavirus after previously contracting it and spending time in a government hospital, he said in a statemen...
Nov 23, 2020
Malaysia to close some Top Glove factories in stages amid virus outbreak
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia will close some of Top Glove's factories in stages to screen its employees for COVID-19 after a big jump in coronavirus infections, a senior minister said on Monday. ...
Nov 23, 2020
Gas prices in Michigan drop ahead of Thanksgiving holiday
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – AAA Michigan says gas prices in Michigan are down seven cents compared to a week ago, dropping the state average to $2.00 a gallon as many prepare for the Thanksgivin...
Nov 23, 2020
UK economy shrinks as new lockdown shuts services firms: PMI
LONDON (Reuters) - British business activity has contracted in November as a new wave of coronavirus restrictions hammered the huge services industry, but news of possible vaccines have boosted hopes ...
Nov 23, 2020
In Malaysia’s Sabah, pandemic rages as migrants flee testing
By Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Some flee on boats. Some hide in the stilts under their homes. Others run into the woods. All across Malaysia's Sabah region on Borneo island, stateless resi...
Nov 23, 2020
Lawmaker says President didn’t ask them to “interfere” in meeting at the White House
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield says President Donald Trump did not ask Michigan Republican lawmakers to "break the law" or "interfere" with the election during a...
Nov 23, 2020
Police in Belarus detained 345 people at protests on Sunday – ministry
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Police in Belarus detained 345 people at nationwide anti-government protests on Sunday, the Interior Ministry said in a statement. Thousands took to the streets of the Belarusian ca...
Nov 23, 2020
Documents show Japan ex-PM Abe’s camp subsidised backers’ party – NHK
TOKYO (Reuters) - Hotel documents show former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe's camp paid part of the expenses for a dinner party held for his supporters the night before an annual cherry blossom v...
Nov 23, 2020
Swiss to vote on banning the funding of weapons makers
By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss voters decide on Sunday whether to ban the funding of arms makers, the latest anti-military referendum in the neutral country that hasn't fought an external war...
Nov 23, 2020
