Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Republicans ask Michigan election board to delay certification for two weeks, audit Detroit votes
(Reuters) - The Republican National Committee and the Michigan Republican Party wrote to Michigan's state board of canvassers on Saturday asking it to adjourn for 14 days to allow for an audit of ball...
Nov 21, 2020
U.S. nears 12 million COVID-19 cases ahead of Thanksgiving holiday
By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) - The number of COVID-19 cases in the United States was on track to surpass 12 million on Saturday, just days ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday that health experts have w...
Nov 21, 2020
Israel welcomes end to convicted U.S. spy Pollard’s travel ban
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli leaders on Saturday welcomed the U.S. decision to end parole restrictions on Jonathan Pollard, a former U.S. Navy intelligence officer who served 30 years in prison after...
Nov 21, 2020
As they repair Iota’s damage, Colombian survivors vow to rebuild
By Javier Andres Rojas BOGOTA (Reuters) - When Category 5 Hurricane Iota roared over the small Colombian island of Providencia in the early hours of Monday morning, Yeisler Chamorro and his wife hunke...
Nov 21, 2020
World Bank warns G20 against doing too little now to address debt problems
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - World Bank President David Malpass on Saturday warned G20 leaders that failing to provide more permanent debt relief to some countries now could lead to increase poverty and a r...
Nov 21, 2020
Turkey reports highest daily total of new COVID-19 cases
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey on Saturday reported its highest daily number of new coronavirus patients since the outbreak started. Data from the Health Ministry showed that 5,532 people had been diagno...
Nov 21, 2020
General Electric, Vietnamese firm ink power plant MOU: GE, U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - General Electric Co. and a Vietnamese company on Saturday signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a liquified natural gas power plant, according to GE and a senior Trump...
Nov 21, 2020
Romantic comedy, veteran actress win big at Chinese-language ‘Oscars’
By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) - A veteran actress and a romantic comedy stole the limelight at this year's Golden Horse Awards, the Chinese-speaking world's version of the Oscars, in Taiwan on Sat...
Nov 21, 2020
‘People need mountains’: Swiss ski resorts buck Alpine lockdowns
By Denis Balibouse ZERMATT, Switzerland (Reuters) - Blue skies over the Matterhorn drew skiers and snowboarders to Zermatt on Saturday, as well as police to break up crowds, as Switzerland's modest co...
Nov 21, 2020
UK records 19,875 new COVID-19 cases, 341 deaths
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom recorded 19,875 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday and 341 deaths of people who had tested positive for the virus within 28 days, official data showed. Both figures m...
Nov 21, 2020
