Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. needs tougher antitrust enforcement: Biden transition team expert
By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States should increase enforcement of antitrust laws as part of a general attack on social ills, Bill Baer, who is on President-elect Joe Biden's trans...
Nov 12, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 241,069 deaths from coronavirus
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday reported 10,314,254 cases of the novel coronavirus, an increase of 143,408 cases from its previous count, and said tha...
Nov 12, 2020
Storm Eta drenches Tampa Bay, threatens more flooding as it moves offshore
(Reuters) - Tropical Storm Eta drenched Florida's west coast on Thursday after making landfall north of Tampa Bay with 50 mile-per-hour (80 kph) winds, but the system weakened slightly as it moved acr...
Nov 12, 2020
Northern Ireland parties reach deal to extend COVID-19 restrictions
BELFAST (Reuters) - Northern Ireland's power-sharing government on Thursday agreed to extend COVID-19 restrictions for between one and two weeks, falling short of stricter measures demanded by Irish n...
Nov 12, 2020
U.S. starts fiscal 2021 with 111% jump in October deficit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government started the 2021 fiscal year with an October budget deficit of $284 billion, a record for the month, as coronavirus-related outlays spiked sharply from a yea...
Nov 12, 2020
Exclusive: Trump administration readies crackdown on U.S. investments in Chinese firms – sources
By Humeyra Pamuk, Alexandra Alper and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration is finalizing an executive order to prohibit U.S. investments in Chinese firms that Washington says are...
Nov 12, 2020
Macron hails chance to ‘make our planet great again’ after Biden win
By Matthew Green and Kate Abnett LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday welcomed the prospect of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden rejoining the Paris climate accord, sa...
Nov 12, 2020
Post-pandemic Canada must set sights higher to boost growth: BoC’s Wilkins
OTTAWA (Reuters) - After the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada will need to focus on creating sustainable growth that does not leave people behind in order to make higher levels of debt more manageable, a sen...
Nov 12, 2020
Senior U.S. cybersecurity official tells associates he expects to be fired: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top U.S. cybersecurity official Christopher Krebs has told associates he expects to be fired by the White House, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Krebs, who ...
Nov 12, 2020
France’s new COVID-19 cases slow but hospitalisations at a record
PARIS (Reuters) - French health authorities on Thursday reported 33,172 new COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, slightly down versus Wednesday's 35,879 and much lower than Saturday's record of...
Nov 12, 2020
