Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. appeals court upholds Harvard University affirmative action program
BOSTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Thursday upheld Harvard University's use of race in undergraduate admissions, rejecting a challenge by affirmative action opponents who said the school's pol...
Nov 12, 2020
Germany, Europe have yet to realise Merkel will be gone next year: minister
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Health Minister Jens Spahn, an influential powerbroker in Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives, warned his colleagues to remember that they were picking a potential Chanc...
Nov 12, 2020
COVID infections in England doubled during October: Imperial College study
LONDON (Reuters) - COVID-19 infections rose sharply in October with double the number of cases reported by the end of the month compared to the beginning, a large prevalence study led by Imperial Coll...
Nov 12, 2020
Ford targets leading share in EV commercial market that it has with gas engines
By Ben Klayman DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co is aiming to grab a significant share of the emerging electric vehicle market with products like the new E-Transit cargo van to match the hold it alrea...
Nov 12, 2020
Funds seized in U.S. help Venezuela health workers survive crisis
By Brian Ellsworth and Vivian Sequera CARACAS (Reuters) - For Venezuelan hospital security guard Yurymay Diaz to buy a full cart of groceries and put aside enough money to buy new shoes for her daught...
Nov 12, 2020
Dow, S&P futures drop as COVID-19 cases surge; tech stocks inch higher
By Medha Singh and Shivani Kumaresan (Reuters) - Futures tracking the S&P 500 and Dow fell on Thursday as U.S. coronavirus infections surged and investors weighed the timeline of the roll-out of an ef...
Nov 12, 2020
Brazilian duo glide through Sao Paulo streets with broomsticks for Muggles
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - In the famously traffic-choked streets of Brazilian megalopolis Sao Paulo, two men have invented a novel way of getting from point A to B - and they are raising a lot of eyebrows...
Nov 12, 2020
‘Elders’ group of ex-leaders founded by Mandela urges Trump to accept defeat
GENEVA (Reuters) - The Elders, a group of prominent former world leaders, voiced concern on Thursday at U.S. President Donald Trump's refusal to concede electoral defeat, saying it showed disrespect f...
Nov 12, 2020
U.S. consumer prices unchanged in October
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer prices were unexpectedly unchanged in October as moderate gains in the cost of food were offset by cheaper gasoline amid slack in the economy, which could allow th...
Nov 12, 2020
U.S. weekly jobless claims drop to seven-month low
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell to a seven-month low last week, but the pace of decline has slowed and further improvement could be limi...
Nov 12, 2020
