Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Staff shortages threaten Slovakia’s blanket COVID-19 test plan
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Shortages of medical staff are threatening a widely-watched scheme to test nearly all of Slovakia's 5.5 million-strong population for COVID-19 this weekend, the prime minister said ...
Oct 30, 2020
NYC’s Staten Islanders vote for return to ‘normal’ in U.S. election
By Roselle Chen NEW YORK (Reuters) - As U.S. Election Day approaches, residents of a New York City enclave agree that they want to make America "normal" again. They just don't agree on how to get ther...
Oct 30, 2020
Qualcomm, FedEx, auto executives to propose modernized transport policies
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of business leaders and public policy experts will launch a new body to grapple with thorny questions surrounding the future of transportation includ...
Oct 30, 2020
At least six killed in landslide in El Salvador, dozens missing
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - At least six people have been killed in a landslide in El Salvador, and around 35 are missing, the government said on Friday. Interior Minister Mario Duran said the situation ...
Oct 30, 2020
Sanctions on Russia to stay whoever wins U.S. vote: Putin ally
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Andrey Kostin, an ally of President Vladimir Putin and the head of Russian state bank VTB, believes that U.S. sanctions on Moscow will stay in place irrespective of how Americans vo...
Oct 30, 2020
Brace for take off: Berlin’s much-delayed airport to open in industry crisis
By Kirsti Knolle BERLIN (Reuters) - After 14 years of construction and six delayed openings, Berlin's new airport is due to welcome its first passengers on Saturday. But the timing could not be worse....
Oct 30, 2020
U.S. labor costs rise moderately in third quarter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. labor costs increased moderately in the third quarter, suggesting inflation could stay muted for a while and allow the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates near zero as t...
Oct 30, 2020
Explainer: Why the Angliru is cycling’s most-feared climb
MADRID (Reuters) - The shortened version of this year's Vuelta a Espana is heating up - and Sunday's stage 12 is likely to play a major part in determining who will be wearing red in Madrid next month...
Oct 30, 2020
Much still to do on Brexit trade deal, EU’s Barnier says
LONDON (Reuters) - The European Union and Britain are working hard for a Brexit trade deal but much remains to be done, EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier said on Friday. "After 7 days of intensive ne...
Oct 30, 2020
U.S. consumer spending beats expectations in September
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer spending increased more than expected in September, but a resurgence in COVID-19 cases across the nation could slow spending in the fourth quarter. Consumer spendi...
Oct 30, 2020
