Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Jordan announces record daily new COVID-19 cases
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan on Wednesday reported 2,648 new COVID-19 cases, its highest daily number since the start of the pandemic as the country faces a major outbreak with a tr...
Oct 21, 2020
McIlroy comfortable with return of fans, Mickelson concerned
(Reuters) - Rory McIlroy has missed the fans and, hours after Australian Adam Scott was forced to withdraw from the Zozo Championship because of a positive COVID-19 test on Wednesday, said he was read...
Oct 21, 2020
Trump says he doesn’t see agreement with Democrats on stimulus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he did not see any way House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer "will be willing to do what is right for ou...
Oct 21, 2020
UK unveils new rules to bar entry to EU criminals
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said it would introduce new rules from January to bar entry to people from the European Union with a criminal record, meaning those from the bloc would be treated the same a...
Oct 21, 2020
Turkey extends exploration in disputed Mediterranean waters to Oct. 27
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey said on Wednesday it extended the stay of its Oruc Reis survey vessel and two other ships in a disputed area of the eastern Mediterranean until Oct. 27, in a move likely to f...
Oct 21, 2020
Republican senators ask EPA not to boost refinery biofuel obligations in 2021
By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) - A group of U.S. Republican senators asked the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday to consider a general waiver that would prevent an increase in biofue...
Oct 21, 2020
Streaming service Quibi to wind down operations six months after launch
(Reuters) - Streaming service Quibi said on Wednesday it intends to wind down its operations and start a process to sell its assets, just six months after its launch. The announcement highlights the d...
Oct 21, 2020
Republicans to push ahead with U.S. Supreme Court pick despite Democrats’ boycott
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republicans pledged to go ahead with a vote on Thursday on President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, despite Judiciary Comm...
Oct 21, 2020
Brazil reports 24,818 new coronavirus cases, 566 deaths
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil recorded 24,818 additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, and 566 deaths from COVID-19, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday. Brazil ...
Oct 21, 2020
Fed’s Bullard says U.S. can wait on fiscal aid, businesses adapting
(Reuters) - St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President James Bullard on Wednesday repeated his view that U.S. businesses are largely adapting to life amid COVID-19 and the U.S. economy is on track to be...
Oct 21, 2020
