Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Venezuela pro-government assembly approves law expanding Maduro’s powers
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's pro-government National Constituent Assembly on Thursday approved a law allowing President Nicolas Maduro to confidentially sign new oil deals with private firms and fo...
Oct 08, 2020
Two Week 5 games pushed back after positive COVID-19 tests
By Amy Tennery (Reuters) - The NFL on Thursday postponed two Week 5 games after a number of positive COVID-19 tests among players and personnel on multiple teams, as the league works to keep its seaso...
Oct 08, 2020
Kyrgyzstan president says ready to resign once new cabinet appointed
ALMATY (Reuters) - Kyrgyzstan's President Sooronbai Jeenbekov said on Friday he was ready to resign once a new cabinet was appointed to end the power vacuum in the Central Asian nation gripped by unre...
Oct 08, 2020
Dollar drifts downward as investors cling to stimulus hopes
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar drifted toward a second consecutive weekly loss on Friday, as higher commodity prices and persistent hopes for U.S. stimulus supported investor sentim...
Oct 08, 2020
Mexico’s confirmed coronavirus death toll tops 83,000
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's health ministry on Thursday reported 5,300 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection and 370 additional fatalities, bringing the total in the country to 804,488 inf...
Oct 08, 2020
Japan’s household spending, real wages extend COVID-driven declines
By Kaori Kaneko and Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's household spending fell for an 11th straight month in August and real wages marked half a year of declines, as consumers struggled to re...
Oct 08, 2020
Mainland China reports 21 new COVID-19 cases vs 11 a day earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Mainland China reported 21 new COVID-19 cases on Oct. 8, up from 11 a day earlier, the country's national health authority said on Friday. The National Health Commission said in a...
Oct 08, 2020
‘It’s a madhouse!’: Tourists pile into Cancun airport after hurricane hits
By Anthony Esposito CANCUN, Mexico (Reuters) - Tourists from around the globe thronged Cancun's international airport on Thursday, shunning social distancing norms, a day after Hurricane Delta hit the...
Oct 08, 2020
Asian markets to inch up as U.S. stimulus talks restart
By Imani Moise NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian shares were set to track Wall Street gains on Friday as revived hopes for a U.S. stimulus deal helped investors overlook weaker-than-expected jobs data and gr...
Oct 08, 2020
Japan’s real wages fall for sixth straight month as pandemic bites
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's inflation-adjusted real wages fell for the sixth straight month in August, reflecting a big drop in overtime pay due to the impact on the labour market from the COVID-19 pand...
Oct 08, 2020
