Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Trump senior campaign adviser Parscale steps down after arrest
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's former campaign manager Brad Parscale has stepped down from a senior role at the campaign after his arrest at his home in Florida, a campaign offic...
Sep 30, 2020
Fujifilm agrees manufacturing contract with VLP Therapeutics for COVID-19 vaccine
TOKYO (Reuters) - Fujifilm Holdings Corp said on Thursday it concluded a manufacturing contract agreement with VLP Therapeutics for a COVID-19 vaccine formulation. Fujifilm will use its manufacturing ...
Sep 30, 2020
Oil holds steady on hopes for U.S. stimulus agreement
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Oil prices were little changed in early trade on Thursday after U.S. lawmakers postponed a vote on a $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief package in hopes of reaching ...
Sep 30, 2020
Security tight in Hong Kong ahead of expected banned China national day protest
By Yanni Chow and Carol Mang HONG KONG (Reuters) - Security was tight in Hong Kong early on Thursday with police vans dotting the streets ahead of an expected China national day march by pro-democracy...
Sep 30, 2020
Magnitude 6.7 quake strikes off Tonga in Pacific Ocean: USGS
(Reuters) - A magnitude 6.7 quake struck off Tonga in the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake, 40 miles (64.57 km) southeast of Neiafu, Tonga, was very shallow...
Sep 30, 2020
MLB roundup: Astros, Rays sweep series
Carlos Correa had two hits, including a homer for the go-ahead run, as the Houston Astros completed a two-game sweep of the Minnesota Twins with a 3-1 victory in their American League wild-card series...
Sep 30, 2020
Seagram’s liquor heiress gets six years for role in cult-like trafficking ring
By Mimi Dwyer (Reuters) - Seagram's liquor heiress Clare Bronfman was sentenced to more than six years in prison on Wednesday for her role in a New York self-help organization that federal prosecutors...
Sep 30, 2020
Cuba lifts Havana lockdown as coronavirus cases fall
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba said on Wednesday it was lifting a curfew and partial lockdown in Havana, in place since Sept. 1. to contain a second wave of the new coronavirus. The governor of Havana Reinal...
Sep 30, 2020
With foreign tourists gone, Balinese rediscover seaweed farming
By Nyimas Laula and Sultan Anshori NUSA LEMBONGAN, Indonesia (Reuters) - Before the coronavirus pandemic took its grip on Indonesia, the pristine beaches of Lembongan island lapped by the Indian Ocean...
Sep 30, 2020
‘Over our hearts’: confiscated plaque becomes emblem of Thai democracy push
By Patpicha Tanakasempipat BANGKOK (Reuters) - Authorities removed it swiftly, but a brass plaque proclaiming Thailand belongs to the people and not the king has rapidly become the emblem of a pro-dem...
Sep 30, 2020
