Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China reports 27 new COVID cases versus 21 a day earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Mainland China reported 27 new COVID-19 cases on Dec. 28, up from 21 cases a day earlier, the country's national health authority said on Tuesday. The National Health Commission s...
Dec 28, 2020
U.S. House votes to override Trump veto of key defense bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Monday to override President Donald Trump's veto of a $740 billion defense policy bill, in a rebuke to the president that underscored ...
Dec 28, 2020
Mexico electricity outage leaves 10.3 million temporarily without power
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - An outage in Mexico's electricity network left 10.3 million users without power for up to two hours on Monday, the national electricity utility (CFE) said. The National Center ...
Dec 28, 2020
Coinbase to suspend trading in XRP
(Reuters) - Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Inc said on Monday it would suspend trading in cryptocurrency XRP after U.S. regulators last week charged associated blockchain firm Ripple with conducting...
Dec 28, 2020
Ohio police officer fired for fatally shooting unarmed Black man
(Reuters) - A white Columbus, Ohio, police officer was fired on Monday for fatally shooting an unarmed Black man last week in what the city's police chief deemed an act of "senseless violence," accord...
Dec 28, 2020
U.S. SEC says Trump has designated Roisman acting chairman
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump has designated Elad Roisman as the acting chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the top U.S. securities regulator said on Monday. The offici...
Dec 28, 2020
Mudslides a risk from season’s first ‘real’ rain in Southern California
(Reuters) - A winter storm dropping as much as 1.5 inches of rain in lowland areas and as much as 16 inches of snow in the hills and mountains hit Southern California on Monday and brought high wind g...
Dec 28, 2020
COVID-19 vaccinations begin Monday in Michigan skilled nursing home facilities
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Skilled nursing home residents and staff began receiving the COVID-19 vaccine made by Moderna Monday through the Pharmacy Partnership for Long-term Care Program. The p...
Dec 28, 2020
Cuba to allow fewer flights from United States and some other countries
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba announced on Monday it would allow fewer flights from the United States and several other countries beginning Jan. 1, due to a surge in coronavirus cases since opening its airp...
Dec 28, 2020
Trump administration bolsters order barring U.S. investment in Chinese firms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Monday strengthened an executive order barring U.S. investors from buying securities of alleged Chinese military-controlled companies, following disa...
Dec 28, 2020
