Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Trinidad to impose stiffer penalties on trafficking of Venezuelans
By Linda Hutchinson-Jafar PORT OF SPAIN (Reuters) - Trinidad and Tobago said on Thursday it would impose stiffer penalties on those trafficking migrants from neighboring Venezuela, days after a Venezu...
Dec 17, 2020
Saints WR Thomas (ankle) sits out again
Wide receiver Michael Thomas missed a second consecutive practice Thursday due to an ankle injury. New Orleans faces the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. Thomas missed six games with an ankle injury suff...
Dec 17, 2020
Mainland China reports 12 new COVID-19 cases vs 7 a day earlier
(Reuters) - Mainland China reported 12 new COVID-19 cases on Dec. 17, up from seven cases a day earlier, the country's national health authority said on Friday. The National Health Commission, in a st...
Dec 17, 2020
Spotify to launch its service in South Korea in first half of 2021
(Reuters) - Spotify Technology SA said on Thursday it will launch its music streaming service in South Korea in the first half of 2021 after expanding into Russia and 12 other nations earlier this yea...
Dec 17, 2020
Biden says he is not concerned about accusations against son Hunter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden said on Thursday he is not concerned about accusations against his son Hunter Biden, who is under investigation by federal prosecutors over his ta...
Dec 17, 2020
Toshiba corrects AGM results, support rate for CEO revised to 57.20%
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp on Friday revised the support rate for the reelection of Chief Executive Officer Nobuaki Kurumatani at its shareholder meeting in July to 57.20% from 57.96%. The Japanes...
Dec 17, 2020
Draft guidance on China investment ban spurs tensions in Trump administration -sources
By Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A debate is raging within the Trump administration over guidance the Treasury Department is seeking to publish to clarify a recent directive banning U.S. inve...
Dec 17, 2020
U.S. Republicans seek firm end to Fed’s coronavirus loans, complicating aid talks
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new potential roadblock to a $900 billion coronavirus economic relief bill emerged in the U.S. Congress on Thursday as some Senate Republicans insisted on lang...
Dec 17, 2020
Canadian health regulator says people growing too much pot at home
(Reuters) - Canadian health regulator on Thursday raised concerns about the large quantity of medical marijuana people were growing at home, after its data showed a significant jump in daily average p...
Dec 17, 2020
Lions C Ragnow can’t speak, but could play Sunday
Due to his fractured throat, center Frank Ragnow can't speak, but could still play for the Detroit Lions on Sunday. Ragnow was injured in the first quarter of the Lions' loss to the Packers last week....
Dec 17, 2020
