Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Saudi-led coalition intercepts a ballistic missile launched towards Najran
CAIRO (Reuters) - The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthi movement in Yemen said on Thursday it intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched towards the city of Najran. The statement, ca...
Aug 27, 2020
Two dead in clashes south of Lebanese capital
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Two people were killed and at least three wounded in clashes in a town south of Lebanon's capital Beirut on Thursday, the state news agency and a security source said, which prompte...
Aug 27, 2020
Exclusive: ByteDance asks TikTok to draw up U.S. shutdown contingencies: sources
By Echo Wang and Greg Roumeliotis (Reuters) - China's ByteDance told engineers of its popular short-video app TikTok this week to make contingencies should it need to shut down its U.S. operations, ev...
Aug 27, 2020
South American presidents agree to team up on COVID-19 vaccine knowledge and access
By Natalia A. Ramos Miranda SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A group of South America presidents agreed on Thursday to information sharing and coordination on access to eventual COVID-19 vaccines to counter the v...
Aug 27, 2020
Trump must turn over tax returns, does not deserve immunity, Manhattan’s top prosecutor says
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Manhattan's top prosecutor told a U.S. appeals court on Thursday he should be able to obtain Donald Trump's tax returns, saying the U.S. president should not be allowed to effecti...
Aug 27, 2020
Gap Inc’s quarterly comparable sales rise on online boost
(Reuters) - Apparel retailer Gap Inc reported a 13% rise in quarterly comparable sales on Thursday, with shoppers buying Old Navy and Athleta clothing online as its stores remained shut due to the COV...
Aug 27, 2020
Exxon presses for government approval of third Guyana oil project
By Neil Marks and Luc Cohen GEORGETOWN, Guyana/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp is pressing Guyana's newly-installed government for approval of its third offshore oil project, which has been unde...
Aug 27, 2020
Bayer-Roundup $11 billion deal at risk of collapse, judge says: Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - German drugs company Bayer AG's $11 billion settlement of thousands of U.S. lawsuits over its Roundup weed killer is less defined than the company disclosed, a judge overseeing the suits s...
Aug 27, 2020
Differences over coronavirus aid remain, Pelosi says after talks with White House aide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said after talks with White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows on Thursday that Democrats and Republicans remain far apart over...
Aug 27, 2020
Poland re-introduces ban on flights from 46 countries
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland will ban flights from 46 countries, including France and Spain, as of Sept 2, according to a draft regulation published on Thursday, as the country grapples with a spike in c...
Aug 27, 2020
