Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Czechs toast Christmas return to pubs, shops
By Jason Hovet PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czechs raised glasses in pubs, grabbed lunch again at restaurants and hit the shops for the first time since October on Thursday as coronavirus measures were eased be...
Dec 03, 2020
Ivory Coast cocoa farmers threaten to boycott industry sustainability programs
By Ange Aboa YAMOUSSOUKRO (Reuters) - Ivory Coast's cocoa farmers union will withdraw from chocolate industry sustainability programs if companies try to avoid paying a premium aimed at combating farm...
Dec 03, 2020
U.S. Senate leader McConnell sees some movement toward coronavirus aid deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday said there was some positive movement in congressional efforts to reach a compromise on a new coronavirus aid bill but he...
Dec 03, 2020
U.S. teenager charged in Wisconsin protest shootings due in court
(Reuters) - Kyle Rittenhouse, a U.S. teenager accused of fatally shooting two protesters and wounding a third during protests in Wisconsin over the summer, is due in court on Thursday, where his lawye...
Dec 03, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court sides with challenge to California’s COVID-19 religious service curbs
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday delivered a blow to California Governor Gavin Newsom's pandemic-related ban on indoor religious services, siding with a chu...
Dec 03, 2020
U.S. imposes fresh Iran-related sanctions targeting individual, entity
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday imposed fresh Iran-related sanctions, blacklisting an entity and an individual as Washington continues to ramp up pressure on Tehran during U.S. Pr...
Dec 03, 2020
EU takes Bulgaria, Greece to court over toxic air
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission will take Bulgaria and Greece to the EU Court of Justice after both countries breached air pollution limits for years despite multiple warni...
Dec 03, 2020
Delta Air expects daily cash burn of up to $14 million in fourth quarter
(Reuters) - Delta Air Lines said on Thursday it expects a cash burn of about $12 million to $14 million per day in the fourth quarter as slowing demand amid a spike in COVID-19 cases adds about $2 mil...
Dec 03, 2020
Fortune or foresight? AstraZeneca and Oxford’s stories clash on COVID-19 vaccine
By Ludwig Burger, Kate Kelland and Abhirup Roy LONDON (Reuters) - AstraZeneca and Oxford University have given conflicting accounts of how they came upon the most effective dosing pattern for their CO...
Dec 03, 2020
U.S. service sector activity slows to six-month low in November: ISM survey
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. services industry activity slowed to a six-month low in November amid widespread restrictions on businesses to control surging COVID-19 infections, bolste...
Dec 03, 2020
