Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Brazil COVID-19 death toll reaches 175,964
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil reported 46,884 additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, and 694 deaths from COVID-19, the Health Ministry said on Thursday. The South Amer...
Dec 04, 2020
Russia to Germany gas pipeline targeted in U.S. defense bill
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The annual U.S. defense policy bill unveiled by lawmakers late on Thursday contains sanctions that backers say will halt one of Russia's biggest projects in E...
Dec 04, 2020
Mexico’s Alfa says spun-off Controladora Nemak to list on December 14
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican conglomerate Alfa said on Friday its spun-off autoparts company Controladora Nemak would start trading on the Mexican stock exchange from December 14 after financial au...
Dec 04, 2020
The Black Eyed Peas tops charts in move to Latin music
By Alicia Powell NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Black Eyed Peas, whose music spans hip hop to soul to pop-rap, is topping the charts with the former quartet's first album in two years, featuring Latin pop a...
Dec 04, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court takes up Trump bid to revive Medicaid work requirements
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a bid by President Donald Trump's administration to revive pilot programs adopted by the states of Arkansas an...
Dec 04, 2020
Fed Chair Powell held flurry of calls with Mnuchin in October
(Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell spoke a dozen times in October with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Powell's calendar published on Friday shows, more frequent interaction with his k...
Dec 04, 2020
U.S. weapons exports rise 2.8% to $175 billion in fiscal 2020
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sales of U.S. military equipment to foreign governments rose 2.8% to $175 billion in the latest fiscal year, officials said on Friday, with looser restrictions und...
Dec 04, 2020
Analysis: U.S. efforts on Huawei executive case may save Canada’s stalled China policy
By David Ljunggren and Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada could see the end of a nasty diplomatic dispute with China if the United States reaches a deal to release a Huawei executive from house a...
Dec 04, 2020
Canada trade deficit shrinks slightly in October, still higher than expected
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's trade deficit narrowed slightly to a still greater-than-expected C$3.76 billion ($2.94 billion) in October as exports grew at a faster pace than imports, Statistics Canada ...
Dec 04, 2020
Albon faces a year on the F1 bench if no Red Bull seat
By Alan Baldwin (Reuters) - Thai Formula One driver Alexander Albon faces "a year on the bench" if Red Bull drop him for next season, team boss Christian Horner said on Friday. The 24-year-old's futur...
Dec 04, 2020
