Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. surpasses 2,000 COVID deaths in a day with hospitals already full
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - Daily U.S. deaths from COVID-19 surpassed 2,000 for the first since May and with hospitals across the country already full, portending a surge in mortalities to come as th...
Nov 25, 2020
MH17 judges reject request for investigation into alternative crash scenarios
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Judges hearing the case against four defendants in the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 on Wednesday rejected a request by defence attorneys for more time to investi...
Nov 25, 2020
EU seeks to bypass patents in emergency measures to boost drugs access
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is planning tough measures to boost its access to drugs, from sidestepping patents rights in emergencies to taking production to Europe, ...
Nov 25, 2020
Special Report: To reopen or not to reopen – That is the fraught question for U.S. schools
By Kristina Cooke, Benjamin Lesser and M.B. Pell (Reuters) - After a two-week deluge of calls and messages from parents - and at least one death threat - the school board in Chandler, Arizona, called ...
Nov 25, 2020
California regulator flags concerns over PG&E’s wildfire safety measures
(Reuters) - The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has raised concerns over certain deficiencies that it says could affect PG&E Corp's ability to provide safe and reliable service, the powe...
Nov 25, 2020
Afghan migrant: I thought France was humane until police beat me
By Yiming Woo PARIS (Reuters) - Murtaza Khademi left his home in Afghanistan and smuggled himself into France because he thought he would be safe, but this week he encountered a different side of Euro...
Nov 25, 2020
S&P, Dow futures muted ahead of weekly jobless claims
By Shriya Ramakrishnan (Reuters) - Futures linked to the S&P 500 and the Dow were subdued on Wednesday, a day after the blue-chip index crossed 30,000, with focus turning to the weekly jobless claims ...
Nov 25, 2020
World scrambles for vaccine deals as COVID infections near 60 million
PARIS/BERLIN (Reuters) - Countries around the world are scrambling to finalise vaccine deals as the global number of coronavirus infections approached 60 million on Wednesday, scientists urged caution...
Nov 25, 2020
Wall Street Week Ahead: COVID-19 vaccine adoption rates are ‘wildcard’ for U.S. stock rally
By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) - News this month of three promising coronavirus vaccines has helped push the Dow Jones Industrial Average over 30,000, but some investors worry that slow vaccinati...
Nov 25, 2020
Coronavirus risk to consumers from cold chain products ‘very low’, says Chinese official
BEIJING (Reuters) - The risk to consumers of catching the coronavirus from cold chain food products was "very low," a senior Chinese official said on Wednesday, after China increased inspections of im...
Nov 25, 2020
