Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Chevron, Exxon shrink spending as coronavirus cuts demand
By Jennifer Hiller, Arathy S Nair and Shariq Khan (Reuters) - U.S. oil giants Chevron Corp and Exxon Mobil Inc cut spending aggressively in the third quarter in a race to beat weak trends in fuel dema...
Oct 30, 2020
Pope vows to fight corruption but sees it as uphill struggle
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis said in an interview published on Friday that he is determined to root out corruption in the Catholic Church but that he is not overly optimist...
Oct 30, 2020
EU urges quick WHO reform, asks for more transparency in pandemics
By Francesco Guarascio and Caroline Copley BRUSSELS/BERLIN (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) should be quickly overhauled, get more powers to handle pandemics and expose its member state...
Oct 30, 2020
UK R number edges down to 1.1-1.3, growth rate slows
LONDON (Reuters) - The reproduction "R" number of the COVID-19 epidemic in Britain fell slightly for the second week in a row, government scientists said on Friday, adding the estimated growth rate ha...
Oct 30, 2020
Germany suggests new EU trade talks with U.S. after elections
BERLIN (Reuters) - The European Union should try again to reach a trade agreement with Washington after the U.S. election, German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said on Friday. Both sides...
Oct 30, 2020
Turkish inflation seen at 11.9% in October: Reuters poll
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's inflation is expected to tick up slightly in October to stand at 11.90%, near the same level as the previous three months, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, after a weak l...
Oct 30, 2020
New Dutch coronavirus infections rise by more than 11,000 in 24 hours, new record
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The number of new coronavirus infections in the Netherlands rose by more than 11,000 over the past 24 hours to a new record, data released by the National Institute for Public He...
Oct 30, 2020
Staff shortages threaten Slovakia’s blanket COVID-19 test plan
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Shortages of medical staff are threatening a widely-watched scheme to test nearly all of Slovakia's 5.5 million-strong population for COVID-19 this weekend, the prime minister said ...
Oct 30, 2020
NYC’s Staten Islanders vote for return to ‘normal’ in U.S. election
By Roselle Chen NEW YORK (Reuters) - As U.S. Election Day approaches, residents of a New York City enclave agree that they want to make America "normal" again. They just don't agree on how to get ther...
Oct 30, 2020
Qualcomm, FedEx, auto executives to propose modernized transport policies
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of business leaders and public policy experts will launch a new body to grapple with thorny questions surrounding the future of transportation includ...
Oct 30, 2020
