Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. Senate leader says coronavirus aid bill should advance in early 2021
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Friday said that any new coronavirus aid package should be considered in early 2021, possibly closing the door to such legislation...
Oct 30, 2020
Iran brands U.S. ‘pirates’ over seized Venezuela-bound oil
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran accused the United States on Friday of acting like the "Pirates of the Caribbean" after Washington said it had sold off Iranian crude oil shipments that it seized on their way t...
Oct 30, 2020
J&J plans to test its COVID-19 vaccine in ages 12-18 soon
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson plans to start testing its experimental COVID-19 vaccine in youths aged 12 to 18 as soon as possible, a company executive said at a meeting held by the U.S. Cent...
Oct 30, 2020
UK reports 24,405 new cases of coronavirus
(Reuters) - The United Kingdom reported on Friday 24,405 new cases of COVID-19 and a further 274 deaths within 28 days of a positive test, according to government data. (Reporting by Costas Pitas in L...
Oct 30, 2020
Italy posts daily record of over 31,000 new coronavirus cases
ROME (Reuters) - Italy registered 31,084 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, the health ministry said on Friday, its highest daily tally since the start of the health crisis and up from...
Oct 30, 2020
Trump: Supreme Court rejection bid to block North Carolina ballot extension is ‘crazy’
(Reuters) - Trump said on Friday that the Supreme Court decision rejecting a Republican bid to block a North Carolina ballot extension was "crazy," saying in a tweet that the election should end on No...
Oct 30, 2020
Canada says stronger response needed to slow spread of coronavirus, lifts death toll forecast
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada needs to adopt a stronger response now to tackle a second wave of the coronavirus that has already killed more than 10,000 people and is growing worse, health authorities sai...
Oct 30, 2020
No ban expected for Falcons’ Harris
Atlanta Falcons defensive end Charles Harris is not expected to be suspended by the NFL for the hit that prompted his ejection from Thursday's 25-17 win at Carolina, according to reports. Panthers qua...
Oct 30, 2020
Factbox: What impact would a Biden presidency have on the auto industry?
(Reuters) - A central piece of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's bid for the White House is a drastic change in U.S. environmental policy. Here is a detailed look at Biden proposals that w...
Oct 30, 2020
Movement ban in force in Portugal as COVID-19 cases hit record
By Catarina Demony and Miguel Pereira BENAVENTE, Portugal (Reuters) - Checkpoints have been set up across Portugal to stop unauthorised travel during a five-day movement ban which began on Friday to c...
Oct 30, 2020
