Author Archives: Syndicated Content
California governor unveils plan for regional lockdowns as ICUs near capacity
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - California's governor announced plans to impose COVID-19 stay-at-home orders on a regional basis, with new restrictions on social and economic activities to be triggered...
Dec 03, 2020
Chilean lawmakers approve second pensions withdrawal
By Aislinn Laing SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chilean lawmakers on Thursday approved a second withdrawal from pension funds for citizens struggling to make ends meet during the coronavirus pandemic. The bill,...
Dec 03, 2020
Chile’s Niemann grabs share of clubhouse lead in Mexico
(Reuters) - Chile's Joaquin Niemann, who had to skip last month's Masters after testing positive for COVID-19, grabbed a share of the early first-round clubhouse lead at the Mayakoba Classic in Playa ...
Dec 03, 2020
Iran likely to hold off on retaliation over scientist’s killing -U.S. envoy
By Humeyra Pamuk and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iran is unlikely to retaliate over the assassination of a prominent nuclear scientist before the inauguration of Joe Biden in case it jeopar...
Dec 03, 2020
Brazil COVID-19 death toll surpasses 175,000, with almost 6.5 million cases
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil reported 50,434 additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, and 755 deaths from COVID-19, the Health Ministry said on Thursday. The South Amer...
Dec 03, 2020
Coronavirus claims 1.5 million lives globally with 10,000 dying each day
By Shaina Ahluwalia and Sangameswaran S (Reuters) - Over 1.5 million people have lost their lives due to COVID-19 with one death reported every nine seconds on a weekly average, as vaccinations are se...
Dec 03, 2020
Judges skeptical of bid by alleged Epstein victims to void non-prosecution deal
By Tom Hals (Reuters) - U.S. appeals court judges appeared skeptical on Thursday of voiding a 2007 deal that shielded Jeffrey Epstein from child sex charges that one of his alleged victims says preven...
Dec 03, 2020
More bond hearings held for alleged domestic terrorism suspects, one still awaits extradition
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Nearly two months after their arrest, the Michigan Department of Attorney General says court hearings are proceeding in cases against members and associates of the Wol...
Dec 03, 2020
Wisconsin Supreme Court rebuffs Trump challenge to election results
By Makini Brice (Reuters) - The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday declined to take up a case by U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign challenging the Nov. 3 presidential election results in the sta...
Dec 03, 2020
Gaza authorities clamp down again to stem rise in COVID-19 cases
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - A partial lockdown will begin this weekend in the Gaza Strip after COVID-19 infections spiked in the densely populated territory, Gaza's Interior Ministry declare...
Dec 03, 2020
