Author Archives: Syndicated Content
After keeping low profile on campaign trail, Obama makes debut for Biden
By Trevor Hunnicutt (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Barack Obama will make his first appearance on the campaign trail on Wednesday for Democratic nominee Joe Biden, who is locked in a tight race wit...
Oct 21, 2020
United Airlines testing global health app on UK-U.S. flight in effort to reopen borders
By Tracy Rucinski CHICAGO (Reuters) - United Airlines is set on Wednesday to test a digital health pass under a global pilot program seeking to establish a common international standard for COVID-19 t...
Oct 21, 2020
World trade rebounding slowly, outlook uncertain: U.N. report
GENEVA (Reuters) - The value of global trade is set to fall by 7% to 9% in 2020 from the previous year, despite signs of a fragile rebound led by China in the third quarter, a United Nations report sa...
Oct 21, 2020
Analysis: Rating agency scrutiny raises stakes for U.S. election process
By Ross Kerber and Kate Duguid BOSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - As Americans go to the polls, some of the more influential observers of the election process will be the agencies that determine the country'...
Oct 21, 2020
India’s coronavirus tally climbs to 7.65 million
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India has recorded 54,044 new coronavirus infections, taking its tally to 7.65 million, health ministry data showed on Wednesday. The world's second most populous nation also has th...
Oct 21, 2020
China says environment still grim despite five years of progress
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's environment conditions are "grim", falling short of public expectations even after five years of efforts to improve air quality, boost clean energy and curb greenhouse gas...
Oct 21, 2020
GSK to launch late-stage testing of syncytial virus vaccine
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline said it would move its experimental vaccine against the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a cause of pneumonia in toddlers and the elderly, into the final stage ...
Oct 21, 2020
Japan PM Suga says aims for quick decision on disposing contaminated water at Fukushima
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Wednesday that he is aiming to make a speedy decision on the disposal of contaminated water at the tsunami-crippled Fukushima nuclear...
Oct 20, 2020
Trump loses bid to block deadline extension for North Carolina ballot
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. federal appeals court on Tuesday left in place North Carolina's plan for counting absentee ballots that arrive after Election Day, dealing a setback to Presi...
Oct 20, 2020
BOJ member says swift action needed if COVID-19 delays economic recovery
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan board member Makoto Sakurai said on Wednesday the central bank must take "swift and appropriate" action if the coronavirus shock delays the country's ec...
Oct 20, 2020
