Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Yemen’s warring parties start swap of 1,000 prisoners
By Khaled Abdullah and Stephanie Nebehay SANAA/GENEVA (Reuters) - Planes carrying prisoners exchanged by the warring parties in Yemen took off from three airports on Thursday in an operation to return...
Oct 15, 2020
Central Americans edge north as pandemic spurs economic collapse
By Laura Gottesdiener, Lizbeth Diaz and Sarah Kinosian MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - After losing her job in Honduras, Gabriela Alvarado has spent the last six weeks crisscrossing towards the U.S. bor...
Oct 15, 2020
U.S. gun sales soar amid pandemic, social unrest, election fears
By Tim McLaughlin and Melissa Fares (Reuters) - Andreyah Garland, a 44-year-old single mother of three daughters, bought a shotgun in May for protection in the quaint middle-class town of Fishkill, Ne...
Oct 15, 2020
Weightlifting: USA, Britain slam ousting of IWF interim president
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - USA Weightlifting has condemned the 'outrageous' ousting of American Ursula Garza Papandrea as interim president of the world governing body, warning that the troubl...
Oct 15, 2020
Morgan Stanley launches program to boost diversity in trading unit
By Imani Moise (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley is piloting a program to recruit Black talent in its capital markets division, executives told Reuters, in corporate America's latest initiative to improve di...
Oct 15, 2020
UK raises COVID alert level in London, imposes stricter measures
LONDON (Reuters) - The British government will impose stricter COVID-19 social restrictions on London, Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced in parliament on Thursday. The capital will be moved into...
Oct 15, 2020
Tiffany says sales rising through October
(Reuters) - Tiffany & Co said on Thursday sales have been rising through October on strong online demand for its jewelry. The company, which is currently locked in a legal battle with French luxury gi...
Oct 15, 2020
Wall Street futures fall with focus on jobless claims data
By Medha Singh (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures dropped on Thursday as investors braced for weekly jobless claims, which could compound fears of a stalling economic recovery a day after Treasury S...
Oct 15, 2020
Swiss hold off on new nationwide measures as COVID-19 infections surge
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss health officials refrained from new nationwide measures to curb spread of the novel coronavirus as the number of infections mounted on Thursday, instead urging residents to re...
Oct 15, 2020
OPEC+ will ensure oil prices do not plunge again, says OPEC chief
LONDON - The OPEC+ alliance will ensure oil prices do not plunge steeply again when it meets to set policy at the end of November, OPEC Secretary General Mohammad Barkindo said on Thursday, adding tha...
Oct 15, 2020
