Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Beijing’s Xinfadi market suspends sales, storage of aquatic and frozen products
(Reuters) - Beijing's Xinfadi market, which was linked to a coronavirus outbreak in June, has suspended sales and storage of cold-chain and aquatic products, state-backed Beijing News reported. Severa...
Nov 25, 2020
Mexico reports 10,335 new coronavirus cases, 858 more deaths
MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexico's health ministry on Wednesday reported 10,335 additional cases of the novel coronavirus and 858 more deaths in the country, bringing the official number of infect...
Nov 25, 2020
Mexico City seeks to ‘break the chain’ of coronavirus with rapid tests, QR codes
By Josue Gonzalez and Alberto Fajardo MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico City has launched a test-and-trace approach to containing the coronavirus, after a rise in hospitalizations that has raised fears o...
Nov 25, 2020
Oil extends gains on surprise U.S. inventory draw amid vaccine rally
TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. oil rose for a fifth day on Thursday as a surprise drop in crude inventories extended a rally driven by hopes that vaccines would end the coronavirus pandemic and revive fuel de...
Nov 25, 2020
Mexico arrests alleged mastermind of massacre of Mormon women and children
By Lizbeth Diaz MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico captured a gang leader accused of being the mastermind behind the massacre of nine women and children of U.S.-Mexican origin, authorities confirmed on We...
Nov 25, 2020
Dollar on defensive amid weak U.S. data, increase in risk appetite
By Stanley White TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar was on the defensive on Thursday as downbeat U.S. economic data and optimism about coronavirus vaccines prompted investors to seek out riskier assets tied...
Nov 25, 2020
Biden considering former Obama national security adviser Donilon for CIA: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic President-elect Joe Biden is considering naming Tom Donilon, a veteran diplomat and national security adviser to former President Barack Obama, as director of the CIA...
Nov 25, 2020
Former World Bank chief and ‘voice for the poor’ Wolfensohn dies aged 86
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - James Wolfensohn, a former investment banker who pushed through debt relief for the poorest nations during a decade at the helm of the World Bank, has died, the Bank said Wednes...
Nov 25, 2020
Asian shares slip as investors pause for breath after massive rally
By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Asian shares dipped slightly on Thursday as the hot run up in global markets took a breather, with investors switching their focus from vaccine hopes to disap...
Nov 25, 2020
China reports 21 new COVID-19 cases vs five a day earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China reported 21 new COVID-19 cases on Nov. 25, up from five cases a day earlier, its national health authority said on Thursday. The National Health Commission said in a stateme...
Nov 25, 2020
